Tax specialist
Amara Okafor
CPA · Complex returns
The specialist for the returns and credits that do not fit a template — always with next year's calendar in view.
Background
Who Amara is, and how Amara works.
Amara joined Greenleaf because she believes tax work is most valuable in the months before a deadline, not the day before it. She spends the year helping clients see the decisions that will show up on next year's return — estimated payments, credits, timing — so that filing season becomes a confirmation, not a surprise.
She is known for finding deductions clients have missed for years, then taking the time to explain each one in plain English. Her desk carries a running list of "things to check before we file," and it is rarely empty.
Amara's favorite part of the work is the moment a client stops dreading the calendar and starts using it.
“The best planning is boring: no surprises, no panic, and a calendar that makes sense.”
Next step
Bring Amara your question.
A first conversation starts wherever you are — one return, one change, or one thing that no longer feels clear.