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Elaine L. Sommerville | Sole Shareholder, Sommerville & Associates, P.C.
Elaine L. Sommerville is licensed as a certified public accountant by the State of Texas. She has worked in public accounting for the past 23 years, primarily focusing on tax compliance aspects of nonprofit organizations. Elaine currently devotes her time to handling various IRS issues for individuals and for exempt organizations of various types. She is currently the sole shareholder of the firm of Sommerville & Associates, P.C.
Elaine also has a passion for training individuals who work for and with nonprofit organizations. To this end, she is a regular speaker for the Christian Leadership Alliance, the Texas Society of CPAs, the National Association of Church Business Administrators, and she is an instructor for the American Institute for Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). She is a member of the AICPA, the Texas Society of CPAs, and the National Association of Church Business Administrators.
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