Principal

Brown Armstrong Paulden 
McCown Starbuck & Keeter
Accountancy Corporation

Tax Division

Specialization with
   Family Business
   Estate Planning

 

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:
University of California, Berkeley, June 1965
MBA in Accounting

University of California, Berkeley, June 1963
Bachelor of Science in Accounting

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:
Nov., 1976 - July, 1996
Principal in the firm of Harvey J. McCown & Company

Dec., 1968 - Oct., 76 - Arthur Andersen & Co. - Tax Department
       July 1974 - October, 1976 - Boise, Idaho
       Dec. 1968 - July 1974 - San Francisco, California

1966-1968 - McCown Cole & Krause, CPAs

1965-1966 - Price Waterhouse

HIGHLIGHTS:
Tax & Management Experience with the following:

Agriculture
Estates & Trusts
Ranching
Retail
Individuals & Small Business
Partnerships & Corporations
Trucking Companies
Construction & Manufacturing

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Adjunct Professor at California State University, Bakersfield - Teaching Income Tax and Accounting Courses

Real Estate - Federal Taxation - Taught in Boise, Idaho - Coeur d' Alene, Idaho Falls

American Bankers Association - Beginning Accounting

Accounting and Computer courses, Teaching Assistant, University of California, Berkley

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, member  
  Taxation Section
California Society of Certified Public Accountants, member
  Committee on Taxation
Bakersfield Chapter, California Society of Certified Public
  Accountants, Member - Past President
Estate Planning Council of Bakersfield, Member -Past President
Downtown Rotary

CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES:
New York University Federal Tax Institute
Classes in many tax planning subjects including LLCs
Estate and Family Tax Succession Planning


Other Partner Resumes

Peter C. Brown
Burton H. Armstrong
Andrew J. Paulden
Harvey J. McCown
Steve R. Starbuck
Aileen Keeter

Chris Thornburgh