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About Fortitude Tax & Accounting

Fortitude Tax & Accounting provides tax preparation, proactive tax planning, bookkeeping, and business accounting support for service professionals, real estate professionals, and rental property owners.

Our approach is practical and straightforward: understand what you need, provide the right level of support, and help you make informed decisions with greater clarity.

Who We Are

“Fortitude” isn’t just our name—it’s how we work. We’ve built a family-owned firm around resilience, integrity, and practical guidance that helps business owners make confident decisions.

Fortitude is led by Melissa Calwell, CPA, EA, with the support of her husband Darby and daughter Dyllan. We combine decades of experience with a personal commitment to long-term relationships and clear communication—so you always know what’s happening and why.

What We Believe In

  • People first. We treat clients with respect, care, and responsiveness.

  • Resilience + follow-through. We do what we say we’ll do—especially when things get complicated.

  • Integrity and clarity. No surprises. No vague answers.

  • Progress over perfection. Better systems, better decisions, year after year.

Our Team Philosophy

We believe the best client relationships are true partnerships. Your goals shape the strategy—and we make sure you understand the “why” behind the numbers.

Our role is more than filing returns. We guide proactive planning, bookkeeping clarity, and entity strategy so your business stays strong year after year.

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Why Fortitude?

  • Nationwide support, done right. We serve clients across the U.S. using secure, virtual tools and a clear, organized process.

  • Specialists in the work you do. We work with therapists, real estate professionals, rental property owners, and other service-based businesses.

  • Strategy + systems—not just tax filing. We combine bookkeeping clarity, entity strategy, and proactive tax planning so your finances can grow with your business.

  • Clear guidance you can trust. You’ll get confident recommendations and straightforward communication—no surprises, no jargon.

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Melissa Calwell, CPA, EA — Building Fortitude With Intention

Built on experience, integrity, and intentional design—so your accounting support fits the business you’re building.

With more than 30 years of business and accounting experience, Melissa Calwell, CPA, EA understands that business owners don’t all need the same thing from their accountant.

Fortitude works primarily with therapists, real estate professionals, landlords, and service-based businesses, providing tax preparation, proactive tax planning, bookkeeping, and practical guidance as businesses change and grow.

The goal is straightforward: give you the level of support you actually need, help you understand your numbers, and make the tax and accounting side of your business easier to manage.

Ready to Work Together?

Fortitude Tax & Accounting is led by Melissa Calwell, CPA, EA, with over 30 years of experience helping service professionals including: therapists in private practice, Realtors, and rental property owners make smarter tax decisions.

If you’d like to talk through your situation and see what level of support makes sense, schedule a discovery call with Melissa.