Advanced IRS Representation Certificate Course

Jessie Seaman, Esq & EA, is a licensed Florida attorney and IRS Enrolled Agent. Jessie brings over ten years of state and federal tax controversy and representation to Community Tax clients. Prior to joining Community Tax, she spent over seven years with a leading national tax resolution firm. She has overseen tens of thousands of tax resolution cases from the simplest financial privacy plans to the to the most complex business cases and high-profile celebrity clients.

Jessie is a Florida Native, growing up Boca Raton and moving to Tampa in 2000 for her undergraduate studies. While attending the University of South Florida, Jessie studied abroad in Costa Rica and eventually graduated with a double major: B.A. in Philosophy & B.A. in Political Science. In 2006, she was offered a scholarship from Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, FL, where she graduated with a Juris Doctorate in 2009. During law school, Jessie interned with the ACLU, worked at Learn to Read, a local non-profit advocating for adult literacy, and was chosen by the Florida Coastal Academic Success Department to mentor incoming students on how to be successful in law school.

Jessie is a member of the Florida Bar, Tax Section, National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA), CERCA, and National Tax Practice Institute Fellowship. She is a leading voice within the tax resolution community.  Most recently she was asked to teach continuing education courses for the National Association of Accountancy (NSA) and be a lead Instructor at both national conferences for NAEA. She has also served as an adjunct professor teaching various courses including Business Law, State and Local Taxation, Contemporary Business Ethics, and an exam preparation class for the Enrolled Agents Examination. Jessie truly has a passion for tax controversy work and found her passion in this niche field because it is ever-evolving, applicable to all, and in many cases unfairly enforced. As the daughter of small business owners, she is especially passionate about helping business owners understand and overcome their tax challenges. Jessie even helped form and operate a pro bono tax resolution clinic in North Florida to assist those taxpayers who simply could not afford to hire professional representation for IRS and state tax issues.

Mary Read CPC, CPFA, QPA has more than 30 years of experience designing and establishing qualified retirement plans for closely held businesses. Mary’s expertise has made her a frequent speaker and contributor to financial industry publications and she has written several books on the subject of qualified plans and retirement. Among her credits she has taught pension classes for financial professionals of major financial institutions and been a featured speaker at national meetings for the Society of Financial Service Professionals, the Association for Advanced Underwriting (AALU), LIMRA, Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) and the Form 400. Mary continues her active role in supporting financial professionals and closely held businesses with pension strategies in her present position with Eliminate Hidden Fees and as National Director of Qualified Plan Marketing at Pentegra Retirement Services.

Nicholas has worked with the Internal Revenue Service as a Revenue Agent and an Attorney with the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility. Nicholas has authored publications for the AICPA’s Journal of Accountancy, AICPA’s Tax Advisor, NATP’s Tax Pro Journal, and CCH’s Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure. He also co-authored a textbook, Tax Preparer Penalties and Circular 230 Enforcement, published by Thomson Reuters. Nicholas has been recognized as the Top 5 Under 35 CPAs in Virginia, and is a member of the  AICPA’s Tax Executive Committee. Nicholas is an adjunct professor at the University of Mary Washington. He is a graduate of Carthage College, University of Connecticut (M.S. in Accounting), Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D.), and Georgetown University (LLM in Taxation).

He was an Internal Revenue Agent for the US Treasury Department as part of the Special Enforcement Group in Philadelphia, Pa. We specialized in Fraud Investigations and Income Reconstruction Cases.

Over the past 20 years I have assisted Attorneys in their representation of Individuals and Business Entities that are under Civil or Criminal Investigation by the Internal Revenue Service.

He has been an Instructor of Accounting, Forensic Accounting and Taxation for over 35 years at various Universities in the Philadelphia, Pa Area.

He has a Bachelor of Science with Major in Accounting from LaSalle University and a Masters in taxation from Philadelphia University.

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Pennsylvania (1986)

Since 1982 have been qualified as an Expert Witness in the Federal District Courts of Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania.

Seminar presenter for AICPA, PICPA and various Accounting Organizations for over 25 years 

• I am the principal member of Nordlander CPA, PLLC, a boutique forensic accounting, and tax resolution firm. www.nordlandercpa.com
• As a former special agent with 20 years of experience, I have expertise in fraud investigations, forensic accounting, cryptocurrency, and criminal financial violations of the Internal Revenue Code and money laundering. I have testified in federal court proceedings about financial evidence and its conclusions.
• I have also seized millions of dollars in assets in real estate, bank accounts, mutual funds, and vehicles by tracing their origins to criminal proceeds. I teach forensic accounting and investigative techniques in the United States and foreign countries as a certified field instructor.
• Leadership positions include Cyber Crime Coordinator which is a subject matter expert for special agents in three states for detecting, investigating, and developing related cyber crimes, developing curriculum for further training, certified in tracing cryptocurrency using Chainalysis, being a liaison between the Cyber Crime Unit in DC and the Field, temporarily detailed to CCU in DC; On the Job Instructor for new special agents; Use of Force Coordinator for approximately 100 special agents in three states, which required supervision of firearms training, medical training, building entry, active shooter, and maintaining equipment for enforcement actions; Certified Field Instructor to develop curriculum, give presentations, and assess other instructors.
• Also host of the "Fraud Fighter Podcast", where tips, techniques, training, and opportunities are discussed regarding fraud and forensic accounting www.fraudfighterpodcast.com