Panelists

Moderator

Alan Pinck, EA
A. Pinck & Associates

Alan Pinck is an Enrolled Agent with over 30 years of tax preparation experience in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has built a practice specializing in individual, small business tax preparation and audit representation. You have seen Alan presenting at NTPI events, CSEA Super Seminar, Spidell Publishing as well as a variety of other presentations for tax groups and small business associations. Having represented thousands of tax returns in audit, Alan has obtained tremendous insight of the audit process as well as knowledge on a wide variety of tax issues.

IRS Panelists

Darron Hamilton, J.D., LL.M
Senior Technical Advisor, Tax Forms and Publications Division, Internal Revenue Service

With over a decade of experience at the IRS, Mr. Hamilton has held a variety of positions, including Senior Technical Advisor to the Deputy IRS Human Capital Officer, Senior Operations Advisor for the Media and Publications Division, Section Manager for the 1040 Family section of Tax Forms and Publications, and Lead Tax Law Specialist for the Individual Branch of Tax Forms and Publications. Prior to joining the IRS, Darron practiced law in the private sector, specializing in tax planning for businesses and high-net-worth individuals.

Richard G. Furlong, Jr.
Senior Stakeholder Liaison, Communications & Liaison Division, Internal Revenue Service

Mr. Furlong is a Senior Stakeholder Liaison in the primary IRS field liaison office to tax practitioner and industry organizations throughout the country.

Each year, Mr. Furlong represents IRS at both face-to-face seminars and online webinars where he discusses IRS policies and procedures, tax law updates, tax professional data security, and emerging areas of tax administration. In 2018 he served on a detail assignment to the IRS C&L Technical Communications Branch where he assisted with the development and implementation of the IRS communications and outreach strategy for various provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). In 2023 he is a member of the C&L "Clean Energy Credits" team developing outreach products and strategy for these credits. Mr. Furlong also coordinates the IRS-PA Practitioner Liaison meetings where he engages with the practitioner liaison representatives of Pennsylvania tax professional organizations. Mr. Furlong is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics.

Industry Panelists

Allan J. “A.J.” Reynolds, EA

A.J. Reynolds, EA is an Enrolled Agent (EA) with over thirty five years of experience encompassing various areas of taxation. Though his practice centers on Individual, Business, and Estate Tax preparation, A.J. focuses a portion of his practice to IRS Representations. As diverse as his specializations, A.J.’s clientele, too, ranges from average workers to Fortune 500 executives. Based in Sioux City, Iowa, A.J. nevertheless brings his everyday “in the trenches” experience to seminars and webinars for multiple organizations to assist attendees with real issues affecting tax professionals.

A.J. was the recipient of the 2024 Excellence in Education award from the National Association of Enrolled Agents and MyCPE Excellence Award for Top Educators and Content Creators for 2024.

A.J. started his tax career with a national CPA firm in San Diego, CA after proudly serving for five years in the United States Navy onboard the Guided Missile Destroyer USS Callaghan. While onboard the destroyer, the ship executed many missions in the Straits of Hormuz off the coast of Iran. Furthermore, A.J. and crew members were awarded the Navy Expeditionary Medal for this work.

Claudia Hill, EA, MBA
Tax Mam, Inc./TMI Tax Services Group, Inc.

Claudia Hill is an Enrolled Agent, nationally recognized tax professional and frequent lecturer on taxation of individuals and representation before IRS. She is Editor in Chief of the WoltersKluwer, (formerly CCH) Journal of Tax Practice & Procedure, co-author of CCH Expert Treatise Tax Practice & Procedure, a founding partner of Tax Genius Learning, and a frequent presenter for both audio and in-person CPE seminars nationwide. Claudia coordinates a "dream team of tax controversy advisors" for the IRS Watch blog on Forbes.com . She was named a Top Ten Nominee by Tax Analysts as 2011 Person of the Year.

Content Consultant

David F. Windish, J.D., LL.M
Content Consultant

David F. Windish, J.D., LL.M. in taxation, is a tax attorney and consultant. He has served as an instructor of tax-advantaged investments at the New York Institute of Finance; an Instructor of business law at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y.; and an adjunct professor at George Mason University, Fairfax, Va. He has also served as executive editor for Tax Analysts; managing editor for Business Strategies, published by CCH; and senior editor for the Institute for Business Planning.

Mr. Windish is the author of Practical Guide to Real Estate Taxation, published by CCH and currently going into its sixth edition. Earlier works include Tax Advantaged Investments and Investor's Guide to Limited Partnerships, both published by the New York Institute of Finance. Through the Center for Video Education, he authored continuing education courses dealing with real estate and closely held corporations. Those courses included readings, case studies, and videotape segments.

Mr. Windish is a graduate of Rutgers University Law School and the New York University School of Law, Graduate Division. He has been heard as a guest speaker at professional meetings and seminars and on popular radio programs.