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About Your Tax Pros:
Dr. Bruce
BRUCE J. DROOKS
EDUCATION
- LLM in Taxation, University of Florida, 1977
- JD, University of Miami, 1974
- BS in Accounting, American University, 1971
BAR MEMBERSHIP
- State of Florida, District of Columbia
- Federal Tax Court
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Tax Planning And Preparation (over 30 years)
- Self-employed tax planning and preparation of
Individual, Corporate and Partnership tax returns.
- Financial Consultant - Centaurus/The Equitable,
Woodland Hills, CA
- Assist individuals and corporations in developing and implementing financial plans
using a variety of products including life insurance, mutual funds, annuities, stocks and
bonds, disability, long-term care and health insurance.
- Establish and maintain employee benefit plans including retirement plans, group health insurance and
meeting business' financial needs.
- Work with corporate executives in implementing and
managing executive compensation plans.
- Senior Tax Analyst - CCH Computax, Inc.,
Torrance, CA
- Research tax laws, maintain instructional guides and quality
control of computerized computations.
- Analyze federal and state tax legislation for
preparation of specification to be used in developing software.
- Coordinate changes of forms to accommodate printing under IRS rules.
- Coordinate changes of specifications based on proposed tax legislation.
- Create and develop improvements to the tax products and provide customer assistance on the tax system.
- Senior Design Analyst - IFS Dynatax,
Fairfax, VA
- Enhance and maintain various tax packages for one of the
leading computerized batch processors.
- Add new forms to existing packages and ensure technical accuracy of TPS
(Tax Projection System).
- Provide customer support as a customer service representative in
central and regional offices.
- Senior Tax Analyst - Financial Computer Associates,
Falls Church, VA --
Audyxx Corporation, Bethesda, MD
- Maintain the technical accuracy of federal and state income
tax software developed and maintained by FCA.
- Provide customer service, outside sales, sales support and tele-marketing.
- Held the positions of Treasurer and Controller of the company.
Senior Technical Coordinator - General Business Services, Rockville, MD
- Supervise 20-person division which prepares federal and state income tax returns.
- Responsibilities include tax research, prepare partnership and corporation income tax
returns, develop and prepare training manuals.
- Conduct staff training, budget planning and maintain quality control.
- Implement special projects for the Vice President of Tax Development.
Licenses:
Registered Insurance Broker in the following states:
- California, Maryland, New York, Utah, Virginia
Registered Securities Broker in the following states:
- Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Maryland, New York, Utah, Virginia
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