Gregory J. Cook

Greg Cook was born in Cullman, Alabama, and graduated from Hanceville High School in 1978. Before going to college, he served a six year term with the Army (two years active duty and four years inactive duty) during the Lebanon and Grenada conflicts. Following his discharge from the service, he worked in the insurance industry and pursued his education in accounting. After graduating from Wallace State Community College, Greg came to BARA in 1987. While working at BARA as a Co-op student, Greg received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. After passing the Enrolled Agents Exam in September of 1990, Greg received his Certificate of Enrollment and U.S. Treasury Card. In early 1991, the Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation conferred the title of Accredited Tax Advisor to him. Greg became the first Enrolled Agent in the State of Alabama to hold both the EA and CPA designations after successfully writing the Certified Public Accountants Examination in November of 1993. Greg Cook is a member of the National Association of Enrolled Agents and currently serves as President of the Alabama Society of Enrolled Agents. Greg serves on the Board of Directors of the Alabama Association of Accountants. He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants, and a member of the Alabama and Tennessee State Boards of Accountancy. He has written numerous articles on the subject of taxation and has been published in such national magazines as the EA Journal.