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Tom,
the president of Thomas G. Umstattd, PC, CPA, has been in public accounting
since 1980 when he received a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Texas
at Austin. He became certified in 1983 and began his own accounting firm
shortly thereafter. After working 5 years in Houston, this native
Austinite returned home. His memberships include: American Institute
of CPAs, Texas Society of CPAs, Austin Chapter of TSCPA, President of VPCI www.VPCI.net, serves on 8 other boards,
coaches a home school speech & debate club
www.AustinRhetoricClub.org, committed believer, church member, and happily married to Ginger since 1979 with
5 children. Tom@TaxmanTom.com
Robert Walker has been a
consultant with us since 1990, but in August 2002, he has relocated to office
with us. He is a licensed C.P.A. in Texas, California, Washington, D.C.,
and Minnesota. He earned his B.A. at Rice University, his M.B.A. at
Stanford University, and his Ph.D. at the University of Texas. Dr. Walker
specializes in the taxation of individuals with international tax issues,
estates, gifts, trusts, partnerships, retirement community residents, and
portfolio management. We believe our practice will greatly benefit from
Dr. Walker's expertise. Visit his website at
www.rwalker.us. Robert is a committed believer, church member, and
happily married to Janet since 1994 with currently 2 children.
Robin@TaxmanTom.com
Michael,
has been a staff accountant since February 1999. He prepares numerous individual income tax returns,
as well as corporate, partnership and trusts. He is able to answer many tax questions that
clients may have. He received his B.B.A. in
accounting from Southwest Texas State University in 1998. Michael has been
married to Linda since 1987 and has 2 daughters. Michael@TaxmanTom.com
Gail, who began as the office
manager October of 2000, received a B.B.A. in accounting from Eastern
Illinois University in 1980, and an M.B.A. with
an emphasis in Accounting from the University of Phoenix in 2005. She offers to our clients, payroll tax,
bookkeeping skills, business income tax return preparation, notary public, SBA loan applications and
21 years of
accounting experience. Certified as a QuickBooks Advisor, she can answer any
questions about the QuickBooks
accounting software. Gail@TaxmanTom.com
Thomas,
Has been Information Technology Director (although he prefers being called
a consultant) since June 1999, is a Junior at UMHB in business marketing,
manages the
network and upgrading the 7 computers in the office. He is the award
winning webmaster and has built various web-pages. He has taught 2 beginning
web-page building classes. During the Texas 2001 legislative session, he worked as a legislative aid for Rep. Carl
Isett, and his Lubbock office for U.S. Congress
until May of 2003. Thomas@Taxmantom.com To get an idea of some of his work see www.ccsasings.org,
www.VPCI.net,
his personal website is www.compuchristian.com. He
is Tom's son.
Micah,
began as intern/office clerk
in June 2002. He is a junior at UT in linguistics, enjoys choir.
He has maintained the office computer systems, taking much of the load off of
Thomas. Micah is working elsewhere now in his specific area of expertise,
but he still maintains our computer systems. Micah@TaxmanTom.com
Happy Christmas, New Year’s, Valentine’s Day, etc. from the Umstattds, January 2003
Hello, I am Robin, the newest member of the Umstattd family. Last year this
delinquent family ignored their traditional Christmas card; apparently our
little family has been quite busy. So, I have been watching them on the
computer, learning, yes, being home schooled, too. “Hey,” I thought, “I can
peck out a newsletter faster than any of these Umstattds.” I am
quite precocious, too, you know, learning and singing totally annoying
children’s tunes, even portions of a Mozart aria, and Handel’s Messiah.
I can call “Cynthia.” I am still working on “William,” and last year I learned
how to fly. Well, enough about me, I have just got to tell you about
this peculiar family into which I was hatched
.
The 4 oldest each got their names on stars on a Balcones Woods swim team sign, they claim to have won the last 2 championships. They were in choir, including musicals the last 2 summers; no parts, they alleged, for birds. Thomas had the lead, Tevye, in the 2001 CCSA version of Fiddler on the Roof, Cynthia played a barmaid, Mordcah, David, the Constable. The 2002 Music Man debuted 6-year-old William, as Winthrop, a leading part. Thomas, Cynthia, and David played a ½ dozen other parts. (The Music Man photo, at left, top row L-R: John, William, Thomas, bottom row, Thomas Wright, David & Cynthia. Thomas Wright lived with us that summer.) Since May 2001 we attend Christian Life Fellowship, a new family church that meets from house to house. When church is here, Cynthia rudely puts me upstairs, humpf! I also did not get to go to the beach, or to Colorado Springs, Ruidoso, NM, or even the ranch. I was not hatched yet in 2001 when they went to Minnesota to see cousin, Andrea Reinhart get married, or to see Grandpa Reinhart, cousins, Mark Stute, Laurie Lawson, and families, in Chicago, or Aunty M and Uncle Bah (Marion and Bob Meyer) in New Buffalo, MI, right on Lake Michigan.
Thomas (17) was in the Master’s Singers 2001-2002 sextet, likes giving Lord of the Rings movie opening night parties, being senior patrol leader as a Life Boy Scout in Troop 8787, teaching 2 website computer classes, being IT director mostly for some of Dad’s companies, and having a 125 rating on his eBay business. He worked as a legislative intern during the 2001 Texas legislative session with Rep. Carl Isett, and has just moved to Lubbock, TX working in Rep. Isett’s campaign in the newly vacated U.S. Congressional District #19 seat.
Cynthia (15) is also in Master’s Singers 2001-2003, sings in various ensembles and solos, greatly enjoys ballet, she is now in pre-point, still likes playing dress up, and dancing and singing with me. Following in Thomas’ steps she recently accepted a position as legislative intern with Rep. Carl Isett for the 2003 Texas legislative session. She campaigned for our new Representative, Todd Baxter, with her brother, Thomas, Baxter’s webmaster. In Spring of 2002, Cynthia was gloriously baptized in the Holy Spirit.
David (12) has achieved the rank of Tenderfoot and is almost 2nd Class in Troop 8787 Boy Scouts, is doing well in 8th grade science, opened a bank account, learning financial management, competed in his first fencing tournament doing well, likes laser tag, playing with me, took his 11th semester of music and already has his 5 year pin, and grows three inches a day. Well, maybe not that much. David just recently celebrated his first holy communion.
William (6) besides, being on the swim team, choir, and summer musicals with his 3 older brothers and sister, likes wrestling, hug time, family time around the fire, Legos, reading books, Spanish, going to Boy Scout meetings (although not old enough to be a Boy Scout), trying to keep his younger brother, John from tormenting me, watching David on the computer, playing with friends, and generally being 100% boy. Cynthia and Thomas introduced William to Jesus as Lord and Savior last year.
John (3) has grown from a baby to a boy, likes following his best buddy, William around, doing whatever he does, whether it is music, Spanish, board games, listening to books, playing outside, even sleeping in the same room. John does not appreciate wearing so many clothes, except perhaps in winter.
Ginger (Mom) home schools all of these wonderful children, despite what this letter may imply, this is what they do most of the time. She works out at the Q or Y or whatever letter seems good, and makes a wonderful home for all of us. She is happy because her dad moved to College Station, 100 miles away.
Tom (Dad) works and enjoys being a husband and dad.
The Christmas Letter from Tom & Ginger Umstattd:
Happy New
Year & belated Christmas greetings from Tom & Ginger Umstattd, et. al.,
This past year was perhaps the best of times and the worst of times for us. The worst was when Tom’s 73 year-old dad tore his aorta while lifting weights, and died in 5 days. This has been difficult on us, especially Tom and his mom, Scooter. But raising our 5 children has forced us to continue pressing on. So, what happened in Y2K? Apparently enough for us to not be able get our Christmas letter out by Christmas.
As a family we took our annual trip to the beach on North Padre Island, Thomas & Dad backpacked 50+ miles at Philmont Scout Ranch in the Rocky Mountains, we home school all our children, participated in TeenPact and TeenyPact (a government and civics class at the Capitol Building), sing 4 part harmony as a family and with the local home school choir (CCSA), David, Cynthia & Thomas swam on the Champion Balcones Woods Swim team.
For more information, pictures, etc., see the various web-sites that Thomas has built: www.CompuChristian.com , www.TaxmanTom.com , www.CCSAsings.org , and a few other sites Thomas deems too boring to mention.
Thomas (16) Thomas@TaxmanTom.com was webmaster and a Master’s Singer in CCSA, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader and Star in Boy Scout Troop 8787, visited Western Canada with Scooter, runner-up in the THSC state high school debate tournament, plans on being a legislative intern for Rep. Carl Isett in the Spring of 2001, webmaster for Dad’s web pages, and all-round computer geek.
Cynthia (14) Cynthia@TaxmanTom.com in September had her age of ascension into woman-hood luncheon, cruised down the Ohio with Scooter, represented her region from Austin TMEA winning first chair 1st soprano, was in TCDA all-state choir, enjoys CCSA concert choir, gymnastics, math, decorating the house, dressing up, reading, learning how to cook, and learning to sew on Mom’s new sewing machine.
David (11) played J.J., the lead in the Children’s summer musical, Go Go Jonah, surprising everyone by memorizing the entire play in one afternoon, studies the art of fencing, science, Scottish country dancing, Spanish, Latin, reading, building and learning computers with Thomas, and is off the charts for size at 5' 2”.
William (5) is pleased to sing in CCSA’s Angel Choir, he has learned about half of his letters, studies a little Spanish, likes riding his tricycle, loves being a big brother, and wants to be a Boy Scout when he grows up.
John, (2) (a.k.a. Jean Baptiste <pronounced in French>, Squeaker, Johnny, Little John, LJ, Number Johnny 5 <pronounced with an Indian accent>, & the baby) has mastered maybe a dozen words, quite mobile when not asleep, likes balls, and squeaks more than a rusty old tricycle.
Tom, a.k.a. Dad, is trying to be a good patriarch and encourage others to do the same. See his web-site for professional information www.TaxmanTom.com.
Ginger, Ginger@taxmantom.com a.k.a. Mom, has her plate full of a steady diet of home schooling, Latin and mothering. She has happiness and prosperity, but is still looking for health.
We hope you and yours have a wonderful new millennium. Thanks to all who have sent us cards and letters. We enjoy receiving news from our friends near and far.