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Al Betancourt, EA, CB

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Education:

 

 

 

 

Professional Affiliations:

 

 

 Professional Experience:

 

 

 

AAS in Accounting

Florida Computer College

Intuit QuickBooks ProAdvisor

AIPB Certified Bookkeeper

AIPB, NATP

 

2015 to Present 

Abidal, LLC – Owner 

2006 – 2015

Master Tax Advisor: HR Block

2002 – 2006

Consultant: Gleim Publications, Inc.

1981 – 2002

Stockholder: B. CH. Air Cargo, Inc,

1969 – 1981

VP Finance: Withers Van Lines, Inc

 

An enrolled agent (or EA) is a federally authorized tax practitioner empowered by the U.S, Department of the Treasury to represent taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service  (IRS). Enrolled agent status is the highest credential awarded by the IRS.[The EA credential is recognized across all 50 U.S. States.  Attorneys and Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) are licensed on a state by state basis, and are also empowered by the Department of the Treasury to represent taxpayers before the IRS.  In addition to the stringent testing and application process, the IRS requires Enrolled Agents to complete 72 hours of continuing professional education every three years.

A Certified Bookkeeper (CB) is to bookkeepers what a CPA is to accountants: the cream of the profession.

A Certified Bookkeeper has passed a national examination at Sylvan-Prometric test centers and achieved a grade of at least 75% on each of six tests:

Adjusting entries
Error correction, including the bank reconciliation
Depreciation, book and tax, including passenger autos
Payroll
Inventory under the perpetual and periodic systems, including moving and weighted average, LIFO, FIFO and LCM costing.
Internal controls and fraud prevention.

A Certified Bookkeeper has at least 3,000 hours’ (two years’) experience, and committed to a code of ethics.

A Certified Bookkeeper must earn an average of 30 continuing professional education credits a year to maintain certification.

A Certified Bookkeeper has met the highest national standards for bookkeepers in accounting, tax and payroll.