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Thomas Willson

Thornton

Summary

With over thirty years’ experience in accounting and tax, I have handled a wide variety of accounting and tax situations and bring a history of innovative solutions meticulous attention to both the detail and the overview of accounting and tax situations. I have a great deal of experience dealing with professional accountants, small business owners and ordinary wage earning people needing tax help.


Overview

41
41
years of professional experience

Work History

ACCOUNTANT AND TAX PREPARER/MANAGER

Byron Tax Holdings LLC
01.2018 - Current
  • Part-time position preparing individual tax returns, supervising tax preparers and keeping a set of books for the parent company. Included all accounting from tracking and paying invoices to presenting monthly and annual financial statements.

Tax Preparer

Christensen And Co. CPA
01.2025 - 04.2025

Prepared individual Federal and State Tax returns for high value clients, including Schdule C, Schedule E, QBI statements.

Prepared S-Corp and Partnership returns including all schedules and K-1's.

Tax Preparer

Greenstone And Associates, CPA
01.2024 - 04.2024

Prepared individual Federal and State returns for high value clients, including all schedules supporting statements. Prepared corporate, S-Corp and Partnership returns.

ACCOUNTANT

Stonehouse Signs, Inc.
05.2007 - 02.2020
  • Permanent, Full-time position. Oversaw clerks input of A/P invoices, preparation of sales invoices, data entry including recording receipt of receivables. Prepared financials monthly quarterly and annually. Prepared and analyzed analytical reports. Reconciled all balance sheet accounts. Did all journal entries (accrual based accounting) including recurring entries. Closed books monthly and annually.

STAFF ACCOUNTANT

YMCA Of Metropolitan Denver
12.1996 - 05.2007
  • Reconciled all Balance Sheet accounts. Oversaw A/P clerk. Handled all payroll, including preparing and cutting checks, government reports and payment of payroll taxes. In an accrual accounting system, I prepared journal entries and ran financial statements monthly and annually. Prepared work papers for all annual audits and provided support to the external audit team. Coordinated reports from all YMCA branches in Metro Denver and provided support to branch office managers and staff. Converted the accounting system from a Unix based system to Windows base system.

ACCOUNTING MANAGER

Culwell Consulting, Inc.
09.1990 - 05.1996
  • Did all accounting, payroll and tax duties for an oil well development and management company. Prepared dividend checks for 4 limited partnerships as well as for the managing company. Figured depletion allowances and figured and paid severance and other oil related taxes for wells located in Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma.

OWNER

Control Services Company
07.1986 - 08.1990
  • Ran a bookkeeping and tax service for small businesses in East Texas. Prepared financial statements, personal and business tax returns for various small businesses and professional offices in Tyler and surrounding towns.

Staff Accountant

Stephens & Dunlap, CPA's
09.1984 - 07.1986
  • Prepared journal entries, reconciled bank and other asset accounts, and prepared individual tax returns. Large percentage of clients were in oil and gas related businesses.

Education

No Degree - Accounting

The University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, TX

Bachelor of Science - Social Sciences

Rice University
Houston, TX
05.1971

Skills

  • General Ledger Accounting
  • Financial Statements
  • Balance Sheet Reconciliation
  • Excel, Word, Quickbooks

Timeline

Tax Preparer

Christensen And Co. CPA
01.2025 - 04.2025

Tax Preparer

Greenstone And Associates, CPA
01.2024 - 04.2024

ACCOUNTANT AND TAX PREPARER/MANAGER

Byron Tax Holdings LLC
01.2018 - Current

ACCOUNTANT

Stonehouse Signs, Inc.
05.2007 - 02.2020

STAFF ACCOUNTANT

YMCA Of Metropolitan Denver
12.1996 - 05.2007

ACCOUNTING MANAGER

Culwell Consulting, Inc.
09.1990 - 05.1996

OWNER

Control Services Company
07.1986 - 08.1990

Staff Accountant

Stephens & Dunlap, CPA's
09.1984 - 07.1986

Bachelor of Science - Social Sciences

Rice University

No Degree - Accounting

The University of Texas At Arlington
Thomas Willson