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Denise Bowen View CV

Opening applies to:
Accounting

Mailing Address:
1963 Dana Bree
El Paso, TX 79936

Country of Citenzenship:
USA

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's Degree:
The University of Texas at El Paso - Received in: 1998 - Major: BBA in Accounting

Master's Degree:
The University of Texas at El Paso - Received in: 2001 - Major: MAcc

Doctorate Degree:
The University of Texas at El Paso - Received in: DBA 7/2010 - Major:

TEACHING INTERESTS:

My teaching interest is in the area of taxation, although I have enjoyed teaching both principles of accounting classes, software applications for accounting, individual taxation, corporate taxation and a graduate tax class in procedures. I am also qualified to teach tax research, intermediate financial, managerial and cost accounting.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Tax policy
Tax compliance and international business
Tax values and culture
Small business tax compliance and trust in government
Accountant’s role in tax compliance
Role of managerial accounting in small business

WORK EXPERIENCE:

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO, El Paso, TX
Instructor 2007 to Present
Graduate Level Courses
• Internal Revenue Service Practice and Procedures (Teaching evaluations: 4.5 – 4.75 /5.0 benchmark)
• Federal Income Tax for Corporations (Teaching evaluations: 4.0 /5.0 benchmark)

Undergraduate Level Courses
• Federal Income Tax for Individuals (Teaching evaluations: 4.3 – 4.7 /5.0 benchmark)
• Federal Income Tax for Corporations (Teaching evaluations: 4.0 /5.0 benchmark)
• Software Applications of Accounting (Excel and Access 2007)
(Teaching evaluations: 4.7 /5.0 benchmark)
• Principles of Accounting I (Financial) (Teaching evaluations: 4.6 – 4.77 /5.0 benchmark)
• Principles of Accounting II (Managerial) (Teaching evaluations: 4.7 /5.0 benchmark)

EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE, El Paso, TX
Instructor 2001 - 2009
Courses of instruction
• Quantitative Analysis for Business Organizations (Statistics)
• Principles of Accounting I (Financial)
• Principles of Accounting II (Managerial)
• Introduction to Accounting I and II

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO, El Paso, TX
Teaching Assistant 2000 - 2001
• Assisted three to four professors per semester
• Prepared and taught classes during professor absences
• Proctored and graded exams. Graded homework assignments, held tutoring and review sessions
• Compiled student information and computed grades
Professional Experience
BOWEN BOOKKEEPING AND TAX SERVICES
Self Employed 2003 - 2008
• 4 years proprietorships and individual accounting/ tax experience
• Estate tax returns, trusts, and estate planning
• Consult and organize new and existing businesses
• Establish record keeping procedures
• Audit books and records
• Prepare financial statements, calculate and file employee payroll taxes, estimated taxes, state sales taxes, state compliance filings, state unemployment, and federal income tax returns
• Advise and assist with Internal Revenue Service audits

A.M. WATER TREATMENT, INC.
Secretary/ Treasurer 2003 – 2008
• 4 years corporate accounting/ tax experience
• Saved corporation over $50,000 in federal and state taxes, penalties, and interest
• Maintain daily books and records to include end of period adjustments and closing entries
• Prepare quarterly and annual corporate financial statements
• Budget and pricing analysis. Inventory cost analysis
• Payroll calculations, required deposits, 941 Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Returns, 940 Employer’s Annual Federal Unemployment Tax Return, W2 and W3 filings
• Maintain state sales tax records. File state sales tax reports
• Complete and file federal returns (Form 1120)
• Maintain corporate minutes, shareholder notifications, state franchise taxes, and Personal Information Report filings
• Audit invoices, receivables, payables, insurance, health care plan, employee manual updates with emphasis on ethical and legal requirements

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
Revenue Agent 2001 – 2003
• 2 years accounting/ tax experience; corporations, partnerships, proprietorships, and individuals
• Responsible for organizing and managing an inventory of tax cases in the Small Business/ Self-Employed division of the Internal Revenue Service
• Examined individual, partnership, and corporate tax returns
• Conducted field audits utilizing an extensive knowledge of the Internal Revenue Code, rulings, court decisions, regulations and practices
• Prepared work papers and reports documenting research findings and conclusions
• Presented findings to taxpayer and collected any tax due

DUNBAR, BROADDUS, WEINER, LLP
Intern/ Staff Accountant 1998 – 1999
• 1-year accounting/ tax experience; partnerships, proprietorships, and individuals
• Assisted in audits of financials, business operations, and retirement funds for profit and not-for-profit organizations
• Prepared tax returns for individual clients and partnerships

BOWEN MACHINE & FABRICATING, INC.
Office Manager 1988 – 1998
• 10 years accounting experience; corporation
• Supervised office staff as well as six remote job sites
• Responsibilities included overall daily office operations, insuring compliance with payroll obligations and deadlines, client billings, cash flow operations, timely payment of accounts payables, and collection of accounts receivables
• Liaison between employees and owners

PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS:

WORK-IN-PROGRESS
Bowen, “Tax Evasion and Small Business: Cross Country Comparison on Trust in Government”
Bowen, Putnam, Braun, and Bagchi. “National Cultural Dimensions’ Influence on Tax Values Across Countries: Extending Theoretical and Empirical analyses”
Huerta, Petrides, and Bowen. “The Role of Accounting in Small Family Business”