Ronald D Powell, Speaker, Webmaster, IT EA
Ocean Isle Beach, NC
After serving in the US Air Force for 24 years, Ron retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2005 at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina. In 1996, he purchased Powell & Powell Accounting, Inc. in Asheboro, NC from his father, Wade J. Powell, who established the firm in 1980. Ron says working with his dad for almost 10 years was one of the best times in his career.
His firm was well respected and in 2018 & 2019 was voted “Best of the Best” in Randolph County for Accounting Services & Tax Return Preparation. In April 2020, Ron retired from full time public practice and sold his accounting firm.
Ron is a graduate of East Carolina University, BA, and a graduate of Webster University, MA, summa cum laude. He has more than 25 years of experience in accounting and tax preparation. He is enrolled to practice before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Ronald is a Past-President of the North Carolina Society of Accountants and a member of the National Society of Accountants, North Carolina Society of Accountants (NCSA) , and North Carolina Society of Enrolled Agents (NCSEA). Currently he serves on the Board of Directors of both NCSA and NCSEA. Ron has been a continuing education speaker for over 20 years in North Carolina.
In 2017, Ron joined the national speaking team of Professional Tax Institutes Inc. and now travels to over 18 locations around the United States providing IRS and NASBA approved continuing education for accountants and tax practitioners. Their "practitioner to practitioner" approach is unique and effective in providing continuing education to accountants, attorneys, CPAs, enrolled agents, CLUs, trust officers, and general tax preparers, regardless of years of experience.
He has been married to his wife, Latefa, since 1981. They have twins, Amanda and Robert. In 2020, Ron & Latefa fulfilled a life-long dream to live at the beach by moving to Ocean Isle Beach, NC. They are enjoying traveling across the United States and various parts of the world.
