About Us
Founders
Brandan Bonnet
Brandan holds a Bachelor’s in Accounting from The Ohio State University. After graduating, Brandan worked at Ernst & Young LLP for three years, before accepting a position as a Premium Tax Specialist and Financial Analyst at the Ohio Department of Insurance. As Brandan’s true passion involved helping small businesses and individuals with all their business questions and tax filing needs, he began to do taxes for individuals in 2016 and started his own tax practice, Bonnet Tax, and CPA Services, in 2018. As his practice grew, so did his passion for helping others and sharing his knowledge! Brandan has a son named Liam and a dog named Arya (Pit Bull). Because of his passion for animals, the office is a dog-friendly office, and you may find any of the associates’ animals running around at any given time. In his spare time, Brandan enjoys riding his 2022 Harley Davidson Road Glide Special and supporting Veterans through his membership with the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association. He also is young at heart and enjoys playing board and video games and re-watching The Office for the millionth time. He is an avid fan of Football and tries to attend both Cincinnati Bengals and Ohio State Buckeyes games on a regular basis.
Ben Hamilton
Ben spent 4 years at Otterbein University, where he earned his Bachelor’s in Accounting and was a 4-year letterman in baseball. After college, Ben spent 7 years at Julian & Grube, Inc. doing governmental audits throughout the State of Ohio. Ben started his own tax practice, Hamilton Tax in 2017. Ben lives in Hilliard with his fiancé, Jhealeen, and their two dogs Maze (French Bulldog) and Mumble (Maltese Poodle). Ben enjoys spending his free time watching sports, playing video games, golfing, bowling, and spending time with his dogs and family. He is an avid Ohio State Buckeyes, Philadelphia Eagles, and Cincinnati Reds fan and Ohio State football season ticket holder. Ben’s goal is to watch the Eagles play in every NFL stadium. He has 5 NFL stadiums down and 25 to go!
Our Team
Debbie (DJ) Mullins
Senior Bookkeeper
With over 50 years of accounting, Debbie Mullins is our seniormost accountant. She received her associate’s degree in accounting in 1973. Debbie spent 23 years with her mentor Jim Cloyes, CPA before he passed away. Debbie is a mother to a daughter Samantha, and a dog mom to two fur babies. When she is not working, her biggest hobby is camping with her Vans on the Run club. She is the treasurer of Vans on The Run.
Kelli Case
Office Manager
Kelli joined us in November of 2021. She worked at a law office as a legal assistant for more than 15 years before coming to us. Kelli and her husband Phillip have been married for 9 years and have four rescue dogs, Dipstick, Darcy, Daphne and Dexter. In her spare time, she, and her husband love to go to yard sales and antique stores. Kelli loves to travel, especially to meet some of her favorite authors because she is a big reader; reading at least one hundred books a year. She also runs a book club and is a collector of books.