Who Am I?
AND HOW AM I QUALIFIED TO HELP YOU?
- Have been practicing as KATHLEEN M. BLACKFORD, LLC (previously Blackford Accounting Services, LLC) since 1997
- Five prior years excellent tax experience with H & R Block
- Over twenty years of accounting experience with small service-oriented businesses
- Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Metropolitan State University, 1995
- Successfully sat for CPA Exam, 1996
- Successfully sat for Special Enrollment Exam, 1998
- Licensed by Minnesota Board of Accountancy as a Certified Public Accountant, 1999
- Enrolled by U. S. Department of the Treasury to represent taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service, 1999
- Member of National Association of Enrolled Agents, Minnesota Society of Enrolled Agents, National Association of Tax Professionals, and Minnesota Association of Public Accountants
- Member of Quickbooks Certified ProAdvisors
- Earned the Accredited Retirement Advisor (ARA), formerly Elder Care Specialist (ECS) designation through Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation, 2008
- Annually complete more than 50 hours of continuing education in such areas as:
* general tax updates,
* issues for taxpayers in every stage of life,
* choosing proper business entities,
* preparing trust and estate fiduciary tax returns,
* fringe benefits and pensions,
* IRA distributions,
* software tips and techniques, and
* topics as needed to provide the best service possible to my clients.
I'm looking forward to working with YOU!!