•  Attorney at Law – Colorado  and Illinois
   •  Certified Public Accountant – Colorado

 Area of Experience

   •  Mr. Vonachen was the lead tax partner in the Rocky Mountain Client Service Center of a National CPA Firm
   •  Mr. Vonachen is active in the executive compensation; retirement plan and employee benefit community in the Denver Area
   •  Mr. Vonachen was a contributing editor to the Journal of Pension Benefits and has lectured on retirement plan issues at the
         American Institute of CPA’s National Tax Conference in Washington, DC
   •  Mr. Vonachen has extensive experience in State and Local Tax Planning and Issues
   •  Mr. Vonachen provides tax planning services, and represents clients with international tax issues, including IRS audits

 Education

   B.S. in Accounting and Finance, St. Joseph’s College, Rensselaer, Indiana
   M.B.A., University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
   J.D., University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana

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  Program Presentations

  “Pension Simplifications and Other Employee Benefit Changes from the 1996 Tax Law Changes”, Boulder County Estate Planning Council (1997)
  “Employee Benefit Plans”, The  American Society of Women Accountants, Rocky Mountain Area Conference, Denver, CO (1995)
  “Employee Benefit Plans for Not-For-Profit Organizations”, Community Managed Health Care Plans—Rocky Mountain Region 1994 Annual Meeting      
  “ERISA:  Focus on Small Plans”, AICPA National Tax Conference Washington, DC (1992)
  “Credit and Collection Policies”, MetroNorth Chamber of Commerce; Small Business Program (1987)
  “Executive Fringe Benefits”, Denver Chamber of Commerce; Small Business Seminar (1985)
  “Annual Employee Benefits Update Conference”, Illinois CPA Society Educational Foundation (1981)

  Guest, “Business Week Online⎯America Online”

    “April 15 Is Coming Up Fast”; 1999
    “Last Call for Tax Tips!”; 1999
    “Get a Head Start on Your Taxes”; 1999
    “Jump Start Your ’97 Taxes”; 1998
    “Last Minute Tax Tips”;1998
    “BW Online Tax Tips”; 1997
    “You and the New Tax Law”; 1997
    “Year-end Tax Strategies”; 1997
    “BW Online Tax Tips (Part 1 & 2)”; 1996
    “BW Tax Tips You Need to Know Now!”; 1996
    “Tax Tips for Small Business”; 1996
    “Year End Tax Tips”; 1995

 “Health Care Reform?”, Colorado Springs CPA Society;  2010
 “Three Retirement Plan Audit Issues That All Human Resource Professionals Should Know”,  Boulder Area Human Resource Association; 2009
 “Not For Profit Tax Update”, Colorado CPA Society, 2007 Annual Not For Profit Conference; 2007
 "Tax Strategies For The  Sale Or Transition Of  A Company”, Colorado Treasury Management Association, Annual Conference; 2006


 Editorial Advisory Board

 Contributing editor to the “Journal of Pension Benefits”, Panel Publishers, from May 1993 through October 1995, includes the following authored articles:

   “Deferred Compensation Plans for Governmental and Tax Exempt Employer’s”, Spring 1995
   “The ABC’s of 401(k) Discrimination Testing”, Summer 1995  “The New Pension Withholding Rules Made Easy”,  Autumn 1993
   “The $150,000 Limit on Qualified Plan Compensation”, Spring 1994
   “Federal Insurance Coverage for Plan Deposits”, Summer 1994
   “Income Taxation of Qualified Employee Trusts”, Fall 1994
   “SEP's: Another Look”, Winter 1993


 Other Authorship

 Co-Author, “Time to Reap Benefits of 401(K)”, Denver Business Journal; 2006
 Author, “New Laws Make 401 (k) Plans More Attractive to Employees”, Denver Business Journal; 2006
 Author, “MBAs Eligible for new types of Tax Deductions, Credits”, Denver Business Journal; 2006
 Author, “Tax Code Simplification: Will Your Business Pay?”, Denver Business Journal; 2005
 Author, “New Rules Allows More Time To Spend What’s Left in FSA”, Denver Business Journal; 2005
 Author, “How Small Biz Can Dish Out More Benefits: Cafeteria Plans” Business Week Online Original; 1998
 Author, “Finally, A Retirement Plan Small Biz Can Afford”, Business Week Online Original—Enterprise Voices; 1997


 Quoted

 “Colorado Springs Business Journal”, Feb 12, 2010
 “Colorado Springs Business Journal”, Apr 24, 2009
 “Investors  Business Daily”, Aug 28, 2009
 “Denver Business Journal, Sep 8, 2006
 “Broomfield Enterprise”, Feb 4, 1999
 “Investors Business Daily”, Apr 30, 1999
 “Investors Business Daily”, May 28, 1999
 “Investors Business Daily”, Jan 2, 1998
 “Investors Business Daily”, Jan 16, 1998
 “Investor’s Business Daily”, Feb 13, 1998
 “Investor’s Business Daily”, Feb 13, 1998
 “Fidelity Focus”, Spr 1998
 “Investors Business Daily”, Jun 5, 1998
 “Investors Business Daily”, Jul 10, 1998
 “Investors Business Daily”, Jul 17, 1998
 “Investors Business Daily”, Aug 14, 1998
 “Investors Business Daily”, Aug 21, 1998
 “Investors Business Daily”, Oct 9, 1998

 Interviews

 “Business Week Online”, “Smart Tax Strategies for MBA’s”,  June 17, 2004
 “Business Week Online”, February 1, 1999 
 “Investors Business Daily”, February 13, 1998

  Broomfield Chamber of Commerce – Board of Directors, 1990-1993 and 1996-1999

  Broomfield Community Foundation – Board of Directors, 2000-2006, President 2005

  Broomfield  Economic  Development Corporation- Board of Directors, 2008 to 2011, Treasurer 2010, Vice Chairperson 2011

  Home Aid Colorado – Board of Directors, 2001-present

  Notre Dame Club of Denver-Board of Directors and Treasurer 2007 to Present