About Us

“It is our Mission to provide quality Tax Preparation, IRS Representation, Accounting and Bookkeeping Services. Our goal is to work proactively with our clients to build strategic plans to help them achieve their goals, as well as to become a well-respected and trusted partner in managing their financial affairs.”

About Our Firm

Established in 2005, our accountant has been serving the greater Brighton and Ann Arbor areas since 1993. If you’re looking for high quality and personal service, you have come to the right place. At Hourani and Associates we raise the bar offering attention to detail, and professionally customized work. We provide complete tax preparation, IRS representation, accounting, bookkeeping and payroll services to a variety of clients including small business owners, and individual taxpayers, as well as those in need of audit representation before the internal revenue service and state of Michigan.

Hourani & Associates, Inc is a family-owned and operated practice located in Brighton, MI. It has been our mission to provide quality tax and accounting services to both individuals and small business owners. With the constant changes in Tax Code, we take great pride in being up-to-date, and offering our clients strategies to assure their compliance with all tax laws.

Mary Jane Hourani, MM, EA, NTPI Fellow, Tax Accountant

Mary Jane has been practicing since 1993, working for a couple larger Tax, Accounting, & Audit Firms before transitioning to her own practice in 2005.

Mary Jane has a Master of Management from Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration as well as a Bachelor of Science from Eastern Michigan University in Public Administration with a focus in Organizational Development and Governmental Accounting.

She is credentialed as an Internal Revenue Service Enrolled Agent, allowing her to practice before the IRS. With this credential, she has direct oversite by the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility. She is also a National Association of Enrolled Agents NTPI Fellow.

Mary Jane has been an Instructor of Tax for Michigan State University Tax School since 2014 as well as a speaker for several trade organizations since 2010.

Mary Jane has been a Contributing Editor and/or Contributing Author of the National Tax Workbook for the Land Grand University Tax Education Foundation since 2015. She writes and compiles tax course packs used by Michigan State University Tax School. Mary Jane is an author/speaker for several national trade organizations and national CPE providers. She is a former H&R Block Instructor/Trainer.

Mary Jane is a member of the National Association of Enrolled Agents, Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, National Association of Tax Professionals, American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers, and is a QuickBooks ProAdvisor.