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CREDENTIALS
DONNIE CASTLEMAN
I started studying tax law in 1986, simply to be able to file my own
taxes as a self employed musician. After getting a Bachelor's degree in
Audio Engineering/Music Business from Middle Tennessee State University in 1990, I continued playing bass professionally, and as a
personal favor, doing tax returns for musician friends. It was at this
time that I decided to go back to college and get the additional
accounting hours for a second major in accounting. In 1994, I officially
opened up for business, starting small with 40 clients and growing from
there, with most recent client numbers over 150. I sat for
the CPA exam, earning the points needed to pass, and
scoring in the highest percentile in the nation on the Individual Taxation
section. And, I recently passed the Enrolled Agent exam, passing all 4 parts the
first time, and will be an Enrolled Agent by January 2006. In terms of media coverage, I've had tax articles printed in
musical trade papers, and have appeared as a tax specialist on a nationwide
radio talk show. I'm lucky enough to wear many hats, as a
tax preparer and consultant, professional
bassist, and producer.
MY TAX
CLIENTS
My clientele includes live and studio musicians, producers, singers,
booking agents, symphony members, lighting technicians, pyrotechnicians, sound engineers, studio engineers,
songwriters, song pluggers, , mastering
engineers, bus drivers, graphic artists, hairstylists, limo drivers, and
photographers. They work for acts such as Kid Rock, Gary Allen, Chris
Cagle, Rush, the Dixie Chicks, The Nashville Symphony, The Paducah
Symphony, Louise Mandrell, Chely Wright, Britney Spears, Lee Ann Womack, Loretta Lynn, Charlie
Daniels, Ricky Van Shelton, Brittany Spears, Mark Chesnutt, Cirque Du Soliel, Carnival
Cruise Lines, Tom Jones, Asleep at the Wheel, Avalon, Clay Davidson, Doug Stone,
Tammy Cochran, We Will Rock You Las Vegas, George Jones, Phil Vasser, Brian McComas, The Four Tops, The Sullied, David Cassidy, Little Texas,
Tribute! the Concert, and Legends in
Concert.
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