About the Author
Steve Hoffman, The Tax Translator, MT, CFP, EA, is a tax professional with many years of experience and education, dedicated to providing education and consulting on taxes to colleges, universities, and nonprofit organizations.
Steve has served as Tax Manager of the largest nonprofit educational organization in Washington, DC. He is the former Director of Tax Services and Payroll in the Business and Finance Division at the flagship West Virginia University. He also served for six years as the first-ever Director of Taxation at the largest land grant university in the United States. He publishes a “Tax Update Newsletter for Higher Education” that is distributed to colleges and universities around the United States and publishes a blog on taxes in higher education that is widely read. His background includes 15 years with the IRS and he is an Enrolled Agent. Before the IRS, he was employed in multiple areas of taxation such as local government, federal government, nonprofit organizations, and corporate taxation.
Steve was appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury to serve on the Advisory Committee for Taxation for the Tax Exempt/Governmental Entities Division of the IRS where he received the Commissioners Award and he also served on the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel of the IRS. He is a Certified Financial Planner and graduated with a Master of Science in Taxation Degree from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. He has been a member of the Southern Association of College ...
