Sales Accounting

Assignment or Position Objective: Seeking Tax Accounting or Financial

accounting work.

Professional Experience

James Lasworth, CPA; DBA:Add-In Accounting

*** * ****** **., ****** CO 80209; January 2009 to April 2010

208 10th St. NW, Albuquerque NM 87102; August 1997 to August 2001

Accountant & Tax Consultant

*Prepared Individual, Small Business, Partnership, S-Corp, and Corporation

tax returns for clients.

*Assisted clients with income tax counseling and planned effective tax

strategies for individuals.

*Provided tax analysis and consulting to homeowners for deductions and

credits.

*Stock & Commodity transaction analysis to determine capital gains.

*QuickBooks bookkeeping services and financial statements preparation for

clients.

*Prepared financial statements for businesses, commercial properties

entities, and client Net Worth.

*Reconciled commercial properties GL's with income tax returns for 1031

exchange properties.

*Prepared Partnership, S-Corp, and Corporate tax returns.

*Consolidated Income Statements & Balance Sheets for inter-company

transactions.

*Consulted with Property Manager concerning financial and tax matters

related to commercial properties.

*Passed CPA exam and completed NM CPA certification in 2001: Colorado

Certification in progress. *Recent CPE courses include: Analysis of

Corporate Annual Reports, Financial Aspects of Retirement Planning,

Managing & Improving Cash Flow, Managing for Competitive Advantage,

Modeling & Forecasting, Oil &Gas Accounting, Real Estate Accounting, Real

Estate Taxation, Sarbanes Oxley, SEC Reporting, Small Business Planning and

Organization, Techniques of Financial Analysis.

First Meridian Services

4100 Mississippi Ave, Denver CO 80246

April 2006 to March 2008

Accountant, Auditor, and Tax Preparer

*Performed a long term project for a $40 million in sales F&B accounting &

management Company.

*Long term project updated and balanced general ledgers from 1998-2005 for

8-10 inter-companies.

*Imputed general ledgers into QuickBooks format and then entered adjusting

journal entries to prepare financial statements that reflected actual

operations and balance the intercompany due to and due froms.

*Determined changes/corrections based on analysis of tax documents, owner

draws, intercompany activity and bank accounts that had been

overlooked/omitted in prior years.

*Reviewed long term debt, prepared loan amortization schedules, and

recalculated depreciation schedules.

*Consulted with Controller on accounting principles, auditing techniques

and tax matters.

*Project resulted in more accurate general ledgers balanced to other

companies and amended tax returns.

Holder Hospitality Inc

1040 Victorian Ave, Sparks NV 89431

January 2005 to May 2005

Accountant and Financial Analyst Consultant

*Performed financial analysis for a CFO of a $100 million sales casino

holding group.

*Prepared the 2004 Consolidated Income Statement & Balance Sheet for the

group.

*Analysis of revenue and cost of sales was conducted for the 2002-2004

three-year period.

*Prepared Budgets for the different properties in Nevada and prepared a

2005 Consolidated Budget.

*Projected future financial statements for the different casino properties

in Nevada.

*Prepared cash flow forecasting reports, sources and uses of cash reports,

Five Year Cash Flow Projection reports, Company Valuations reports, and Due

Diligence reports for outside financial institutions.

*Reviewed long term debt, prepared a Loan Covenants report, and prepared a

Master Loan Schedule.

*Devised a master monthly financial reporting process and report, so as to

streamline the process and gain an accurate value assessment for all the

different properties.

Sugar Bowl Corp

PO Box 5, Norden, CA 95724

September 2001 to July 2004

Assistant Controller

*Prepared company's consolidated FRX monthly and annual $30 million in

sales financial statements.

*Worked with Controller and management group compiling the annual budget.

*Provided in timely and accurate manner financial information to Auditors

for annual audit.

*Reconciled 800-employee monthly payroll checking account to track cash

flow and PR expense.

*Reconciled a million dollar monthly AP checking account to track cash

receipts & disbursements.

*Performed monthly analysis of the general ledger trail balance and key

accounts.

*Determined and entered Great Plains adjusting journal entries for all

departments.

*Allocated monthly accruals of revenues received and expenses paid in

advance.

*Examined all monthly bank statements to track cash flow and ensure

compliance with loan accounts.

*Prepared monthly department financial statements for ten profit centers

and ten overhead cost centers. *Preformed monthly analysis of department

budget to actual expense for department managers.

*Monitored revenues and expenditures for proper coding as internal audit

control.

*Supervised cash handling policies and procedures of revenue clerks and

cash counters.

*Supervised A/P, Revenue Staff, and Accounting Managers entries and

reports.

*Implement FRX financial reporting software system and assisted in Kronos

PR system implementation.

*Consulted with Controller on tax and financial matters relating to ski

resort, real estate, and departments.

JNick Leitch CPAs

1109 Rhode Island St. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110

December 1996 to July 1997

Staff Accountant

*Provided income tax counseling and planned effective tax strategies for

individuals and businesses.

*Compiled financial statements for corporations, partnerships and small

businesses.

*Prepared income tax returns and related schedules for individuals,

partnerships, S-Corps, corporations, estates and non-profit organizations.

*Prepared cash receipts and disbursement journals, payroll journals,

payroll reports, gross receipt tax reports and financial statements on a

monthly, quarterly and yearly basis for business clients.

*Generated all federal and state tax forms for clients including: 940, 941,

W-3, W-2's, 1099's; sales tax reports, Dept of Labor State Unemployment Tax

Reports and Workman's Comp assessment reports.

InfoMatrix

5301 Central NE, Suite 1520, Albuquerque, NM 87108

January 1996 to December 1996

Accounting Manager

*Monitored financial position and Cash Flow of Computer and Technical

Writing Service Corporation.

*Worked closely with CEO on profit reports, bid estimates and annual

report.

*Collaborated with finance team to adjust entries and prepare financial

statements.

*Supervised AP & Purchasing Staff concerning payment scheduling, check

preparation, check signing, invoicing, monthly billing and collections.

*Ran bi-monthly payroll for 50+ employees, reviewed time sheets, calculated

leave accruals, wired direct deposits and prepared payroll liability

reports (401K, FUTA, SUTA, SIT and 941 taxes).

*Asset administrator for the employee 401K plan with pension asset firm.

*Consulted with tax agencies to determine filing requirements and general

tax issues.

*Created spreadsheets for loaded payroll rates, direct labor rates and

overhead rates.

*Facilitated audits with government agencies.

*Ensured compliance with regulations and policies for employees at Sandia

and Los Alamos Labs.

*Upgraded accounting software and consulted with computer programmer to

correct flaws in payroll and billing databases.

Steve P. Margulin CPA

3791 Southern Blvd SE, Suite 200, Rio Rancho, NM 87124

February 1996 to April 1996

KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

6565 America Pkwy NE, Suite 700, Albuquerque, NM 87110

January 1995 to April 1995

Tax Preparer

*Prepared federal, state and gift tax returns for individuals and small

businesses.

*Reviewed tax files and returns and updated files as needed.

New Mexico Taxation & Revenue Department

5301 Central NE, 3rd floor, Albuquerque, NM 87108

May 1991 to August 1994

Tax Auditor

*Audited corporate taxpayers for gross receipts, compensation, corporate

and state withholding taxes.

*Performed pre-audit research and conducted fieldwork on an independent

basis.

*Prepared audit reports with required documentation and write-up.

*Provided taxpayer assistance via the phone and in-person concerning

compliance and technical issues.

*Participated in special projects as requested by management.

*Received an award for assisting in the largest state audit assessment in

the 1992 fiscal year.

Education

Albuquerque Technical-Vocational Institute

Business Occupations: Concentration in Microcomputer Management; GPA 3.9

Albuquerque, NM, 1994-1995

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Tax Accounting Major

Robert O. Anderson Graduate School of Management

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 1991

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science

University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1980

Legislative Intern, Wisconsin State Capital

Administrative Aid, Wisconsin Health & Human Services

Computer Skills and Courses: Access, Accounting Information Systems, Dac-

Easy, DOS, Excel, Fast Tax, FRX, Great Plains, Information Processing,

Internet, Lacerte Tax, LAN Systems, Lotus, Microsoft Office, Outlook,

PowerPoint, QuickBooks, Turbo-Tax, Unilink Financial Accounting, Windows,

Word, and Word Perfect.

References: available upon request

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