Michael Brennan, E.A.

Mike is a graduate of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and holds an undergraduate degree (B.B.A.) and graduate degree (M.B.A.) from the Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business Administration. Graduating in the upper 1/3 of his graduation class, Mike has a double Major in Accounting and Finance with a Minor in Real Estate Administration. He is a member of the National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA) and is active in the Florida and local chapters as well.

Mr. Brennan began his practice as a professional tax preparer with his family's tax firm in 1976. Prior to moving to Florida in 1999, Mike was a major partner in a multi-state wholesale distribution firm and a small business owner in North Carolina where he also served as an Adjunct Professor at the local community college. Since moving to Florida in 1999, Mike has been involved as the lead coordinator for the payroll departments of 2 major, multi-state corporations. As a result, Mike understands the needs of self-employed small business owners and professionals, having been a small business owner himself.

For the past 5 years Mike has practiced as a tax preparer and as an Enrolled Agent since being specially licensed by the IRS in 2003. As an Enrolled Agent, Mike is licensed by the US Treasury to represent taxpayers before all levels of the Internal Revenue Service in all 50 states and US taxpayers in foreign countries.

The primary focus of Mike's practice is state and federal tax problem resolution. His experience includes representation of taxpayers before the Examinations Division and Appeals Division of the IRS, representation of taxpayers before the Florida Department of Revenue, the North Carolina Department of Revenue, the California Excise Tax Board, and the Oklahoma Tax Commission.