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Antonio Martinez is the VP of Business Development for LTPA. In 2004 Tony earned a full-ride scholarship to the University of California, Berkeley. Tony majored in Engineering and was involved in various leadership and volunteer roles. Upon graduation, Tony joined the LTPA with a goal of building a national brand. As VP of Business Development, Tony has led the exponential growth of the organization and organized various events throughout the country. In 2014 Antonio became an Enrolled Agent with the goal of representing Spanish-speaking tax preparers before the IRS.

Avantax's tax-focused movement started in 1983 with one CPA who noticed a growing need for clients to receive investment advice that aligned with their tax situations. Referring his tax clients to someone else for financial planning meant his clients were often placed in inappropriate investments or accounts, resulting in adverse tax implications. Its tax-intelligent roots reinvented how financial services could be delivered to clients, bringing practice growth, client satisfaction, and technology to Financial Professionals everywhere.

Website: https://www.avantax.com/

Forget genes; I’ve got words in my DNA. Communication has been part of who I am nearly all my life. From a long career in radio news to another one in newspapers – and a University of Georgia journalism degree sandwiched between the two – language has been my life. I’ve also been fortunate to have learned the tax business from the ground up here at Drake, starting with 1040.com online forms some years ago before moving on to work on the Web. In all things tax-ish, we aim to give you tools you can use.

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Jerry Gaddis is founder & CEO of Tropical Tax Solutions, a full-service firm headquartered in the Florida Keys offering tax consultation, preparation, and representation services. Mr. Gaddis, a Dave Ramsey Endorsed Local Provider, is enrolled to practice before the Internal Revenue Service, serves on the Board of the National Association of Enrolled Agents, and is a fellow in the National Tax Practice Institute. He earned degrees from the University of Florida and the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL. He’s been in the tax business since 2004, and you can reach him at TropicalTax.com or on Twitter (@TropicalTax).

Where to begin with this bio—My enthusiasm for LEGO kits? The collection of semi-complete art projects stacked in my office? Or how about my love of all things Harry Potter? Well, in a nutshell, that's me. But while building, crafting and learning about witchcraft and wizardry ultimately create my off-hour hobby carousel, I dedicate work time to writing for Right Networks and the accounting profession. My ultimate goal? Produce quality content (for the industry supporting us all) that does more than inform—it entertains. Check out some of my recent articles on RightNetworks.com.

Whether designing superheroes, penciling caricatures, or just doodling, I always knew I was going to earn some sort of art degree while in college. That was my goal before I decided to trade Edgar Degas for Edgar Allan Poe during a Freshman English class. The BA in English soon morphed into a double-major in English and Philosophy, eventually becoming an MA in English. It only makes sense that I learned of a writing opportunity for a local marketing firm while teaching a first-year college English course. Before I knew it, I was writing and editing tax-related articles for Taxing Subjects, and this has been my home since 2014.

Susannah graduated from Troy University in 2016 with an English degree—which she uses daily to engage with taxes, of all things. She began writing for the tax industry right out of school, and even after eight years, she is still amazed at how rewarding it is to put complex tax concepts into simple language.