Strengthening Small Businesses by Elevating the Enrolled Agent Profession
Taxley is a national workforce development ecosystem strengthening small businesses by building the necessary infrastructure to develop, deploy, and retain Enrolled Agent expertise at scale.
Our Why
Taxley exists for one purpose: to strengthen small businesses – because strong small businesses build strong communities.
We do this by elevating the profession uniquely positioned to guide, represent, and protect entrepreneurs: Enrolled Agents (EAs).
After nearly two decades working inside the financial and operational lives of families and small businesses, Founder and CEO Anisha Bailey, EA, MSEL identified a pattern with national consequences:
These are not isolated failures. They are systemic gaps in how the profession has been trained, developed, and supported.
Rather than continuing to treat symptoms, Taxley evolved from a tax resolution and business advisory firm into a national workforce development ecosystem – building the infrastructure the profession has long lacked: capability, professional judgment, and readiness aligned with modern firm realities.
This investment in professional capability reduces failure caused by misaligned preparation and strengthens economic stability – something neither firms nor small businesses can achieve alone.
A Legacy in Motion
Our story is shaped by the courage to evolve, the discipline to listen, and the intention to serve where it matters most.
2008 – 2020
Our Roots
Founded in 2008 after Anisha Bailey left Deloitte, Taxley began as a tax resolution firm grounded in advocacy and accountability. The financial crisis revealed a core truth: the problem wasn’t just compliance alone – it was advisory failure.
2021-2023
An Expanded Vision
Recognizing that individual services could not solve a systemic workforce problem, Taxley worked with the U.S. Dept of Labor to establish ApprentEA™ – the first registered apprenticeship in the Enrolled Agent profession’s 139-year history.
2024-Present
Our Focus
Today, Taxley operates as a national workforce development ecosystem designed to:
WHY THE ENROLLED AGENT PROFESSION?
Enrolled Agents occupy a unique and underutilized position in the U.S. financial system.
They are federally authorized, deeply technical, and uniquely positioned to serve small businesses and taxpayers – yet historically overlooked, underdeveloped, and inconsistently trained for advisory responsibility. Taxley exists to change that – ensuring Enrolled Agents are not just credentialed, but practice-ready, advisory-capable, and supported by institutional standards that match their federal authority.
Meet the Founder
Leadership Behind Taxley’s National Mission
Anisha Bailey, EA, MSEL is an award-winning entrepreneur and federally licensed Enrolled Agent who founded Taxley in 2008 after transitioning from a corporate tax career at Deloitte.
For nearly two decades, Anisha worked inside the financial and operational lives of families and small businesses – resolving complex IRS and state tax matters, restoring clarity, and supporting entrepreneurs during moments of significant financial pressure.
Through this work, one truth became undeniable:
1. Small businesses were increasingly dependent on tax professionals for advisory guidance – yet the profession lacked any structured, consistent system to develop Enrolled Agents for that responsibility.
2. Firms were hiring credentialed professionals who had passed exams, but had not been prepared for real-world judgment, client accountability, or integrated advisory work. The gap was not intelligence or effort – it was infrastructure.
In response, Anisha evolved Taxley from a direct-service firm into a national workforce development ecosystem designed to solve this problem at scale by building what the profession had long lacked:
Today, Anisha leads Taxley with a singular focus: building institutional pathways that prepare Enrolled Agents to operate with clarity, accountability, and confidence – strengthening the firms that employ them and the small businesses they serve.
The Future of Entrepreneurial Success Requires the Elevation of Enrolled Agents
Taxley’s Tax Resolution & Integrated Business Advisory (TRIBA™) Framework unites tax resolution, financial clarity, operational structure, and behavioral insight into one cohesive standard designed for small business success.
This model directly addresses competency gaps repeatedly identified by the IRS and the Government Accountability Office (GAO), while establishing a national framework for advisory-ready Enrolled Agent development.
Our Ecosystem
Taxley operates a national workforce development ecosystem designed to develop advisory-ready Enrolled Agents and support the firms that employ them. Rather than offering disconnected programs, we provide integrated infrastructure that aligns individuals, firms, and institutions around one objective: building sustainable Enrolled Agent capability for modern firm and small business needs.
Career Exploration & Pre-Apprenticeship
ExplorEA™ functions as a structured pre-apprenticeship experience for individuals considering the Enrolled Agent profession.
It provides guided exposure to the work, standards, and responsibilities of federally licensed tax professionals – allowing participants to assess fit and readiness before pursuing licensure, employment, or apprenticeship.
This stage establishes clarity early, reducing misalignment and downstream risk for both participants and employers.
Firm Partnership & Workforce Readiness
Taxley partners with tax, law, and accounting firms to prepare them to responsibly employ and develop Enrolled Agent talent.
We provide firm-side workforce readiness infrastructure – aligning leadership, mentors, and operational expectations before and during apprenticeship participation.
This ensures development occurs within clear standards, consistent supervision, and compliant structures – not informal or ad hoc training.
Registered Apprenticeship & Capability Development
ApprentEA™ is the nation’s first federally registered apprenticeship for Enrolled Agents.
It provides the formal pathway, educational framework, and oversight required to develop EA capability inside firms through paid, structured, two-year apprenticeship.
This stage transforms readiness into practice — producing credentialed, practice-ready Enrolled Agents developed inside real firm environments, not sourced reactively from the open market.
Professional Affiliations + Certifications
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