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Michael E. Mares, CPA/ABV, J.D.

Member of the Firm
mmares@wittmares.com

Areas of Practice

• Individual, partnership and corporate taxation
• S corporations
• Estate and trust planning
• Business advisory services
• Business valuation services
• Litigation support
• Licensed to practice in Virginia (License #4778), North Carolina (License #23099) and Florida

Education

• Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
• Juris Doctorate, Marshall Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
• Accredited in Business Valuation, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1999

Professional Affiliations

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA): Member; Business Valuation Committee; Consulting Services Executive Committee; Independence-Behavioral Standards Committee; Special Committee on State Regulation
• AICPA Past Leadership Appointments: Board of Directors, 1999 - 2002; Tax Division, past Executive Committee Chair; AICPA Council, 1998 - 1999; Professional Ethics Executive Committee, 2001 - 2005; Business Valuation Standards Task Force, 2001 - 2002; Tax Division Executive Committee, Chair, 1996 - 1998; Tax Force on Tax Specialization; Liaison with State Society Tax Committees Subcommittee, former Chair; Federal Tax Forms Subcommittee; Ethical Standards in Tax Planning Task Force, Chair, 2000 - 2001; Statements on Standards for Tax Services Tax Shelter Task Force, Chair, 2001 - 2002; Tax and Legal Services Ethics Task Force, 2002 - 2005; Strategic Planning Committee, 2002 - 2005; Conceptual Ethics Framework Task Force, 2002 - 2005; Tax Division Strategic Planning Task Force, former Chair
• Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA)
• VSCPA Peninsula Chapter
• American Bar Association
• Virginia State Bar
• Newport News Bar
• Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council: Member, 1999 - 2001; Vice-Chair, 2000 - 2001
• American Tax Policy Institute, Trustee, 1999 - 2003
• Peninsula Estate Planning Council, Past President
• AICPA/VSCPA Continuing Professional Education Program, Instructor
• Associated Regional Accounting Firms (ARAF), Tax Standards Committee, former Chair
• ARAF, Litigation Support Committee, former Chair
• Virginia Conference on Federal Taxation, Planning Committee
• NASD, Arbitrator

Publication & Speaking Credits

• IRS Practice and Procedures, Practitioners Publishing Company (PPC), Co-author
• Limited Liability Companies, PPC, Co-author
• Practitioner's 1065 Deskbook, PPC, Co-author
• Individual Case Studies in Tax Planning
• Industry Taxation Guide, PPC, Co-author
• Guide to Real Estate Taxation, PPC, Reviewing Author
• Corporate Income Tax Workshop, AICPA Videos, 1990 - present
• Individual Income Tax Workshop, AICPA Videos, 1990 - present
• IRS Restructuring and Reorganization, IRS Videos, 1998
• AICPA Satellite Media Tour, 1998
• Tax Practitioner Privilege, AICPA Videos 1999
• IRS Executive's Tax Training, IRS Network, 1998
• IRS Modernization Conference, Panel Chair, 2000
• Tax Law Update, 2001
• Guest to discuss tax matters: MSNBC, CNBC's Power Lunch, Court TV's PrimeTime Justice

Community Service

• Mary Immaculate Hospital, Board of Directors
• Bon Secours Hampton Roads, Audit Committee
• Virginia War Memorial Museum Foundation, Board of Trustees
• Hampton Roads Tax Forum, Board of Directors
• Rotary International, Newport News Chapter
• Transitions Family Violence Services, President, Board of Directors
• American Tax Policy Institute, Trustee
• Peninsula Estate Planning Council, Member
• Virginia Tax Foundation, Trustee
• Hampton Mayor's Commission on the Handicapped, Past Vice Chairman
• U. S. Tax Exchange, Tax Attorney Delegate to China, 1987

Awards & Recognition

• Recipient of the Arthur J. Dixon Memorial Award for outstanding service to the tax profession presented by the Tax Division of the AICPA
• Recognized by CPA Magazine as one of the "Top 50 IRS Representation Practitioners"
• Named five times as one of the "100 Most Influential CPAs in the United States" by Accounting Today
• Recipient of Virginia Business Magazine's "Super CPA" recognition for 2001 - 2008
• VSCPA's 1998 Outstanding Member Award
• Outstanding Discussion Leader for AICPA: 1998, 1989 and 1990
• Mr. Mares has also testified before the U. S. Senate and House committees on numerous occasions regarding tax matters.