About Us
Managers
 Ruth Ann Castellano-Piatt
CPA, Tax Manager
Position in the Firm
Ruth Ann has
19 years experience in finance and accounting. In her new position,
she is responsible for planning and supervising preparation of individual
and corporate tax returns with an emphasis on estate and gift taxation
for individuals. Prior to joining Pulakos & Alongi, Castellano-Piatt’s
extensive background includes six years as a sole practitioner, where
she worked with small businesses, tribal entities and not-for-profit organizations. She
provided bookkeeping, preparation of financial statements for representation
to boards of directors and tribal councils, and financial consulting. Castellano-Piatt
also served as a financial planning specialist/assurance and consulting
senior for a local public accounting firm for more than six years. In
that position, she worked with the firm’s clients to develop financial
plans and provided tax preparation. More recently, she was an investment
accounting manager with the State of New Mexico and a servicing manager
at a large national bank, and was also a representative on the bank’s
audit committee and the financial review committee.
Professional Experience
19
years
Education
Bachelor
of Econocomics and Criminal Justice, University of New Mexico, 1987
Areas of Specialization
Tax
and Financial Plainning for:
Individual Tax,
Estate Tax, Trust Tax, Gift Tax
Certifications
Certified
Public Accountant
Business
Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
Professional Involvement
Member,
New Mexico Society of Certified Public Accountants
Member,
American Instititue of Certified Public Accountants
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