Mike Woeber is the President and Co-founder of Corporate Tax Advisors, Inc. and is based in the CTA corporate office in Huntsville, Alabama. Mike began his career in 1989 working on the auditing and accounting team with Ernst & Young in Birmingham, Alabama. He focused on financial statement audits of publicly traded manufacturers, technology, and healthcare companies. After two years in audit Mike joined E&Y’s tax group and moved to their Huntsville, AL office. It was during his early years in Huntsville that he began advising privately held businesses on a variety of accounting and tax matters. This included financial statement audits, business tax preparation and individual tax preparation. It was during Mike’s 15 years as a tax partner with a regional firm that he began focusing on the research tax credit incentive.

In 2014, Mike and a group of close associates formed Corporate Tax Advisors, Inc., with the goal of forming a national business that was not a “traditional CPA firm.” The purpose of CTA, is, as it always has been, to operate as a specialty tax consulting firm focusing solely on assisting companies in identifying potential tax credits and unique tax strategies. These include research & development, renewable energy, and employment tax credits.

Joseph P. Burwick, CPA is a Principal in Freed Maxick’s Tax Practice and leads their R&D credit practice. He has over 17 years of public accounting experience with a focus on Research and Development tax credits, manufacturing clients, and mid-to-large C and S Corporations. During his professional career, Joe has also obtained additional experience in the engineering, alternative energy, software development, high-tech, pharmaceutical, and general service industries. He is a nationally recognized leader regarding R&D tax credits, is a frequent blogger, and has represented taxpayers before IRS and state taxing authorities. Joe is part of a network of tax practitioners located across the United States, bringing national resources and trends to his practice.

Joe is Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Western and Central New York Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and was the inaugural Man of the Year award recipient. Joe was also named one of Buffalo Business First’s 40 under 40 award recipients. He graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology and is a member of both the AICPA and NYSSCPA.