David Rogers co-founded Actors Tax Prep in 2000. His own experience as an actor began in 1993, in New York City. For the previous twenty-five years, Rogers worked in the advertising agency business, and served some of the world's largest ad firms as a senior executive. Early in his acting career, drawn by both opportunity and weather, he became a refugee from the East Coast, immigrating to Los Angeles, where he has lived happily ever after.
A long-time member of AFTRA, SAG and AEA, outside of tax season he works in film, television, theatre and voice-over.
His is a member of the National Association of Tax Professionals, the National Society of Accountants, and has been registered with the California Tax Education Council since 2000. Rogers lectures extensively throughout the country on taxation issues affecting the entertainment industry, and is the author of several articles on the same subject matter.
ERNIE CHARLES, EA
Ernie, a valued and popular preparer with us for several years, has received the coveted Enrolled Agent designation from the IRS. After passing a gruelling three-day exam on general tax knowledge, EAs are permitted to represent taxpayers before the IRS all the way up to US Tax Court. He graduated from Heidelberg College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. He also participated in door-to-door sales program with Southwestern Company, where he was a top experienced salesperson and ran his own business for five summers. Ernie loves acting, and has worked as a performing artist since graduating from college.
MICAH SCOTT
Micah began acting his freshman year of high school and has not stopped. Though his first love is theatre, he has performed in most genres (film, television, industrials, commercials, voice over, and student film). He has served on various committees at AFTRA and the Screen Actors Guild where he is the Chair of the Tax Assistance Program (formerly known as VITA).
PAUL LITTLEFIELD, CPA
Paul is a CPA with forty years of varied business experience. He began his career with a national CPA firm in Washington, DC. He has held corporate financial and accounting positions with two Fortune 500 companies, one located in Maryland and the other in Los Angeles. Paul spent the last 16 years with a local CPA firm. His experience includes personal, corporate and partnership tax returns.
At ActorsTaxPrep, Paul fills the important role of Corporate Tax Specialist and will also handle some of our more complex individual returns.
ED MANNING, EA
Ed earned an Award in Taxation from the UCLA Extension Program
and is enrolled to practice before the Internal Revenue Service.
As an Enrolled Agent, he specializes in tax preparation, tax planning
and also audit representation before all Administrative levels of the
Internal Revenue Service.
Ed teaches Tax Compliance for the IRS VITA program and also Basic
Payroll Taxation to Businesses. He recently conducted a “Better
Business through Better Records” seminar at the Huntington Beach
Small Business Fair.
Prior to his career in income taxation, Ed was an actor. He earned a
Master of Fine Arts Degree in Theatre from the University of
Southern California. He has performed on the stage, in commercials
and film, and has also done voice over and print work.
KELLI MAGUIRE
Kelli Maguire is our Representative in New York City. After living in Los Angeles for 5 years Kelli headed back to the great white way about 3 years ago. She received her Bookkeeping License, Tax Prep Certificate and Quickbooks Administrator from Baruch College in Manhattan.
Being the eclectic person that she is, she just made her Broadway debut, will be ordained as an Interfaith Minister as well as receiving her certificate to be a Clergy tax preparer in 2007, and works with a first responder team for Disasters and Emergencies.
CRAIG McALPIN
Craig is a long-time veteran with Actors Tax Prep, Inc. serving clients in the areas of reception, appointments and general administrative responsibilities. Though he's lived in Los Angeles for almost twenty years, he is ever the Southern boy at heart, growing up in the great state of Mississippi. He has performed in a variety of film, TV, theater and commercials over the years - and like all actors can't wait for his next part.
PATI LAUREN
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Pati was adopted as an infant and grew up in south Florida. She is a professional actor working in film, television, and theater. Also a skilled voice-over dubbing artist, Pati can be heard in an array of foreign films and telenovelas. When not in front of the camera, you can find Pati utilizing her experience and degree in film and television production working behind the lens as a producer/ director. To further serve the entertainment industry, Pati has been working in the South Florida market as a certified tax preparer for over three years. She is thrilled to expand her services to Los Angeles.
Emily Churchill
Emily Churchill is from Springfield, Illinois, but claims Chicago as her home. She is a working actor and recently opened the one woman show, Delores Dogan at the Upright Citizens Brigade. Also working in film and tv with both feature films and national and regional commercial campaigns under her belt. Aside from acting, she also has a degree in Marketing and is a certified tax professional. She is excited to be here in L.A. and to be working with Actor's Tax Prep again this tax season!
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