Author Name Biography Walter G. Austin, Ph.D., CPA Dr. Austin is a financial planner with Austin Financial Services and is a registered representative of IFG Network Securities, Inc, an Associate Professor Emeritus of the University of Texas at El Paso, registered with the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy as a sponsor of ethics courses. He has published self-paced learning materials for college accounting texts, a computerized audit practice set, audit sampling templates, and several articles in journals. He has also written and presented numerous continuing professional education courses for state and local CPA chapters. Aside from his writing and teaching, he gives speeches to various professional and academic organizations such as the National Association of Accountants, the American Accounting Association, and local CPA chapters. He has received numerous teaching awards and is a former Senior Auditor in the financial services industry with KPMG Peat Marwick. Phil Baker, Author Renowned author Philip Baker has written and collaborated on over one thousand books and developed hundreds of training courses. Phil Baker is the inventor of Keyword Linguistics™, and Wordphasics™, and is the creator of many teaching methods. His teaching principles are used in training by International Corporations and the United States Government. He has developed business methods for marketing, SEO, SEM, Human Resources, and founded over twenty companies worldwide. He has written numerous college academic books, and has developed curriculum for management, marketing, SEO, SEM, business, language, and writing classes. David Bojarsky, Ph.D., CPA Dr. David Bojarsky, Ph.D., CPA, is a professor of accounting and taxation at California State University, Long Beach. He was the chair of the Department of Accountancy for the period 1995-2001. Professor Bojarsky has been a consultant to commercial and nonprofit organizations for over 20 years. Dr. Bojarsky is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of Colorado and is a member of the California Society of CPA’s the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the American Accounting Association. Dr. Bojarsky has several college books to his credit, including Concepts in Federal Taxation and Financial Accounting. He has also published numerous articles in accounting and taxation in journals such as Journal of Taxation of Investments, Journal of Financial Planning, Corporate Controller, The Journal of Accounting, Tax Advisor, Taxation and Finance for Business, and Journal of Taxation. Norman Henteleff, Ph.D., CPA Dr. Norman Henteleff is President of National Business Review Foundation, an accounting and financial consulting and training firm and Managing Editor of Delta Publishing Company. He received his BS and MA degrees (Business and Management) from Arizona State University and his Doctorate (Education) from the University of Southern California. Dr. Henteleff is an adjunct professor of accounting and finance at several universities and colleges and served as Academic Dean at South Bay College. Professor Henteleff has been involved over 20 years in the following areas: CPE curriculum design and development, safety systems management/curriculum development, engineering management/curriculum development, national association of trade and technical schools/curriculum design and evaluation, and human resources management/course design and development. Richard Malekian, MBA Richard Malekian is President of Shareholder Value Consultants, Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in helping client companies create value for shareholders through the implementation of Free Cash Flow and Economic Profit programs. Areas of specialization include the education/training of client personnel in Free Cash Flow and Economic Profit techniques, and the quantification of customer loyalty initiatives using those measurement tools. Prior to founding Shareholder Value Consultants, Mr. Malekian was a Director in the Shareholder Value Management group at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and was also Vice President at Stern Stewart & Company. Earlier in his career, he served as Vice President within the Corporate Finance Group at American Express. His educational background includes an MBA in Finance from New York University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Colleen Neuharth McClain, CPA Colleen Neuharth McClain is a certified public accountant (CPA) practicing in the fields of financial accounting and controllership. She graduated from the University of Texas, served for more than 15 years as a financial controller for public, private, domestic and international firms. She is also currently writing for the AICPA and various continuing professional education sponsors. Colleen has written approximately 30 courses over the past four years on everything from how to go paperless to the appropriate way to account for equity based compensation. Michael Rozbruch, CPA Michael Rozbruch, CPA is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tax Resolution Services, Co. ‘The Nation’s Leading Authority on Tax Resolution and Mediation’. The firm specializes in solving individual and small business IRS tax problems. Mr. Rozbruch has been a featured guest of nationally acclaimed consumer advocate Alan Mendelson. Mr. Rozbruch has 25 years of general business experience, mostly in the financial arena, with the last seven years, dedicated to helping individuals and businesses solve their IRS collection related problems. He has held the position of Chief Financial Officer of both large and small public companies. He is a graduate of S.U.N.Y. at Brockport, Brockport, New York, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. He is a licensed CPA in the state of Maryland, a charter member of the American Society of IRS Problem Solvers, and a member of the American Society of Tax Problem Solvers. Danny C Santucci, JD Danny earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California at Irvine in 1969. He received his Juris Doctorate from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley in 1972, at which time he began practice as a tax attorney in Southern California. In 1980, Danny established the law firm of Santucci, Potter and Leanders, in Irvine, California. With increasing lecture and writing commitments, Danny went into sole practice in 1995. His practice emphasizes business taxation, real estate law and estate planning. He has been admitted to practice before all California and federal courts including the United States Tax Court and the United States Supreme Court. Serving as a lecturer for the Continuing Education of the Bar of California, Golden Gate University, and numerous state C.P.A. societies, Danny teaches a variety of tax, business, CPA and real estate courses. Danny is in demand all across the country as a speaker for all levels of professional and civic organizations and numerous major seminar circuits. The author of over 28 texts, Danny speaks to over 2,000 people per month and travels more than 100,000 miles annually Jae K. Shim, Ph.D., CPA Dr. Jae K. Shim is one of the most prolific accounting and finance experts in the world. He is a professor of accounting and finance at California State University, Long Beach, CEO of Delta Consulting Company, a financial consulting and training firm, received his M.B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California at Berkeley (Haas School of Business), written over 50 college and professional books, and frequently quoted by the Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register, Personal Finance, and Money Radio. He was the recipient of the Credit Research Foundation Award for his article on cash flow forecasting and financial modeling.