Education / Credentials:
BS in Business Administration, University of Arizona, 1966

Major: Finance
MBA, University of Arizona, 1972
Emphasis on Accounting

Enrolled Agent 2000

Masters of Science in Taxation, William Howard Taft University, 2002

Work Experience (non-tax related):

1966 - 1968 Westinghouse AirBrake, Construction Equipment Div.

Job cost accountant
1968 - 1969 Keystone Consolidated Industries

Budget Analyst
1969 - 1970 Kruger Manufacturing

Senior Accountant
1970 - 1972 Hughes Aircraft

Accountant
1972 - 1974 University of Arizona
Accountant responsible for Auxiliaries (sports, student union, Bookstore, etc)

1974 - 1999 Hughes Aircraft / Raytheon
Worked my way up to Business Mgr. - last 12 years I was the Business Manager for a major Production Program ($350 million a year).

Work Experience (tax related):

Worked part-time during the tax season for H & R Block - 1999 Ran my own part-time accounting and tax business

Became a partner in large tax practice / bought out partner in April 2001 - current Owner of Thompson & Scanlan

Thompson & Scanlan is a mid-sized accounting & tax practice

Returns Prepared in CY 2003

974 Individuals
70 S Corps
5 C Corps
5 Partnerships
72 Homeowners Associations