Ed 
llen began his
secular career at Ernst & Young, LLP in 1990 specializing in tax
consulting within E&Y’s Entrepreneurial Services Practice.
After his time at E&Y, he joined Lacerte Software Corporation, now a
division of Intuit, where he led the development of several tax
modules and provided the tax preparation software used by accounting
firms who engage in the business of tax preparation.
Subsequently, he became a Partner in Mid American Capital Resource
Group, Inc., a national factoring company based in Dallas, Texas,
where he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Ed has been a Partner/Shareholder in DASI, a national cost
segregation company, since its formation and has become a nationally
recognized expert in the field of cost segregation and its unique
opportunities to the real estate owner as a tax saving strategy.
Ed is the owner of W.E. Allen Consulting, Inc. a professional
consulting firm specializing in tax saving strategies for the small
business owners.
Ed llen is a sought after speaker and author. Ed has been chosen
by his peers to speak at numerous
conferences including past national AICPA conferences, e.g. 2003
AICPA Real Estate Conference in New
Orleans, 2004 Federal Taxes Conference in Washington, D.C., the 2005
AICPA National Real Estate Conference
in Las Vegas, the 2006 AICPA National Real Estate Conference in Las
Vegas, the 2008 AICPA National Real
Estate Conference in Phoenix, AZ, in addition to other nationally
renowned conferences, e.g. 2004 Rich Dad’s
Real Estate Investment Conference in Dallas, TX. In addition to being an active member and recognized
speaker for the AICPA, Ed is a key member of several professional
state and local organizations including
the Texas Society of CPAs, the Colorado Society of CPAs and the
Oklahoma Society of CPAs. Ed is
often chosen as a speaker at functions by these and other state organizations. Additionally, Ed provides
in-house training on tax saving strategies to regional and national
accounting firms across the U.S.
Ed llen has authored numerous articles, covering the topic of cost segregation as well as other tax deferral
opportunities for national publications including the Journal of
Accountancy, “The Best of Both Worlds”,
August, 2005, Colorado Real Estate Journal,
“Reduce Taxes With A
Cost Segregation Study On New & Existing
Property”, January 2004, Office & Commercial Magazine,
“Chances Are
You’re Paying Too Much Tax… and
You’re Not Alone!”, August 2003 and others.
