Edward K. Zollars, CPA is a shareholder in the local Phoenix, Arizona CPA firm of Thomas & Zollars, Ltd., concentrating in tax matters for privately held companies and individuals. Ed has previously served as a member of the AICPA Tax Division's Member Practice Improvement and Tax Technology Committees, and is currently a member of the Arizona Society of CPAs Tax Section Steering and Tax Legislation Committees, as well as on the Board of Advisers of the Phoenix Tax Workshop. He was a participant for a number of years in the AICPA's Top Ten Technologies project in the latter part of the 1990s, representing the AICPA Tax Division in that project. Ed has authored articles that have appeared in the Tax Adviser, Practical Tax Strategies, and AzCPA. He will be a co-editor of the 2006 Arizona Income Tax Guide, published annually by the Phoenix Tax Workshop. Ed has given presentations at conferences sponsored by the AICPA, Arizona Society of CPAs, Florida Institute of CPAs, Oklahoma Society of CPAs and Virginia Society of CPAs. A featured program leader for Nichols CPE, Inc., Ed presents CPE Seminar programs on Tax Update topics, Advanced Partnership and S Corporation Tax Issues, Tax Planning for the Closely Held Business, and IRS Practice and Procedure. He produces a weekly podcast on professional tax matters available at www.edzollarstaxupdate.com.