Meet Our Team at Branstetter Tax & Accounting
Tammy L. Schmidt, Enrolled Agent
President
Tammy Schmidt came to work for her father in 1986 and put her organizational talents to work. She has learned the tax and accounting business from the bottom up. She became a licensed Enrolled Agent with the IRS in 1999. After the company reorganized in 2005, she became the managing owner. Tammy was instrumental in developing a system to help small business owners focus solely on managing and growing their business, while allowing Branstetter to put in place the accounting and payroll systems needed for continued success. Her other area of specialty is representing foreign sellers in their FIRPTA tax requirements and filings and has been doing so for over 20 years. Tammy is also a Certified Acceptance Agent with the IRS and can prepare ITIN Applications and the certifications required by the IRS. After 40 years of full time work, Tammy is taking a step back from the day to day management. She will continue to stay active in tax preparation and looks forward to continuing to service her clients, many who have been with her for over 35 years! When Tammy is not working, her favorite place to be is with her grandchildren. Her other pastimes are traveling the country with her husband in their RV and visiting other countries around the world.
Jennifer L. Jenkins, CPA
Vice President
Jennifer L. Jenkins is the daughter of Tammy Schmidt and graduated with her Masters in Accounting from Florida State University in 2011 (Go Noles!). After graduation she accepted a job with one of the Big Four accounting firms, Deloitte, in Atlanta, GA where she worked extensively on large real estate funds and earned her Florida CPA license. It didn’t take long for her to realize her true passion lies in working with small businesses and individuals and who better to learn from than her mother who’d been doing just that for almost 30 years! Since coming onboard the Branstetter team in 2015, Jennifer has become our business tax return specialist, reviewing and preparing almost every business tax return. She assists several small business clients with their payroll, bookkeeping, and quickbooks needs. She also prepares individual tax returns for our “drop-off” clients. Jennifer enjoys a challenge and is always willing to jump in to research any tax questions our clients have. Since 2020 Jennifer has worked remotely from her home in Richmond, VA but has plans to move back to the Sunshine state soon. She is looking forward to taking over more responsibilities so that her mom can finally enjoy her (partial) retirement! Outside of the office, Jennifer’s three children keep her very busy. She enjoys cooking, long walks outside, traveling, and spending time with her husband and family.
Rachel A. Gallagher
Staff Accountant / Office Manager
Rachel A. Gallagher was born and raised in a small town in Western Massachusetts. After graduating high school, she continued her education at a local community college. While in college, Rachel was employed at her father’s auto body shop as an office manager. She handled the daily operations of the shop and became very familiar with the Quickbooks program, which made her transition to the Branstetter office manager practically seamless. Rachel is Tammy’s right hand woman and has developed her skills to include providing the day to day bookkeeping and accounting services for many of our clients. Rachel is also a Notary and has received her CAA to assist Tammy with the ITIN and FIRTPA filings. When she is not working in the office, she enjoys baking, cooking, fishing, gardening, playing with her dog and spending time with friends and family.
Robert Branstetter
Founding Owner
In loving memory of Robert Branstetter Jr. (Bob)
7/21/1939-2/10/2023
Bob started accounting and income tax work as a part-time job in 1967 while working full time as a firefighter in Boca Raton. His interest stemmed from his mother who had been working for the Blum family as an accountant/bookkeeper for a few years. In 1983 Bob decided to open his own accounting and tax firm. He became a licensed Enrolled Agent with the IRS in 1975. Bob officially retired from Branstetter Tax & Accounting Services in 2020.