February **** Self Employed Tax Consultant Yonkers, New York

to Present Represent clients before Federal and State Taxing Authorities

March 1995 Tax Help Associates New York, NY

to February 2008 Enrolled Agent – Tax Specialist

Successfully representing clients before Federal and State taxing agencies

Specializing in a wide variety of Collection and Audit problems.

June, 1993 Honecker & Luttati, PC Attorneys at Law New York, NY

to March 1995 Associate- Enrolled Agent

Represented clients at the administrative and appeals levels before the IRS and New York State Tax Compliance Division.

Specialized in Offers in Compromise, Trust Fund Recovery Penalties, and Deferred Payment Arrangements.

March 1992 Deloitte & Touché New York, NY

to June 1993 Senior Tax Advisor – TIRE/IRS Liaison Group

Rendered technical and procedural direction to staff members on a variety of tax issues.

Provided client representation before IRS Collection, Examination, and Appeals Functions.

Conducted detailed research on complex cases providing tax advice to corporate clients.

Oct., 1979 Internal Revenue Service Brooklyn, NY

to March 1992 Group Manager – Collection Division

Supervised Field collection groups of ten to twelve Revenue Officers while serving as the District Director’s Representative.

Responsible for the collection of a large delinquencies while assuming a leadership role in District Fraud programs.

Initiated, supervised, and conducted Special Compliance programs.

Lectured before professional and public groups concerning Federal Tax Procedures; active in College recruitment.

March, 1987 Special Assignment

Tax Administration Advisor Jakarta, Indonesia

Recruited on a two-man team by the Tax Administration Advisory Service to develop coursework and instruct top level Indonesian Tax Officials in collection techniques.

1978 to 1979 Staff Assistant to Chief Collection Division Manhattan District

Acted as liaison between the Office of the District Director and various other Divisions.

Controlled correspondence, reports, and all program agendas for the Chief of the Collection Division.

Drafted reports, memoranda, and response to Congressional inquiries.

1977 to 1978 Problem Resolution Officer Manhattan District

Retained functional control of the newly established Problem Resolution Office.

Created record keeping and follow up procedures now incorporated into the Internal Revenue Service Manual.

Addressed local radio, press, and New York State CPA Society on this program.

Education

May, 20110 Westchester Community College Valhalla, NY

Paralegal Certificate Program GPA 4.0

Queens College Queens, NY

Bachelor of Arts, Accounting

City College New York, NY

Master of Arts, Political Science

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science

Skills & Affiliations

Enrolled Agent, licensed to practice before all Federal and State Taxing Authorities

Basic knowledge of Spanish

MS WORD, Excel and Power Point

Co- Author - IRS Tax Practice and Penalties Guide, John Wiley and Sons Inc. New York, 1996

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