Presenters
Our presenters are accounting and tax experts with practical tax experience. Each webinar presenter maintains high level current tax development knowledge and uses it to help participants prepare for tax return season. Attendees have the opportunity to interact with each presenter upon completion of the presentation.
Randy Adams EA, MSA
Randy manages two accounting offices near Des Moines IA. He has been preparing taxes since 1992. He holds a master’s degree in accounting and is an Enrolled Agent with the Internal Revenue Service. He really enjoys meeting with fellow tax preparers and has traveled to many states as a tax instructor. When not working or out on the road instructing, he enjoys hiking in the National Parks or biking the many trails throughout Iowa.
Michael DeBlis III, Esq., LLM
Michael is a partner in the boutique law firm of DeBlis Law where he specializes in tax compliance. Michael graduated from Western Michigan University School of Law in 2007 and later went on to earn his Masters of Law in taxation (LL.M.) from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2012. As a former public defender, Michael has spent nearly fifteen years cutting his teeth on some of the most serious felony cases to pass through the state courts of New Jersey. Michael’s unique background in tax law puts him into an elite category of criminal defense attorneys who specialize in criminal tax defense. His extensive trial experience and solid grounding in all major areas of federal taxation make him uniquely qualified to handle any white-collar case, no matter how sophisticated it might be. Michael has written articles that have been published in leading tax journals, such as “CCH Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure,” “EA Journal,” “Global Tax Weekly,” and “ABA News Quarterly” and is a columnist for “Law360.” He has been featured on the media affiliates of several major media networks, including NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, and CNN.
Laura Dolley, PhD, PMP, EA
Laura received her bachelor’s degree in business with a concentration in accounting and spent several years working in Accounting & Tax. She worked for IBM for 13 years in Global Consulting. She holds a Ph.D. in Education, specializing in Training & Performance Improvement. She has certifications in Project Management (PMP) and as an Enrolled Agent with the IRS. Each September, she travels to the Helsinki School of Business in Finland to teach a course called ‘Leading through Change’.
Deltrease Hart-Anderson, EA
Deltrease started her love of taxation back in 1988 when she prepared her very first tax return – her own. During college she volunteered with the IRS VITA program (back when taxes were being prepared by hand). Graduating with a BS in Accounting, she spent over 10 years in accounting and finance departments of various Fortune 500 companies. After earning a master’s degree in accounting, Deltrease taught tax and accounting courses at various colleges and universities. For over 20 years, she’s been in private practice, focusing on representing taxpayers in tax trouble and providing them with financially sound accounting and tax strategies. She is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for real estate investing. Deltrease also enjoys attending live NBA games, recording podcast episodes (“Tax Problems Solved” podcast) and serving on the South Carolina Board of Accountancy.
Larry Johnson, CPA
Larry, former tax manager in a “Top 100” CPA firm, currently provides professional services for a non-profit organization. His extensive experience includes tax preparation, tax planning, IRS representation, and estate planning for clients who range from the modest to the very wealthy and who have been involved in all sorts of businesses including manufacturing, farming, and services. Larry, who holds a Master of Science in Taxation, speaks regularly about taxes to a variety of audiences. His relaxed, “let’s talk about it” approach is perfect for presenting the tax topics and updates we cover at our Basics & Beyond, Inc. income tax seminars.
Kristy Maitre, EA
Currently a tax professional employed by a small firm in Iowa, Kristy brings her 27 years of IRS employee experience as well as her years with Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation, which makes a unique combination of experience and perspective to our speaker corps. Her experience at the IRS, including twelve years as the IRS’s Iowa tax practitioner “go to” person and seven years as an IRS Revenue Agent gives her the background to know how to handle the IRS bureaucracy. Kristy regularly demonstrates her ability to show practitioners how to minimize client tax liability and avoid practitioner compliance problems with the IRS.
Michael R. Miranda, CPA, QKA, NQPC, AEP
Bringing 48 years of experience in tax consulting, estate planning, and employee benefits to his work as an independent consultant, Michael is the owner of MIRANDA CPA & Consulting LLC in Sioux Falls, SD. His tax practice focuses on corporate, individual, estate and gift, and tax accounting. He also provides employee benefit planning and consultation services for qualified, non-qualified, and health and welfare benefit plans. As part of his IRS representation practice, Michael has worked with the National Office to obtain private letter rulings for clients, in addition to numerous EPCRS submissions and audits. As a nationally recognized tax speaker, he maintains an active schedule presenting webinars and seminars on tax law, employee benefit planning, and estate planning.
Michael spent much of his career as a CPA with a regional CPA firm located in Northwestern Iowa, retiring after 27 years as a senior manager-shareholder with this firm. His career started as a Tax Specialist with a Big 8 accounting firm in their South Bend and Minneapolis offices, providing tax and estate planning for individuals and small to medium-sized businesses. He has earned professional designations including CPA, QKA, NQPC and AEP. Michael maintains professional memberships with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the American Society of Pension and Professional Actuaries (ASPPA), National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA), and the National Association of Estate Planning Councils (NAEPC).
Allan J. “A.J.” Reynolds, EA
A.J. is an enrolled agent (EA). He has immense experience in various areas in taxation, which encompasses over 30 years. His practice centers on Individual, Business, and Estate Tax preparation. In addition, A.J. specializes in IRS Audits, Appeals, Collections, Innocent Spouse, Independent Contractor vs. Employee Issues and Civil Tax Fraud Representations. A.J.’s clientele ranges from the average worker to fortune 500 executives. He brings his everyday “in the trenches” experience to the seminars to assist attendees with real issues facing tax professionals. A.J. has spoken for Basics + Beyond Income Tax Seminars, NTI Resort Conferences, NATP National Conference and Webinars, NAEA, and Center for Agriculture Law and Taxation of Iowa State University. A.J. started his tax career with a National CPA firm in San Diego, CA after proudly serving five years in the United States Navy. Outside his tax practice, A.J. is a member of the Diocese of Sioux City Priests’ Pension & Welfare Board and the Investment Advisory Board for the Diocese. When not working, A.J.’s time is spent in various activities with his wife and their two children.
The presenters on this page are currently expected to lead our income tax seminars and webinars this year. Each year we provide our presenters with special Basics & Beyond training so that all participants will have a positive experience. To keep this promise, Basics & Beyond, Inc. reserves the right to reassign presenters or use qualified and trained webinar presenters not presently listed on this page should the need arise.
