Financial Planning Affordable Housing Litigation

GREGORY HARPER

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OBJECTIVE

Seeking a position in a progressive environment using my experience in, governmental affairs, non-profit management, taxation financial planning affordable housing development, lending and advising.

EMPLOYMENT

Tax Specialist (1990 -2019)

Harper Legal Group Berkeley, California

Tax planning, return preparation and dispute resolution. Offshore banking and disclosure compliance. Designed IRS Protocol for Offshore banking amnesty disclosure. Tax and Financial workouts, lending and advising. Criminal tax defense. Tax educator and manager. Affordable housing financing specialist. Member ABA Civil and Criminal Tax Penalty Committee. Trustee (1987-1997)

Allen Temple Baptist Church Oakland, California, Allen Temple Credit Union Responsible for 8,000 member church’s music ministry, artist contracts and budgeting governmental compliance. Also managed church legal, tax and accounting staff, annual audits and; human resource issues for over 200 employees and volunteers. Advised Allen Temple Arms Housing Development Corporation.

Chairman Housing Advisory Commission (1994-1998)

City of Berkeley, Berkeley, California

Responsible for recommendations to the city council regarding funding for project proposals by City departments and non-profit organizations for housing, employment, transportation, and/or economic development. Worked with city and non profit staff analyzing requests for grant funding, contract compliance matters, operations support, data analysis, and development and administration of policies, procedures, and budgets in making recommendations to the city council for funding. Financial Planner (1984 - 1990)

Consolidated Financial Planning Walnut Creek, California Tax and Financial and Estate Planning for athletes and entertainers and small businesses. Top Producer.

Arson Investigator (1979 - 1980)

City of San Bernardino Fire Department San Bernardino, California Fire investigations, Public Assembly manager and code compliance officer. EDUCATION

JURIS DOCTOR Taxation, Sports and Entertainment Law (1980 -1983) University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Editor: COM/ENT Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal, Admissions Committee member. Contracts Tutor

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BACHELOR OF ARTS, (1975-1979) Major: Political Science, Minor: Management University of Redlands, Redlands, California

Honor Roll, Washington Semester Fellowship in Urban Studies SKILLS

• Proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, WordPerfect.

• Excellent in Making Presentations.

• Published Author in Tax Litigation.

• Passed California Insurance Licensing Examination.

• Experienced with escrows, tax analysis, preparation and financial statements 2

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