Profile

John Huddleston, CPA & Principal

John Huddleston received his Masters in Tax Law in 1999 from the University of Washington School of Law. He obtained his Law Degree in 1989 from the same institution, where he was a member of the Washington Law Review Executive Board. He graduated from Washington State University in 1986 with an Accounting/Finance degree.

Mr. Huddleston practiced law from 1989 to 1998, both for the government as a deputy prosecutor and for his own firm. From 1999 to 2002, he worked as a tax consultant for Johnson & Shute, CPAs, advising small businesses. He started his own firm in 2002. Mr. Huddleston no longer practices law and is not a member of the bar. He devotes his time exclusively to the field of tax accounting. Mr. Huddleston is experienced representing small businesses and individuals in various tax matters.

Lance Hulbert, CPA

Lance Hulbert holds an Accounting Degree from the University of Washington and a Law Degree from Willamette  University. He worked in the tax department of KMG Main Hurdman at their Seattle office from 1983 to 1986. He was Director of Finance, Administration & Legal Affairs at SiMED Corporation from 1987 to 1990. He then served as the accountant for Hamilton Brewart Insurance until 1993. In 1994 he started his own CPA firm, and in 2006 he joined Johnson & Shute CPA’s, where he worked until 2010.

Mr. Hulbert’s experience emphasizes advising small businesses and individuals, tax planning and research, tax preparation, and representation at tax audits and appeals. Mr. Hulbert is admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court.

Jennifer Zhou, CPA

Jennifer Zhou graduated from University of Shanghai in 1996 with a degree in Accounting. She worked as a tax accountant for Price Waterhouse at their Shanghai office from 1996 to 1998. In 1999, she graduated from the University of Houston with a Masters in Accounting. She was awarded her license as a Certified Public Accountant from the state of Texas in 2003. From 2000 to 2002, she was employed at Briggs and Veselka, CPAs. From 2003 to 2005, she worked for Johnson, Horak & Hopkins, CPAs. The Washington State Board of Accountancy issued her a license as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in May, 2007.

Jennifer Zhou has focused her CPA practice on assisting small businesses with their tax and accounting needs.

James Park, CPA

James Park graduated in top 1% of his undergraduate class from Washington State University with a B.A. degree. After many years of gaining valuable work experience in accounting and tax area, he decided to return to his alma mater and attained an M.B.A. degree in Accounting in 1994.

Mr. Park worked as Tax Manager for a Global 500 company’s North American Headquarters in California where he dealt with complex tax issues involving international trade and maquiladora (NAFTA) operation. He later started his own CPA and consulting firms in Nevada and California in 2002 and ran them until 2010.

Mr. Park holds separate CPA licenses in multiple states including Washington, California, Nevada (inactive), and Hawaii. He has been licensed as a CPA in Washington state since 1994.

Jessica Chisholm, CPA

Jessica Chisholm graduated from Western Washington University with a BA in Accounting.  For the past eight tax seasons, she has assisted small businesses clients with their tax preparation, consulting and accounting needs at a few Seattle Bellevue area CPA firms.  From 2005-2008 she worked for Proctor Company, a CPA firm with a focus on tax preparation and accounting for Medical and Dental practices.  Prior to that, she worked for Philip S. Maxeiner, CPAs, again with a focus on tax preparation and accounting for Medical and Dental practices.  She is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) by the Washington State Board of Accountancy.