Friday, November 13, 2009
Jeff Wilmes named USI Distinguished Accountant
Jeffrey L. Wilmes
The Distinguished Accountant Award recognizes professional achievement, service to the region and/or the University, and service to the accounting profession. The USI College of Business accounting program and the Accounting Circle, an advisory group, present the award. Wilmes is regional tax director for the construction/real estate industry group of the East Region of BKD. He frequently presents firm-wide tax seminars with a focus on partnership taxation issues. He assists in reorganizations designed to minimize federal and state income taxes and has worked extensively with mergers and acquisitions, owner succession, estate tax minimization, inventory issues, and multi-state income tax issues. He has mentored many young tax staff accountants throughout his 28-year career. A member and past chair of the USI Accounting Circle, Wilmes serves on the group's curriculum committee. He graduated summa cum laude from USI in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in accounting. Wilmes is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Indiana CPA Society. He is an annual participant in the CCH Tax Planning Forum for Partnerships, LLCs, and S-Corporations. CCH is a provider of tax and accounting software and publications. He also has been a speaker for the Moores Rowland Construction Conference. He is a former board member of the United Way of Southwestern Indiana and past chair of the organization's allocation committee. He also is a former board member and treasurer for both Center City Corporation and the Evansville Downtown Civitan Club. On the lighter side, he has been on winning teams in the annual Dragons on the Ohio dragon boat races, the Annual Ohio River Flatboat Race, and Germania Maennerchor's bratwurst-eating contest. The Distinguished Accountant Award was presented November 4 at the Accounting Extravaganza, an annual event for accounting students, faculty, and the Accounting Circle. |
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