Robert B. Rogers, CPA

Robert "Butch" Rogers is a Certified Public Accountant with a Master's Degree in Taxation from Texas Tech University. Before starting his own firm, Butch worked for Gulf Oil in Midland, Texas, and Coopers & Lybrand in Lubbock, Texas. In 1986 he joined a local Lubbock firm, becoming a shareholder in 1988. In 1990, Butch and his family moved to Wooster, Ohio where he started his accounting practice, Rogers CPA Group, Inc. In addition to the accounting firm, he started an affiliated payroll company and a financial service business. As a practicing CPA, Butch served as a trusted advisor to clients in a variety of industries with a high concentration of oil and gas producers. After selling his firm in 2006, Butch remained with the purchasing firm until 2009. Since then, he has maintained a consulting practice working primarily with oil and gas producers and tax professionals. Butch has over 30 years of experience working in and with clients in the oil and gas industry. As a college student he worked as a roustabout in West Texas. Upon graduating from college he worked for Gulf Oil as a business administration trainee, working in the Midland, Texas district office and the Monahans, Texas field office. He gained valuable oil and gas tax experience working with Coopers and Lybrand in Lubbock, Texas. During his time as a practicing CPA, Butch served a number of small independent producers as a trusted tax and business advisor. His speaking experience includes conducting continuing education seminars and speaking on oil and gas related topics for the Ohio Society of CPA's and the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs. While in practice Butch spoke at national and regional conferences for a financial service company, instructed a variety of adult education courses, and conducted personal financial planning workshops. He is a member of the AICPA, Ohio Society of CPAs, Council of Petroleum Accountants and Ohio Oil & Gas Association.