About Us
J.K. Lasser’s Your Income Tax is America’s bestselling tax guide. Celebrating its 75th year, it was first written by Jacob Kay Lasser and was so successful that it led to the establishment of The J.K. Lasser Institute, publisher of a wide range of tax, financial, and business books and newsletters. Today, the J.K. Lasser Institute lives on within John Wiley & Sons, Inc., the leading global business publisher. Composed of a team of tax and personal finance specialists led by attorney Elliott Eiss, the Institute is known for independent, easy-to-use tax and personal finance advice. Over 39,000,000 taxpayers have saved money using J.K. Lasser’s Your Income Tax.
The Institute also publishes an array of popular personal finance books, the J.K. Lasser’s Monthly Tax Newsletter, and hosts the consumer tax Web site, jklasser.com. J.K. Lasser Institute spokespeople are regularly sought after media tax experts. They are frequent guests on major broadcast programs as well as contributors to leading newspapers, magazines, and Web sites.
Meet the People of The J.K. Lasser Institute
J.T. Eagan, MBA, EA
Mr. Eagan has almost 20 years of professional tax experience. He began his tax career in Big 4 serving large clients specializing in State and Local tax. His experience includes the development and implementation of tax technology solutions, individual and business compliance, controversy and planning, mergers and acquisitions due diligence, and tax education development for trainings and seminars. He serves as a contributor to McGraw-Hill Education’s taxation textbooks, a Gleim Publications Instruct Professor and Contributor to their Enrolled Agent and CPA review courses, is a frequent speaker on tax matters at various professional and academic seminars and has a case study published in the American Taxation Association Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting. He has served in numerous Board positions for various organizations and currently serves as Vice President of the Indiana Society of Enrolled Agents. Mr. Eagan is currently appointed Lecturer of Accounting at Purdue University Mitchell E. Daniel’s Jr. School of Business where he leads the tax curriculum and an active practitioner as a member of the firm NWI Tax, LLC.
Jaclyn Barkow, DBA, EA
Jaclyn Barkow, DBA, EA is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Accounting at Indiana University Northwest. She has been teaching accounting for over 13 years. She earned her Doctor of Business Administration with a specialization in accounting in 2017 and became an Enrolled Agent in 2019. She has over 10 years of tax return preparation experience including a primary focus on individuals and small businesses. She has been a volunteer site coordinator for the IRS program “Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)” for the past 3 years. She is also an active practitioner as a member of the firm NWI Tax, LLC and currently serves as President of the Indiana Society of Enrolled Agents.
Jason Woolwine
Jason L. Woolwine is the Tax Consulting Manager at Terrence J. Bronowski CPA firm where he has practiced for over 20 years. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree of Arts in Economics in 2003 from Indiana University and his Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Accounting from Indiana University Northwest in 2004. Working for a locally owned and regionally operated practice his entire public accounting career, he’s had the opportunity to build strong client relationships and focus on their individual and small business tax planning and preparation needs.
Danielle R. Page, Macc, EA
Danielle R. Page, Macc, EA is a Senior Tax Accountant, Payroll Supervisor, and Internship Coordinator at Terrence J. Bronowski CPA firm. She has been practicing with the firm for 7 years, once completing her Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Business with a concentration in Accounting in 2017. She earned her Masters of Accountancy with a specialization in Taxation in May of 2021 and became an Enrolled Agent in November of 2021. Throughout her time practicing in public accounting, she primarily focuses on individuals and small businesses taxation, payroll, and payroll taxes.
Mackenna R. Evans, EA
Mackenna R. Evans, EA is a Tax Accountant at Terrence J. Bronowski CPA firm. She has been practicing with the firm for 4 years, once completing her Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Accounting in May of 2020. She became an Enrolled Agent in November of 2022. While practicing in public accounting, she has focused primarily on individual and small business taxation, payroll, and payroll taxes.
