Golden Apple Agency opens new businesses with Emerald Tax and Accounting, DIY Business Success

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - July 12, 2025 - PRLog -- Tanya Akimenko, an IRS Enrolled Agent and owner of Golden Apple Agency Inc. (https://www.goldenappleagencyinc.com) in Jacksonville, Fla. and Spartanburg, SC, has opened Emerald Tax and Accounting (https://www.emeraldtaxandaccounting.com/), a new business that provides bookkeeping and tax services as an option for small businesses owners who earn less than $200,000 a year. Akimenko has also established  DIY Business Success - Affordable Financial Education for New Entrepreneurs (https://www.goldenappleagencyinc.com/diy-business).

Emerald Tax and Accounting will focus on affordable pricing for services along with a dedicated accountant and support team for small business clients at the Jacksonville office, 4110 Southpoint Blvd., Suite 222, with plans to open a Brunswick, Georgia office in early 2026.

Akimenko operates Emerald Tax and Accounting with her fiancé, Chase Lawrence. Lawrence serves as president of the company and is a Lieutenant firefighter and EMS professional with 20 years of experience as a volunteer and full-time employee with Glynn County Fire Rescue. He manages and oversees Fire Station 6 on Hwy. 17 in Brunswick, Georgia.

Emerald Tax and Accounting specializes in working with solopreneurs and independent contractors who need accounting, bookkeeping, business, and financial planning. Non-traditional businesses receiving the new financial services include professionals in hair and beauty, alternative healthcare, creative and marketing, photography, social media, handyman services, catering, transportation, fitness, property inspectors, restaurants, and more. Services include one-on-one accounting, while providing mentorship, education, and tax savings for individual business owners without high-ticket agency pricing.

DIY Business Success – Affordable Financial Education for New Entrepreneurs, was recently launched for solopreneurs, small business owners, and individuals with a supplementary form of income earned alongside a primary job and making under $100,000. A low-cost monthly membership includes easy-to-understand video training, practical tools with the "DIY Bookkeeping Kit," and one-on-one accounting services are available through Electronic Transfer Accounts (ETA) as needed.

Akimenko is a tax accountant who uses proactive strategies to help clients save money on their taxes. She has been in the tax service business since 2005. As an Elite QuickBooks ProAdvisor and a user of QuickBooks since 2002, Akimenko has helped businesses with their QuickBooks needs from personalized training, set-up, and clean-up, to providing monthly bookkeeping for business owners.

For more information, call 904-990-5050 in Jacksonville and 864-375-4500 in Spartanburg, email info@goldenappleagencyinc.com  Visit the websites at www.goldenappleagencyinc.com, https://www.emeraldtaxandaccounting.com, and https://www.goldenappleagencyinc.com/diy-business.