User:Stephen Wright NTCG

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Stephen Wright, CPA (Texas)

I have been with Intuit for 13 years. I began my career with Intuit in technical support, later moving to become a Quality Assurance Analyst for the Lacerte fiduciary module. I am currently a Senior Tax Analyst for the federal 1040 project.

Education

University of North Texas, Master of Science, Accounting, 1994

University of North Texas, Bachelors of Science, Accounting, 1994

Hobbies

I love my job, but the overtime can be a bit overwhelming at times. (If you are reading this, I have a feeling you can relate). My tax season occurs 3 months before everyone else's, which makes for a rather hectic holiday season.

Once summer rolls around, Fiona and I like to do volunteer work overseas. During summer of 2007, we spent a month in Saigon (where Fiona is from). During late April to Mid-May of 2008, I went back to Saigon to work at the same orphanage as before, and also spent some time in the Mekong Delta. We are in the process of starting up a small charitable organization to help kids in the Mekong Delta pay for kids school.

When I use the phrase "there doesn't appear to be any guidance", I am making a pretty strong statement. If I use it, I have spent a good amount of time searching and come up empty-handed. There is always a chance I missed something, but you can rest assured that some diligence was put behind it.

When it comes to the forums, I tend to defer to the preparer community to give more practical advice. If I notice something that is a pure theory or law question, I may comment if I think it will help the discussion along.

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