Doug graduated from Wright State University with a 4.0 and a dual major in Accounting and Finance. He worked for Arthur Andersen before he founded his own firm in 1994, Douglas J. Root & Associates, which has now evolved to Root & Company CPAs, Inc.Doug has worked with companies in the aviation, restaurant, real estate development, legal services, and wholesale distributions industries. He has experience with conversions from C Corp to S Corp, fringe benefits taxation, built in gains taxation, lease accounting and multi-state taxation.Doug has been involved with computer consulting, backed by over 30 years of computer experience. He has performed consulting services in this area in a variety of applications, including software training, hardware and software selection consulting, systems setup and installation.As a consultant to his clients, Doug has performed office efficiency reviews, financial projections and analysis, office automation implementations and assisted with bank requirements of loans and refinance transactions.Doug has personal ownership and management experience in the businesses of aircraft brokering, IT and engineering recruiting and placement, IT consulting, oil exploration, residential real estate rehab, vacation real estate, commercial real estate, land speculation/subdivision and timbering. Doug has served as a board of director for a local community bank and is a current member of the Wright State Planned Giving Council, Wright State Advisory Board to the Accounting Department and is a Board of Governor for the Dayton Engineers Club.Doug is currently a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants.Doug is an instrument rated private pilot and is a commissioner for the Middletown Regional Airport.Doug and his wife Robin, a first grade teacher, reside in Springboro with their sons Alex and Parker.Specialties: Doug has been involved in the area of S Corporations, individual and small business tax planning, computer consulting and estate and gift tax planning. In the individual tax area, Doug has worked with passive activities, rental activity, stock options and multi-state taxation. He has also worked in the gift and estate tax planning area, along with individual financial planning and budgeting.