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Bruce Nelson, AICPA

Bruce M. Nelson, MA, CPA, with the firm of Ehrhardt, Keefe, Steiner & Hottman, P.C. Prior to joining EKS&H he practiced as a CPA with Silverstein & Pomerantz. Bruce’s experience also goes back to two years as the Manager of Tax Policy at the State of Colorado. Before that, he was a Senior Tax Manager for several years in a “Big Four” accounting firm, where he ran the state and local tax desk. Bruce earned his B.A. degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Master’s degree from Colorado State University and is a licensed CPA Colorado. He is on the adjunct faculty for Regis University where he teaches courses in individual, partnership, and corporate taxation. He is a frequent seminar speaker teaching continuing education in state and local tax for the University of Denver’s Graduate Tax Program, the Colorado Society of CPA’s, and the American Institute of CPAs. Bruce has published more than forty tax articles in many publications including the Journal of Accountancy, Tax Executive, Controller Magazine, the Journal of Multistate Taxation, State Tax Notes, and Colorado Lawyer. Bruce is the author of AICPA’s CPE courses Multistate Income Tax: Simplifying the Complexities and also Sales and Use Tax: Guide to Doing it Right. A former columnist for the Journal of State Taxation, he is also the co-author of the Sales and Use Tax Answer Book and co-editor of the Guidebook to Colorado Taxes, both published by Commerce Clearing House. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants.