About Our Group
The Distinct Tax Consulting Group was founded by Alysha Harvey in 2013. The love of numbers, and helping clients find solutions to tax-related problems has resulted in a growing business in Morrow, Georgia.
As Enrolled Agents, we are prepared to serve and prepare taxes in all 50 states. We’re excited to be a growing team, with experts in small business accounting including QuickBooks, tax representation, tax consulting, and tax preparation for individuals and small businesses.
We are dedicated to providing our clients with superior, professional and personalized solutions. The utmost knowledge, integrity, trust, passion, and security; that's what we are all about. Whether you are an individual or business, Distinct Tax has over 10 combined years of extensive knowledge and experience assisting people with their ever-changing needs in a complex economy.
Here are many of the industries we serve, but not limited to:
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Staffing, Marketing, and Consulting Agencies
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Real Estate Agents and Brokers
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Investors and Rental Properties
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Day Care Centers
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Professional Athletes and Entertainers
Our ideal clients are the ones we help the most by discovering an opportunity, helping them solve a problem, or saving them time and resources. We know instinctively when this happens; it's the light bulb you see getting brighter whenever a client is satisfied or pleased with what you offer, which could range from finding ways to lower the client's tax liability, upgrading software so the client becomes more efficient, or aiding in any one of a dozen other areas.
Meet Our Team
Alysha Harvey, EA, MAcc
Founder and Chief Tax Officer
Alysha is a second-generation tax professional, following in her mothers' footsteps. Graduating from Savannah State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting was just the first step in her continued pursuit of excellence. Since then, she has completed numerous professional certifications and achieved membership in several professional organizations specific to accounting and taxation. She enjoys giving back to the community, family, exploring new restaurants, shopping, and traveling.
She also earned her Master of Accountancy degree from Kennesaw State University. Alysha uses her education to help small business owners and individuals better understand their financial and tax portfolio.
Mrs. Harvey is also a member of various organizations such as Tau Beta Sigma National Honorary Band Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated, Savannah State National Alumni Association, and East Atlanta Suburban Alumni Chapter for Savannah State University.
Alysha is your tax and bookkeeping virtuoso with over ten years of experience. She is the only black woman Internal Revenue Service Enrolled Agent in Morrow, GA. Mrs. Harvey demystifies the intimidating world of taxes with skilled and practical guidance. After working in public and corporate accounting, she decided to start her own business. She realized that she could use what she learned from the years of growing young businesses to start a tax and bookkeeping consulting group that can guide other small and medium size businesses to do the same and help existing businesses to know their numbers so that they can make the right business decisions.
Julie Longfellow
Full Charge Bookkeeper
Julie graduated from Wichita State University in the field of Accounting and Business Management. She has been working in the area of accounting for over several years, mostly in the construction industry. Her specialties are accounting, accounts receivable, fixed asset management, payroll and much more. She started my career with a roofing company specializing in commercial flat roofing systems. Before that she worked at an irrigation services company where she was involved in all phases of the business from start-up to successful operation. She will be working closely with our clients to help them improve their business processes and procedures.
Julie loves arts and crafts!
Stephanie Couture
Client Relations Manager
Stephanie is our new Client Relations Manager. She started working with Distinct Tax Consulting Group in December 2020. She earned a bachelor of science degree in Marine Science from Savannah State University. In her free time, she volunteers at the Georgia Aquarium to continue her learning in marine science as well as share her love of marine life and dedication to the conservation of our oceans. Stephanie is excited to join our team and utilize her customer service experience to make our clients feel at ease while helping them with all their questions and scheduling needs. She looks forward to taking on new tasks and handling them with dedication and positivity. Stephanie loves watching movies, crafting, playing video games and reading in her free time.
Dorothea Pruitt
Tax Preparer
Dorothea Pruitt hails from Los Angeles, California. She graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Management. She has over 10 years of experience in the Hotel Industry from front Desk Manager to Assistant General Manager. She then made a career change into Logistics as a Dispatcher then promoted to Logistic Manager. She retired in 2017, but started her own business, Alvy Services. She is an expert in computer repair, tax preparation, and credit repair. Dorothea is extremely excited to join the Distinct Team working aside her daughter.
Arlene Mercado
Social Media Specialist