Becky Schmitz Receives ASTPS’s Prestigious Top Practitioner Award
The American Society of Tax Problem Solvers (ASTPS) is pleased to announce
Becky Schmitz the recipient of the coveted
ASTPS Top Practitioner Spring 2006 Award.
The ASTPS Top Practitioner Award recognizes distinguished members for their exemplary professional accomplishments, dedication, and contributions to the organization and the profession.
Becky submitted her first Tax Problem Resolution offer in 1994. For the
past seven years she has devoted a substantial portion of her practice
to tax problem resolution as a Certified Tax Resolution Specialist. She
employs a staff of four in her firm, Centsable Accounting, Inc., “The
Tax Problem Solvers.” She and her staff provide the customary array of
tax preparation and tax planning services for individuals and businesses,
in addition to Tax Problem Resolution.
Becky says the biggest challenges practitioners face is being aware of
constant IRS rules changes and understanding how those changes apply to
them and their clients. “Recently, a revenue officer was telling me that
IRS is coming out with a 12-point system on their computers for penalty
abatement,” she says. “I think it helps us professionally if we already
hear of the changes that are coming so we can keep up with them.”
Becky says she’s been fortunate to have had many mentors early in her
career, but the one who stands out most in her mind is ASTPS Executive
Director Larry Lawler. “Larry has always been a positive influence to
me in my business,” she says. “He is able to candidly see my strengths
and weaknesses. He has always been sincere in helping me to recognize
different areas of problems in my office and ways to improve my business.”
She says continual improvement is crucial.
“I find it is increasingly important to stay ahead of the competition
in the knowledge area of tax problem resolution. While the situations
we face in this business can be very similar, the IRS never fails to come
up with different responses to the same problem.”
Becky says that’s why membership and participation in ASTPS are such valuable investments of both time and money.
“Learning through seminars enables me to keep the different [IRS] responses at the forefront of my mind, enabling me to solve problems quicker in my own mind. ASTPS seminars allow me to increase my knowledge base in the technical area of the tax solving business.” Becky enthusiastically recommends ASTPS membership to other practitioners. “The fee to belong to the organization is cost-effective. The benefit I mention most is the Certified Tax Resolution Specialist credential since it’s such a great marketing tool to use.”
Helping clients resolve their tax problems, while very rewarding in many ways, is not the highlight of Becky’s life. That place is reserved for her children, 13-year old son Charlie and seven-year old daughter Jessie. Charlie plays football and baseball and a few other sports. In the seventh-grade classroom he excels in math. Second-grader Jessie plays soccer and baseball. Her proud Mom says, “Jessie is 100% girl and loves shopping and shoes. She loves math and will tell you that when she grows up she will work at Centsable Accounting.”
Becky and her children enjoy the outdoors of Big Sky Country, including annual trips to Yellowstone National Park and the nearby resort town of Red Lodge, in Montana’s Beartooth Mountains. “My kids have proclaimed April 16th as Kids Day. They think it’s a national holiday.” Becky’s involvement in her community reflects the preeminent place her children hold in her life. She’s a member of the Riverside Little League board of directors and the league always has a team sponsored by Centsable Accounting.
She has no trouble naming her favorite activity: fishing. “My father thankfully thought it was necessary to learn to fly fish while a person was nine. I still love to fish and my favorite fishing holes will always be in the Beartooth Mountains. Fishing is a great way to relax and just be able to enjoy the beauty of the outdoors. If you ever hear me talk about my business and marketing, you will hear me talk in fishing terms.”
Becky’s goals for her business are to continue to grow revenue in the tax problem resolution area. “I want to raise people’s awareness that the staff at Centsable Accounting, The Tax Problem Solvers, are the go-to experts in the area of Montana, Northern Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota.”
For help with tax problem resolution, request a free consultation from Centsable Accounting.
Congratulations Becky on being named ASTPS Spring 2006 – Top Practitioner.
Becky Schmitz can be contacted at:
Becky Schmitz, CTRS, EA
Centsable Accounting, Inc
2680 Overland Ave. Suite D
Billings, MT 59102
Email: beckybschmtz@usadig.com
Phone: 406-651-4445