Mark F. Seid

After graduating from Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo Mark accepted employment with the Internal Revenue Service as a field agent in the San Jose District headquarters office. After a few years he moved to the San Luis Obispo post of duty where he completed the full training for general program Revenue Agents. He founded the firm in Paso Robles in 1996 dedicated to serving clients with the knowledge he had obtained spending nearly 10 years at the IRS. In 2000 he passed the examination for non-attorneys to practice before the U.S. Tax Court, a distinction earned by fewer than 300 individuals nationwide. He is uniquely qualified to represent our clients before the various taxing authorities due to his experience and knowledge. He is a member of the National Association of Enrolled Agents, California Society of Enrolled Agents and California Society of Certified Public Accountants.

While Mark’s CPA license is issued by the State of California, being an Enrolled Agent allows him to represent clients before any state tax agency in the nation. Most local governments (for example, all California County Tax Assessors) also recognize the Enrolled Agent as a tax expert and have granted representation privileges to enrolled agents. Mark has prepared and filed returns in almost every state in the country. He regularly presents topics on federal taxation, state taxation and tax controversy to EA’s, CPA’s and industry groups.