Regina Etheridge, Ea Email & Phone Number

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Acting Group Manager on many occasions. Trained Revenue Officers both in classroom setting and as their On-The-Job Instructor. Prepared financial statements and used these statements (as well as supporting documents) to determine ability to pay. Counseled taxpayers on future compliance and helped them in achieving this goal. Issued levies and released levies, filed liens and released liens, assisted in preparing of delinquent tax returns, uncovered errors and prepared adjustments to resolve. Assisted in preparation of lien subordination and discharge. Prepared and approved installment agreements and rendered cases non-collectable when warranted.

Reviewed both individual and business OIC's to ensure current tax and filing compliance and ability to pay. Completed bank deposit analysis, income/expense analysis, equity in asset research as part of making my determination to either accept or recommend the offer for rejection. If no offer could be achieved, I determined what other means of resolution was available for the taxpayer.

All Over The United States

Served as Train-The-Trainer in numerous fields such as CPE/Revenue Officer and Title 31/BSA. Served as Instructor and Lead Instructor in both classroom unit training for Taxpayer Service Representatives and Revenue Officers and on the job. Served as Technical Expert in Tax Law and Error Determination and Resolution for VITA sites and IRS Problem Resolution Days. Trained IRS personnel on use of computer systems and understanding of coding. Worked for years on a travel team established to assist taxpayers and tax preparers in tax law and proper record keeping.

Columbus, Georgia Area

Served as trainer of Revenue Agents and Tax Auditors entering the BSA field. Conducted workshops for businesses to ensure understanding of the law and requirements. Reviewed records of entities that operated as money services business such as wire transmitters, check cashers or those that sold money orders. Purpose of these examinations was to ensure anti-money laundering regulations were adhered to. Examined records of large dollar businesses such as automobile dealerships to ensure Form 8300 compliance regarding cash transactions.

Columbus, Georgia Area

Income tax auditor for both business and individual tax returns. Reviewed tax returns to ensure compliance with tax law and that items claimed on tax returns were substantiated.

Greater Atlanta Area

Reviewed innocent spouse claims and determined if IRC guidelines were met. Conducted research and requested additional information if necessary. Made determination to either accept or deny claim based on documents provided.

Columbus, Georgia Area

Trained newly hired employees in both classroom setting and as an On-The-Job Instructor. Training included tax law, adjustments, employment taxes, and IRS computer systems and codes. Conducted all the training for VITA. Assisted taxpayers with individual and small business tax return preparation, error adjustments, payroll tax return preparation and adjustments and problem resolution. Qualify for all adjustments through Georgia to ensure accuracy. Served on IRS STAR Team as technical expert and traveled to numerous areas to conduct live radio and television interviews regarding tax law. Served as Technical Expert on IRS Problem Resolution days and VITA sites.

Bremerhaven Area, Germany

Area of Responsibility - Northern Germany. Ensured units were in EO compliance via periodic physical review of premises, policies and random interviews of individuals assigned to the units. Provided EO training to unit personnel and conducted EO investigations of all complaints.

Fort Benning, Ga; Bremerhaven, Germany; Cairo, Egypt

6.5 years Active Duty with subsequent additional 6 years of Reserve duty in a Tier-I Unit.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: President - Student Personnel Society

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Business Adminstration