Resume & References

JAMES K. RICHMOND
3400 Kelly Street Suite D Hudsonville, MI 49426 Office: 616.669.2954 Fax: 616.669.2955 Cell: 616.540.1979 Email: info@mlmtaxpro.net

PROFESSIONAL TAX CONSULTANT

Highly-qualified professional offering more than 30 years tax experience with 25 years in the direct selling industry. Results-focused and effectual leader with proven abilities. Talent for proactively identifying and resolving problems, minimizing taxes and delivering results.
Strategic Tax Planning Audit Negotiations & Relations Team Leadership & Collaborations Tax Research	Tax Management Sales & Use Tax Collection Agreements State Income/ Business Taxes Tax Rulings

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professional Tax Services, Inc.	2000-Present
Presently working as an Independent Tax Consultant and Advisor to both startup and established direct selling, multi level and network marketing companies in the area of state and local taxation. Implement procedures for collection, administration, and compliance of sales, use, excise, transaction and gross receipts taxes. Recommend software, hiring staff and training of personnel. Establishing procedures to minimize state and local income, franchise taxes and business activities taxes. Perform nexus reviews; manage audits, training and other related functions.

Amway Corporation-Ada, MI	1981-2000
STATE AND LOCAL TAX ADMINISTRATION Responsibile for all state and local sales, use, excise, license and miscellaneous taxes. Provided leadership to staff of seven individuals. Developed highly motivated department, increased productivity and reduced costs. Worked with business development, marketing, finance and manufacturing departments to ensure compliance and minimize taxes. Selected Results: Introduced process improvements that maximized the effectiveness of the department; reduced staff while delivering an increase in services. Computerized total function of department. Developed and put into place collection agreements with all jurisdictions that imposed a sales, use, excise, transaction and gross receipts tax. Minimized audit costs and assessments. Delivered substantial savings by planning and implementing new infrastructure.

Manufacturing Data Systems Inc.-Ann Arbor, MI	1980-1981
TAX MANAGER Responsible for management of all federal, state and local taxes. Spearheaded implementation of an automated tax system that minimized costs. Played a critical role in establishing tax procedures, planning and implementation.

Rapistan Inc-Grand Rapids, MI	1973-1980
Tax Manager (1978-1980) Tax Administrator (1975-1978) Accountant (1973-1975)
Recruited initially as an accountant. Based on abilities promoted to tax administrator then to tax manager. Established various procedures to improve department, hired staff, reduced tax costs, and provided leadership in the area of taxation to the company.

EDUCATION

Masters of Science in Taxation (MST)	1984
Grand Valley State University-Allendale, MI

Bachelors of Business Administration-Accounting Major (BS)	1973
Aquinas College-Grand Rapids, MI

REFERENCES

Russell J. Hohman 955 Plymouth SE East Grand Rapids, MI 49506 616.243.1124 Senior Manager, Taxes (Retired) - Amway Corporation	Lawrence Gilsdorf 2158 Innwood Drive SE Kentwood, MI 49508 616.455.1480 Manager, State and Local Taxes (Retired) - Amway Corporation

Michael F. Lewakowski Steelcase Inc. 901 44th Street SE Grand Rapids, MI 49508 616.247.3410 Manager, State and Local Taxes - Steelcase Inc.	Gerald P. Nehra 1710 Beach Street Muskegon, MI 49441 231.755.3800 Attorney At Law

Grimes & Reese, P.L.L.C. 615 Hoopes Avenue Idaho Falls, ID 83401 208.524.0699 Kevin D. Grimes Steven A. Richards Spencer M. Reese Attorneys At Law

COMPANY REFERENCES

Aerus Electrolux LLC 5956 Sherry Lane Suite 1500 Dallas, TX 75225 Sandhya Edypuganty 214.378.4023	Amazon Herb Company 1002 Jupiter Park Suite 1 Jupiter, FL 33458 Ted Flatt 561.575.7663

Amsoil Inc. 2206 Winter Street Superior, WI 54880 Deena Peterson 715.399.6508	Arbonne International 9 Park Plaza, 9th Floor Irvine, CA 92614 Jessica Zhu 949.705.3380

Ardyss International Inc. 6780 S. Paradise Road Las Vegas, NV 89119 Mike Hockenberry 702.407.1751	Chu’s Pearls LLC 4061 Holt Road, Suite A Holt, MI 48842 Elizabeth Chu 734.327.9855

Close To My Heart Inc. P.O. Box 680 Pleasant Grove, UT 84062 Thomas Isom 801.847.3002	CyberWize.com Inc. 2829 Cattlemen Road Sarasota, FL 34232 Lisa Folis 941.371.1010

Demarle At Home Inc. 2424 Wilcrest Drive Suite 230 Houston, TX 77042 832.317.3340	Entertain With Ease! LLC 2105 N. Southport Ave. Suite 203 Chicago, Il 60614 Jodi Rosen Ablin 773.880.8400

Essential Bodywear LLC 3280 New Farm Court Suite 4A Commerce, MI 48390 Marcia Negro 248.668.0888	Financial Destination 15 E. Broadway Derry, NH 03038 Joseph H. Craft 270.462.2296

Global Health Trax Inc. 2465 Ash Street Vista, CA 92081 Kitty Chisholm 760.542.3019/760.593.1463	Innerlight Inc. 867 East 2260 South Provo, UT 84606 Wes Tate 801.655.0605

Isagenix International LLC 2225 South Price Road Chandler, AZ 85248< Renee Kittel 480.889.5747	The Health 4 Wealth Corporation 8222 118th Avenue North, Suite 605 Largo, FL 33773 Alex Sasko 727-547-2329

Juvio Corporation 1275 W. Washington Street Tempe, AZ 85281 Hart Cunningham or Connor Tierney 858.349.3083	Lia Sophia 855 Foster Avenue Bensenville, IL 60106 Rick Schwartz 630.860.3532

Neways USA Inc. 2089 Neways Drive Springville, UT 84663 Michael K. Shelton 801.418.2123	Nexx 3291 N. Buffalo Drive Las Vegas, NV 89129 Geoff Layne 801.418.2123 702.395.5651

Oxyfresh Worldwide Inc. 1875 North Lakewood Drive Coeur D’Alene, ID 83814 Thomas Lambert 208.292.1200	Passion Parties Inc. 731 Pilot Road Suite A Las Vegas, NV 89119 Joanne Harvey or Bruce Fox 702.617.0202

Playful Palate LLC 12402 Knox Street Overland, KS 66213 Brian J. Kelly 913.851.2834	Dynamite Marketing 310 E Watertower St. Meridian, ID 83642 Charlene Dulhanty 208.887.9410

Shure Pets 1556 N. LaSalle Street Chicago, IL 60610 Andrew Shure 312.944.3600	Sibu LLC 10421 South Jordan Gateway South Jordan, UT 84095 Wayne Marshall 801.542.7500

Southern Living At Home 2100 Lakeshore Drive Birmingham, AL 35209 205.445.7068	Spa Destinations LLC 511 N. Pinellas Avenue Tarpon Springs, FL 34689 Theo Prodromitis Renaud 727.258.5555

Steel My Heart LLC 19744 Beach Boulevard Huntington Beach, CA 92648 John G. Makoff 714.848.8505	Surefire VIP Inc. 5647 W. Well Park Road West Jordan, UT 84088 Douglas E. Lange 801.260.0045

The Furnished Garden LLC #311, 11757 West Ken Caryl Ave. Littleton, CO 80127 Gregory Ball or Karen Hasse 720.981.4213	The Glass Bracelet 680 Deer Road Macomb, IL 61455 Kristen Conrad 309.836.8421

The Limu Company LLC 610 Crescent Executive Ct. Lake Mary, FL 32746 JoAnne Walker 407.804.1014	Watkins Incorporated 150 Liberty Street Winona, MN 55987 Stephen B. Nett 507.457.2006

Additional references are available upon request.