Mr. Born, a Certified Public Accountant, received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Washington.
While obtaining his MBA degree, he was employed by the Boeing Company. After obtaining his MBA degree, he joined KPMG Peat Marwick where be ultimately became a tax partner. He left Peat Marwick to become a real estate entrepreneur but continued to practice federal income tax.
After a successful career as a real estate entrepreneur, Mr. Born expanded his tax practice consulting with other CPA’s relating to their more challenging tax questions primarily relating to real estate, partnership and advanced personal tax planning.
Mr. Born is the recipient of the Elijah Watt Sells silver medal award for the second highest grades in the United States on the CPA examination.
Mr. Born is an experienced teacher who both writes and teaches tax courses for the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants and teaches Masters of Taxation courses at Golden Gate University. Mr. Born also is an experienced speaker primarily on tax subjects including eight presentations at the Northwest Tax/ Pacific Tax Institute.
Real Estate (all aspects including taxation)