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SUMMARY

PROFESSIONAL

·   John Ellis CPA has over eighteen years of experience as a Certified Public Accountant. 

·   John Ellis CPA is currently the Principal of The John Ellis Company, An Accountancy Corporation servicing Small to Mid Market companies and their owner/officers located in Long Beach CA. 

·   John Ellis CPA is the LA County Chairman [aka Chapter Champion] of the California Society CPAs Financial Literacy Committee.

·   John Ellis CPA has published articles in Singular Magazine

·   John Ellis CPA has been used as an expert in on-line articles in FoxBusiness.com,  Kiplinger.com, Bankrate.com, Yahoo! Finance, WalletPop on January 14, 2010, WalletPop on January 26, 2010 and SmartMoney.com

·   John Ellis CPA has been featured in past articles in California and Ohio newspapers including the Wall Street Journal and Accounting Today. 

·   John Ellis CPA has received letters of commendation from the SEC and the State of Ohio.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

John Ellis CPA is a member of the:

·   California Society of CPAs

·   Kingdom Advisors

·   American Society of Tax Problem Solvers

·   Film Independent

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

John Ellis CPA received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting in 1986 from California State University; Northridge and was certified as a California CPA in 1990.

POLITICAL

·   John Ellis CPA was elected Treasurer of the Ventura County Republican Party and the Vice Chairman of the County Treasures Association of the California Republican Party in 2005. 

·   John Ellis CPA was elected Assistant Treasurer of the Los Angeles County Republican Party

·   John Ellis CPA has been the treasurer for numerous candidates for public office.

·   John Ellis CPA has been involved as a local concerned citizen, he found a 1.5 Million error of the 3.5 million budget of the City of Agoura Hills, which resulted in major changes in the accounting practice of the city and almost resulted in the recall of most of the city council members.

PERSONAL

John Ellis CPA is currently living in Long Beach and a proud father of a 21-year-old daughter who is a corporal in the US Marines.  She recently got back from her second four in Iraq and wishes to be redeployed to Afghanistan. 

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ACHIEVEMENTS

Offer In Compromise

·   Settled with the IRS, $500,000 in past due taxes for $50,000.

·   Settled with the IRS, $100,000 in past due taxes for $100

[Because of changes in the tax law, one cannot expect similar results]

For a Fortune 500 Company: Global Real Estate Services

·   Saved company about $6 million during a New York Sales and Use Tax audit

·   Developed the policies and procedures in filing the Washington Business and Occupational Tax Return and two successful Voluntary Disclosure Agreements [State of Washington and the City of Seattle].

·   Reorganized the department – Grew the size of the department & retrained staff to be accountants and integration of departments after the Trammell Crow Company purchase

For a Savings and Loan Association [under contract with the Resolution Trust Corporation]

·   Outstanding business challenges: Responsible for winding up tax operations before assets were sold.

·   Successfully appealed a California Franchise Tax Board determination concerning “unitary business” rule.  This saved the company over $500,000 in taxes.

For a felony case

·   John Ellis CPA was qualified as an expert witness in the field of accountancy and worked with the SEC and the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Wayne County, Ohio.  

·   John Ellis CPA testimony resulted in the accused being convicted of over 125 counts of securities and banking violations.  The accused was sentenced to forty years in prison.

For a Small City

·   John Ellis CPA discovered a $1.5 million error in a $3.5 million budget and improper accounting procedures.  This almost resulted in the recall of the city counsel

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