Michael R. Miranda CPA, QKA, NQPA, AEP
Michael is the owner of MIRANDA CPA & Consulting LLC located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He has over 48 years of professional experience including tax consulting, estate planning and employee benefits. His consulting practice includes niche areas and client representation before governmental agencies. He maintains an active speaking schedule on tax law, estate and employee benefit planning. He is a member of the Board of Directors for National Advisor Trust Companies of Kansas and South Dakota. His professional designations include CPA, QKA and NQPA (Employee Benefits) and AEP (Estate Planning). His professional affiliations include the AICPA, SDCPA Society, ASPPA, NAEA, NATP and NAEPC.
Prior to May 2017 Michael was a senior manager-shareholder with a regional CPA firm located in Northwestern Iowa for 27 years. Prior to this experience, he was a Tax Specialist with a Big 8 accounting firm in their South Bend and Minneapolis offices, providing tax and estate planning for individuals and small to medium-sized businesses. Michael resides in Sioux Falls, SD with his wife Jeanette.
Tom Gorczynski, EA, USTCP
Thomas A. Gorczynski, EA, USTCP is a nationally recognized speaker and educator on federal tax law matters. He is the author of the Tom Talks Taxes online newsletter, co-author of the PassKey Learning Systems EA Review Series, co-founder of the InCite tax community, and co-owner of Compass Tax Educators.
Tom has a weekly mastermind group, the Inner Circle with Tom, where he works with tax practitioners to solve challenging client issues, build profitable tax practices, and reclaim personal time (even during tax season!).
He is an Enrolled Agent, a Certified Tax Planner, a National Tax Practice Institute Fellow, and admitted to the bar of the United States Tax Court as a non-attorney.
Tom earned a Master of Science in Taxation from Golden Gate University and a Certificate in Finance and Accounting from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He received the 2019 Excellence in Education Award from the National Association of Enrolled Agents and the 2018 Member of the Year Award from the American Institute of Certified Tax Planners.
His tax practice in Phoenix, Arizona focuses on tax controversy representation and advanced tax planning strategies.
For more information on Tom, visit his website at https://linktr.ee/tgorcz.