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  • Over 15 years tax and accounting experience
  • BBA in accounting, Texas Tech University
  • M. Ed. in special education, Texas Woman’s University
  • Previously worked with Steven E. Miller, CPA, PC, Dallas, TX
  • CPA licensed in Texas since 1981

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Liz is a native Austinite, recently returning to Austin via Lubbock, Dallas, and Germany. She began her career at Peat, Marwick, Mitchell in Dallas, and has also had experience over the years in local CPA firms, investment firms, and small businesses. She received her master’s degree in special education and was a homebound teacher for seven years before becoming a “domestic engineer.” When she returned to full-time work, Liz worked as a CPA, school counselor and educational therapist. From 2012 to 2014 she worked at Black Forest Academy in Kandern, Germany, helping serve the needs of missionary and business families. Liz has recently returned to the Austin area to be closer to a parent, and has two daughters, one who is a speech pathologist in Dallas, and the other who is attending Samford University in Birmingham, AL.

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ELIZABETH A. LAURENCE, CPA

PROFESSIONAL AND TEACHING

  • 8/15-Present ROBERT ATKINS WALKER PC, Austin, TX

CPA - individual, entity and international tax preparation

  • 2014-2015 CANYON CREEK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, Richardson, TX

Educational therapist

  • 2012-2014 BLACK FOREST ACADEMY, Kandern, Germany

Educational therapist

  • 2009-2012 STEVEN E. MILLER, CPA PC, Dallas, TX

CPA – individual, corporate, partnership, trust and estate tax preparation, and accounting for various clients

  • 2005-2009 RICHARDSON ISD & LITTLE ELM ISD

School counselor

  • 1992-2005, 1983-1985 PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT WHILE RAISING CHILDREN & ATTENDING SCHOOL

Accountant in a variety of settings – tax preparation as a CPA sole proprietor and for Alan H. Levi, PC, investment advising firms, construction and alarm companies

Network marketing sales

  • 1985-1992 PLANO ISD

Homebound teacher

  • 1981-1982 LEVI & CO., PC, Dallas, TX

CPA – tax return preparation and client accounting

  • 1980-1981 GENERAL PORTLAND INC., Dallas, TX

Internal auditor

  • 1979-80 PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL & CO., Dallas Texas.
    Auditor

EDUCATION:

  • 2004-2006 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AT COMMERCE
    School counselor certification
  • 1983-1986 TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY,Denton, TX

Master of Education, special education

  • 1975-1978 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, Lubbock, TX

Bachelor of Business Administration, accounting. Phi Beta Kappa honorary society vice-president, Beta Alpha Psi accounting honorary society member

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

  • Certified Public Accountant: Licensed in Texas since 1981
  • 2 daughters, one recently receiving MS from UT Dallas, and one attending Samford University in Birmingham, AL
  • Love of travel –including missions trips to Communist Poland and Amsterdam