R. R. "BOBBY" COVIC, ENROLLED AGENT

Bobby Covic & Associates

916 Southwood Boulevard, Suite 1-B

Post Office Box 6206, Incline Village, NV 89450-6206

Voice 775.831.7694     Facsimile 775.831.5328

E-mail:  bobbycovic@aol.com          www.Negotiationcoach.net

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

DATE: June 28, 2004

 

PERSONAL DATA

 

Date of Birth: March 27, 1947.

Place of Birth: Shreveport, LA

Citizenship: U.S.A.

 

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

 

A.B., Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 1969.

Certificate of Achievement, H&R Block; Reno, NV 1983.

Enrolled Agent (EA), Admitted to Practice Before IRS, 06/09/88.

Completed, Peoples' Law School, NV Trial Lawyers' Association; University of Nevada, Reno, 1989. This was not a formal law school. It was an eight-week program given for lay persons to give an overview of law.

Graduate, NAEA Instructor Development Workshop; Las Vegas, NV, 1990.

Graduate Fellow (FNTPI), National Tax Practice Institute, 1991.

 

WRITINGS

 

BOOKS

 

EVERYTHINGÕS NEGOTIABLE! How to Bargain Better to Get What You Want

Stand up to the IRS (6th and 7th Editions), by Attorney Frederick W. Daily. Nolo Press.

(Contributing Author)

ÒOne of the best books on personal finance.Ó ‑ Money Magazine

Introduction to Representation (co-authored with Mary Javor, EA)

Tax Savvy for Small Business (8th Edition), by Attorney Frederick W. Daily. Nolo Press.

            (Contributing Author)

Sandlot Stores by Marcella Parsons and Steven Hayes Young (contributing author)

 

ARTICLES

 

EA: The Journal of The National Association of Enrolled Agents.

E Alert: the Monthly Newsletter of the National Association of Enrolled Agents.

NTPI Observations. 

The California Enrolled Agent. 

Tax Practitioners Journal: National Association of Tax Practitioners.

CCH Journal of Tax Practice & Procedure.

Association of Image Consultants International.

Daily Sparks Tribune

 

COLUMNS: NEWSPAPERS

 

                        North Lake Tahoe Bonanza

 

COLUMNS: MAGAZINES

 

Deal Magazine

 


PRESS COVERAGE

 

            New York Times

            Wall Street Journal

            Las Vegas Review Journal

            San Jose Mercury News

            Reno Gazette Journal

            North Lake Tahoe Bonanza

BNAÕs (Bureau of National Affairs) Employee Relations Weekly 8-27/90

North Tahoe Weekly

Tahoe Daily Tribune

Professional Speaker: The Official Magazine of the National Speakers Association

 

TELEVISION

 

KRNV TV (Reno, NV)

 

RADIO

 

KBDB 1400 AM, Reno, NV: The Changing Point Hour ‑ The Silver Lining with Idora Silver

WBNW 1120 AM, WPLM 1390 AM, Newton, MA: Financially Speaking (Money Matters Radio Network, Financial News and Business for and About Women)

WBNW 1120 AM, WPLM 1390 AM and on the web at 1120wbnw.com, North Easton, MA. PM Magazine: Your Business & Finance Magazine.

 

BOOK SIGNINGS

 

            Sundance Bookstore; Reno, NV

 

ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS

 

Charter Member, International Association of Professional Negotiators.

Member, National Speakers Association.

Member, National Association of Enrolled Agents.

Member, Graduate Fellows Association — National Tax Practice Institute.

Charter Member/Former Director, (Northern NV Chpt.) Nevada Society of Enrolled Agents.

Member, Nevada Society of Enrolled Agents.

Affiliate Member, California Society of Enrolled Agents.

Member, National Association of Tax Practitioners.

Member, National Society of Public Accountants.

Former Member, National Society of Tax Professionals.

Associate Member, Northern Nevada Bankruptcy Bar Association.

Charter Member, Carson Communicators — Toastmasters.

Certified Individual Tax Professional, American Institute of Tax Studies.

 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

 

Association of Image Consultants International: 2001 Convention (Denver, CO)

 

The American Society of IRS Problem Solvers: ÒHow-ToÓ Tax Boot Camp 2000.

 

U.S. Tax and Marketing, Inc.: ÒHow-ToÓ Tax Boot Camp 1999.

 

King Bankruptcy Academy: ÒDischarging Taxes in BankruptcyÓ 1998 & 1999 (San Francisco, CA).

 

California Society Enrolled Agents, Super Seminar '93: Offer in Compromise.

 

Applied School of Taxology (ASTA): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998.

 

Chapters—California Society Enrolled Agents: Sacramento, Big Valley, Orange County, Palomar, San Fernando Valley, North Bay, Golden Gate, East Bay, Central Valley, San Bernardino/Riverside, Central Coast, Los Angeles.

 

Chapters—Nevada Society Enrolled Agents: Northern (Reno) and Southern (Las Vegas).

 

National Association of Enrolled Agents: National Conventions (Honolulu, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Seattle, Orlando and Phoenix) plus various one- and two-day seminars (Portland, Cape Cod, etc.).

 

State Societies—National Association of Enrolled Agents: Nevada, California, Pennsylvania, New York, Texas, Oregon, Washington, Florida, Louisiana, Hawaii, Georgia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Mississippi, Arizona, Northern New England and Minnesota.

 

National Association of Tax Practitioners: Numerous National Conventions (Reno, San Diego, Corpus Christi, Orlando, San Francisco, Las Vegas and New Orleans).

 

National Association of Tax Practitioners: 2002 Escape Programs (St. Petersburg, FL, Branson, MO, Las Vegas, NV, Atlantic City, NJ, Chicago, IL and Phoenix, AZ).

 

State Societies—National Association of Tax Practitioners: Utah, California.

 

National Society of Public Accountants: National Convention, Reno, NV.

 

National Society of Accountants (CA Chpt.): 1997 Convention, Anaheim, CA.

 

National Tax Practice Institute: Current Faculty Member and former Discussion Group Leader.

 

Inland Society of Tax Consultants: Ontario, CA.

 

Northern Nevada Bankruptcy Bar Association: Reno, NV

 

Service Organizations: Chamber of Commerce, Soroptimists, Optimists, Lions, Kiwanis, YEO (Young Entrepreneur Organization) Reno-Tahoe Chapter, and Rotary International.

 

Real Estate Boards: Reno / Sparks Board of Realtors; Sparks, NV

 

Churches: First Baptist Church of Tahoe City, CA.

 

Casinos: Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Hotel and Casino, Comstock Hotel and Casino, Harvey's Resort Hotel and Casino (South Lake Tahoe, CA), Lakeside Inn Hotel and Casino (South Lake Tahoe, CA).

 

EXPERIENCE

á       Professional speaker: Nationally recognized in matters of administrative tax law, negotiation and practice management.

á       Current professional practice: tax litigation consultant specializing in the representation of large dollar collection cases and multi-year failure-to-file situations before IRS.

á       Former instructor, Sierra NV College; Incline Village, NV: Tax Law, Computerized Tax Prep & Negotiation.

á       Former casino dealer: craps, 21, roulette, etc.

á       Former real estate broker (California and Nevada): approximately 15 years.

á       Former professional musician, drummer; toured with big name rock groups.

á       Former rehabilitation counselor for disabled persons: Goodwill Industries, Santa Cruz, CA.

 

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