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Steve is the Partner-in-Charge of RubinBrown’s Tax Consulting Services Group. He has appeared on live television broadcasts as a tax expert and participated in numerous radio programs pertaining to various tax subjects. 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.

Sharing Knowledge With Others

• Member, AICPA S Corporation Technical Resource Panel (2006-Present) 
• 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

Strong Educational Foundation

• B.B.A. – Accounting, Emory University: 1977

Some Recent Speeches

• July 2009
  Annual AICPA Estate Planning Conference
  Estate Planning for S Corporation Shareholders                         Current IRS Estate Tax Compliance Issues
• July 2008
  Annual AICPA Estate Planning Conference
  S Corporations - Tax Planning Using Trusts
  Current IRS Compliance Issues within the Estate and Gift Tax Area
• July 2007
  Annual AICPA Estate Planning Conference
  S Corporations Tax Planning
  Current IRS Compliance Issues
• July 2006
  Annual AICPA Estate Planning Conference
  Trusts as S Corporation Shareholders
  Current IRS Compliance Issues
• July 2005
  Annual AICPA Estate Planning Conference
  Current IRS Compliance Issues
  IRS Update

Involvement In the Community

• Steve was named one of CPA Magazine's Top 40 Tax Advisors to Know During a Recession.  He was the only St. Louis advisor named to the national list (2009). 
• Steve is an Emory University Business School Mentor.
• Steve was on the Board of Directors of the JCC of St. Louis and a member of their financial planning task force. Steve was selected for Who’s Who in Professional Services (St. Louis Business Journal - August 1999)
• Steve was a member of the Board of Trustees of La Hacienda Subdivision.