Our team and reviewers

Every article and calculator update on WithholdRight is researched by a writer with subject-matter expertise, written from primary sources, and reviewed by a credentialed tax professional before publication. These are the people who do that work.

Marcus Henley, CPA

Lead Tax Reviewer

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), licensed in Virginia

Marcus has spent fourteen years in public accounting, the last nine focused exclusively on multi-state payroll and individual income tax. Before joining WithholdRight as lead reviewer, he ran the multi-state payroll compliance practice at a mid-Atlantic regional firm, where he audited payroll setups for companies operating in 30+ states and represented clients before the IRS and seven state Departments of Revenue. He reviews every article and calculator update before publication and is the final word on whether a rate or rule goes live.

Areas of focus

Multi-state payroll SUI localization Convenience rule State residency audits

Priya Anand, EA

Senior Tax Reviewer

Enrolled Agent (EA), federally licensed by the U.S. Treasury

Priya is an Enrolled Agent with eleven years of experience representing taxpayers before the IRS. She specializes in multi-state individual income tax, including the 183-day residency test, statutory residency, domicile audits, and the tax credits that protect mobile workers from double taxation. Before joining WithholdRight, she ran her own representation practice and taught continuing education courses on state residency for tax professionals. She reviews articles on residency, credits, and the convenience rule.

Areas of focus

Residency & domicile Multi-state credits IRS representation Mobile workforce

Daniel Okafor

Lead Writer and Editor

B.S. Accounting; M.A. Journalism

Daniel leads the writing and editorial team at WithholdRight. He has covered tax policy and payroll for over a decade, with prior roles at a national payroll-industry trade publication and a regional business journal. He writes most of the articles on this site, edits outside contributions, and manages the article review queue. He is not a CPA and does not sign off on tax accuracy — that role belongs to Marcus and Priya — but he ensures every article is clearly written, properly sourced, and consistent with our editorial standards.

Areas of focus

Article writing Editorial standards Source verification Plain-language editing

Sofia Reyes

Data and Methodology Lead

B.S. Computer Science; certificate in payroll administration

Sofia maintains the calculator. She pulls federal data from IRS Revenue Procedures and SSA announcements, verifies every state rate against the publishing state Department of Revenue, codes the JavaScript calculation engine, and documents the methodology. Before WithholdRight she built payroll integrations at a PEO. She is the person to email if you find a number that does not match the primary source.

Areas of focus

Calculator engine Data verification Methodology documentation State DOR monitoring

How review works

Every article goes through a three-stage process before it is published.

1
Research and draft. The writer reads the primary sources — IRS publications, state DOR guidance, statutes, regulations — and drafts the article. Citations to primary sources are required for every rate, every bracket, and every rule.
2
Editorial review. The editor checks the article for clarity, structure, plain language, internal consistency, and citation quality. The article is returned to the writer for revisions if needed.
3
Credentialed tax review. A CPA or Enrolled Agent reviews the article for tax accuracy. They verify every rate and rule against the primary source, check the analysis, and either approve the article for publication or request changes. Only after their sign-off does the article go live.

For calculator updates, the same three-stage process applies, except the technical lead (Sofia) handles research and the CPA reviewer signs off on the methodology and the underlying data. See our Methodology page for the full calculator methodology.

Note on credentials: CPAs are licensed by state boards of accountancy. Enrolled Agents are licensed by the U.S. Treasury Department to represent taxpayers before the IRS. Both credentials require passing exams, completing continuing education, and adhering to professional standards. Our reviewers' credentials are current and in good standing. We do not display license numbers publicly, but we will verify any reviewer's credential upon request to contact@1an.site.

Want to join the team? We are always interested in talking to tax professionals and writers with multi-state tax experience. Write to contact@1an.site with your credentials and a writing sample.