Steven J. Brown, CPA
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Steve Brown is a Partner and Chairman of RubinBrown’s Tax Services Group.  He is a lecturer at various tax seminars and conferences. Steve was the chair of Section 1374 Working Group, a member of Section 2702 Working Group and co-authored comments on proposed regulations on built-in gains and qualified personal residence trusts. He has also contributed to a report titled “Checklists for Determining Whether a Trust is a Valid S Shareholder” which was distributed to members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Tax Division. Steve co-authored an article on “S Corporations’ Charitable Contributions of Appreciated Property” which appeared in the March 2008 edition of the Tax Adviser. He is a frequent contributor of articles to various tax publications.  

Professional Accomplishments, Awards, & Publications

• Appearances on live television broadcasts as tax expert
• Participation in numerous radio programs on various tax subjects
• One of CPA Magazine’s Top 40 Advisors to Know During a Recession, only St. Louis advisor name on national list (2009)
• Selected as Who’s Who in Professional Services

Education

• B.B.A, Accounting, Emory University

Community Involvment

• Mentor, Emory University Business School
• Member, Board of Trustees of La Hacienda subdivision

Speaker Engagements 

• Annual AICPA Estate Planning Conference (2011)
  • Estate planning for S Corporations (2011)
  • IRS Estate Tax Examinations (2011)

• Annual AICPA Estate Planning Conference (2010)
  • Estate Planning for S Corporations (2010)
  • Current IRS Estate Tax Compliance Issues Panel (2010)
• Annual AICPA Estate Planning Conference (2009)
  • Estate Planning for S Corporation Shareholders (2009)
  • Current IRS Estate Tax Compliance Issues (2009)

Professional Organizations

• Member, AICPA Tax Executive Committee (2010- present)
• Vice Chair, Federal Tax Committee, North America Region of Baker Tilly International
  
• Member, AICPA S Corporation Technical Resource Panel
  (2006 – 2010)
• Member, AICPA Income Tax Return Due Date and K-1 Due Date Task Force (2009-Present)
• Member, Steering Committee, Annual AICPA Estate Planning Conference (1994-Present)
• Member, AICPA Trusts as S Corporation Shareholders Task Force (2003-2008)
  Member, Trust Estate, and Gift Tax Committee of AICPA Tax Division (1994-1997)
• Member, S Corporation Taxation Committee of AICPA Tax Division (1991-1994
• Member, IRS Commissioner's Advisory Group (1989 and 1990)
• Former Chairman, Liaison Function Subgroup of the IRS Commissioner's
• Advisory Group and Chairman of the Commercial Return Preparers Subgroup
  Editorial Advisory Boards:
  • Tax Twenty Group, an association of accounting firms' tax partners
  • Journal of Accountancy, a monthly AICPA publication for the accounting industry
• Editorial Advisory Boards Served in Prior Years:
  • The Tax Adviser magazine, a monthly tax publication by the AICPA for tax practitioners
  • Accounting Today, published by Faulkner and Gray for the tax and accounting community