Here are the professional qualifications of Joseph Compel Jr. EA, the President of AccompTax, Inc.
- 1974 Graduate of the University of Miami with a bachelors degree in accounting
- Graduate studies in corporate taxation at Florida International University
- Sixteen years of corporate employment in accounting and tax functions, including nine years in supervisory and managerial positions
- Thirty years' experience handling accounting and tax filings, eleven of these performed on a part time basis while employed full time
- Passed the Enrolled Agent (EA) examination in 1987. Administered by the Internal Revenue Service, this four part, two day exam tested competence in all areas of federal taxation. The EA designation grants practice recognition before the IRS on the same level as CPAs and tax attorneys. Most states also recognize the EA designation for practice parity.
- Incorporated AccompTax, Inc. in May 1992 in Florida
- Since 2000, has provided contract services to national firms representing taxpayers in audits and delinquent payment arrangements.
- Taught part of an Enrolled Agent examination review course for the Miami Chapter of the Florida Society of Enrolled Agents
- Taught accounting and tax courses as an adjunct faculty member of a small, business college in Miami, Florida
- Radio talk show guest discussing taxes