Gloria Hill, EA
Gloria Hill has been a resident of the Coachella Valley since 1986. She started Hill & Associates in 1996 following nearly ten years as the branch manager of a large Palm Desert accounting firm.
Gloria successfully passed the Treasury Department's Enrollment exam in 1997 and became enrolled to practice before the Internal Revenue Service. Enrollment is only available to individuals that have proven their expertise in taxation by studying and passing this two day examination. Enrolled Agent status requires significant continuing education and adherance to a strict professional code of conduct. In addition, Gloria is a member of the National Society of Accountants, the National Association of Enrolled Agents, and the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce.
Hill & Associates specializes in the accounting and tax needs of individuals, partnerships, LLCs, corporations, trusts, estates and non-profits. Gloria has experience in all phases of accounting and taxation. Whether your tax needs are large or small, Gloria and her staff are pleased to serve you.
The firm is small and seeks to provide personalized service to all clients. Currently Hill & Associates has a staff of four, all of whom have strong backgrounds in accounting, taxation or both. In addition to providing bookkeeping and tax services to a full range of clients, Gloria's firm offers business consulting, business analysis and business valuation services. Recently mortgage loan application services have been added to the firm's services.
Gloria has always been active in the community. She is currently serving a two-year term as Treasurer of the 1800 + member Soroptimist International (Golden West Region), where she has been a Board member for five years. This worldwide non-profit organization strives, through service projects, to advance human rights and the status of women. Gloria also served three years on the Palm Springs Human Rights Commission.
Gloria and her husband Dixon reside in Palm Springs. They have four adult children and four grandchildren. When time permits, she enjoys traveling and pursuing her interest in poetry. She is a published poet.
Gloria Hill may be reached at her personal email address of gloriahill@aol.com.
Mike Lehman, EA
Michael has worked in the accounting and tax field since 1975. In that year, while still in college, he began working for a public accounting firm in Fairbanks, Alaska. The firm provided tax and accounting services throughout Alaska. This often involved traveling to remote clients in a Cessna flown by the firm's owner, a former bush pilot. During construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, Mike's firm provided accounting and payroll services to pipeline contractors, as well as municipalities and private utilities in Alaska's isolated bush areas.
Mike completed his Bachelor's degree in 1976 and graduated from the University of Alaska. In 1977 he passed the Treasury Department's enrollment examination. In addition to being an Enrolled Agent ("E.A."), he is member of the National Society of Accountants, is accredited in taxation and accountancy, and is a QuickBook's Professional Advisor.
Mike has been a Coachella Valley resident full time since 1997 after he sold his private practice in Seattle. He began visiting the desert in 1983, purchased his first Palm Springs vacation home in 1993, and finally moved to the area in 1997. He loves the desert and does not want to live anyplace else.
Recently Mike wrote an "eBook" on accounting for small and medium size businesses. The book emphasizes the role QuickBooks now plays in the accounting field. If you would like to read it, please write
mike@gloriahill.com and a complimentary copy will be sent to you via email.
