CLOWE TAX PREP LLC
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

David Clowe is a 30+ year veteran in the tax industry with a broad range of experience. In early 1979, while at a crossroads in his education, he took a job preparing tax returns for the local CPA firm Elms Faris & Company in Midland, TX. That experience propelled him into a career in the field of Taxation. In the fall of that year, David transferred to the University of West Florida in Pensacola, FL where he completed a B.A. in accounting in December, 1980. From there he went on to complete a CPA review course at UWF and sat for and passed the CPA exam in May, 1981. In July, 1981, David took his first job as a staff tax accountant for Blocker Energy Corporation, an Oil & Gas contract drilling and exploration company in Houston, Texas. He left Blocker in September, 1982 at a time when the Oil & Gas Industry was in a period of steep decline and moved to Jacksonville, FL to take a job with the Big 8 public accounting firm Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co. Over the past 30 years, David has had the opportunity to work in Big 8 public accounting, in the tax department of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. – a Fortune 500 company, in his own private practice, in management for the Davis Family Office, as CFO for an online marketing and consulting firm, and finally in his own private practice once again. All of these experiences have given him a chance to see the accounting and tax world from a great variety of perspectives. These experiences have positioned David to provide his clients with advice that is well rounded and objective in scope. David has been married for 33 years to his wife, Michelle. Together they have raised three children: two sons, Michael and Ben, who have graduated from college and moved away from Jacksonville and a daughter, Audrey, who is passionate about helping children in need. Our Philosophy We believe in working to minimize the burden of taxes by reducing the role of government to include only those essentials that cannot be provided efficiently by the private sector. Our role, based upon the laws currently in force, is to help you pay as little tax as possible by taking advantage of all legal means of reducing your liability. We work aggressively to take positions that are more likely than not to be sustained upon audit, but will not take frivolous positions or positions that are not in line with the facts of your particular case, allowing us to keep you as well as Clowe Tax Prep out of jeopardy. Gladys Del Valle is an accounting professional with over twenty-five (25) years of experience in the industry. Her experience includes operational accounting as well as corporate and individual income and payroll taxes. She has with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Puerto Rico (1985) and a Master’s Degree in Accountancy from the University of Phoenix (2012). Gladys is fluent in Spanish (her native language) which gives us the ability to provide excellent bi-lingual service to the Jacksonville community. At that point, Gladys decided to put her knowledge and expertise to use working directly with small business entrepreneurs. Her vision was to provide a broad range of services including bookkeeping, payroll, and all related tax compliance with the utmost of integrity. During the past nine (9) years, she has served a diverse population of local Jacksonville businesses with excellence and a high degree of satisfaction. David Clowe is a 30+ year veteran in the tax industry with a broad range of experience. In early 1979, while at a crossroads in his education, he took a job preparing tax returns for the local CPA firm Elms Faris & Company in Midland, TX. That experience propelled him into a career in the field of Taxation. In the fall of that year, David transferred to the University of West Florida in Pensacola, FL where he completed a B.A. in accounting in December, 1980. From there he went on to complete a CPA review course at UWF and sat for and passed the CPA exam in May, 1981. In July, 1981, David took his first job as a staff tax accountant for Blocker Energy Corporation, an Oil & Gas contract drilling and exploration company in Houston, Texas. He left Blocker in September, 1982 at a time when the Oil & Gas Industry was in a period of steep decline and moved to Jacksonville, FL to take a job with the Big 8 public accounting firm Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co. Over the past 30 years, David has had the opportunity to work in Big 8 public accounting, in the tax department of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. – a Fortune 500 company, in his own private practice, in management for the Davis Family Office, as CFO for an online marketing and consulting firm, and finally in his own private practice once again. All of these experiences have given him a chance to see the accounting and tax world from a great variety of perspectives. These experiences have positioned David to provide his clients with advice that is well rounded and objective in scope. David has been married for 33 years to his wife, Michelle. Together they have raised three children: two sons, Michael and Ben, who have graduated from college and moved away from Jacksonville and a daughter, Audrey, who is passionate about helping children in need. Our Philosophy We believe in working to minimize the burden of taxes by reducing the role of government to include only those essentials that cannot be provided efficiently by the private sector. Our role, based upon the laws currently in force, is to help you pay as little tax as possible by taking advantage of all legal means of reducing your liability. We work aggressively to take positions that are more likely than not to be sustained upon audit, but will not take frivolous positions or positions that are not in line with the facts of your particular case, allowing us to keep you as well as Clowe Tax Prep out of jeopardy. Gladys Del Valle is an accounting professional with over twenty-five (25) years of experience in the industry. Her experience includes operational accounting as well as corporate and individual income and payroll taxes. She has with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Puerto Rico (1985) and a Master’s Degree in Accountancy from the University of Phoenix (2012). Gladys is fluent in Spanish (her native language) which gives us the ability to provide excellent bi-lingual service to the Jacksonville community.