PARTNER
Robert Allen Bautista provides specialized tax consulting and multi-state compliance support through strategic partnerships with CPA and accounting firms. During peak seasons, he assists in the meticulous preparation and review of complex tax returns, ensuring IRS compliance and precision in every filing.
Strategic Compliance & Multi-State Filing Support
Career History
Independent Tax Consultant | Self-employed, Remote | Jan 2025 - Present
• Prepare Forms 1120, 1065, 1041, 706, 709 and multi-state returns for CPA firms during peak season.
• Provide IRS correspondence, audit support and penalty abatement services.
Chief Accountant | CPA firm, Albuquerque, NM | Nov 2025 - Jul 2026
• Prepared and filed federal, state and local returns for individual, partnership, S-corp and C-corp clients.
• Handled IRS and state correspondence and reviewed complex returns with senior staff and management.
• Reviewed financial statements before filing; prepared depreciation schedules, basis calculations and adjusting entries.
Tax Associate (Real Estate) | PwC, Dallas, TX | Feb 2024 - Feb 2025
• Prepared compliance for REITs, taxable REIT subsidiaries and real estate partnerships for institutional clients.
• Drafted and submitted a penalty abatement request for an investor structure with 150+ investors facing state non-filing penalties.
• Coordinated multi-jurisdictional filings and supported tax provision calculations.
IT Auditor (Digital Assurance & Transparency Associate) | PwC | Jul 2022 - Feb 2024
• Tested IT general controls and SOX compliance across enterprise systems.
• Recommended control improvements to strengthen audit readiness.
Intern / Student Associate | PwC | Jun 2021 - Aug 2022
• Assisted audit engagements and tax research across real estate, technology and healthcare clients.
Education & Credentials
M.S. in Accounting, Public Accounting - Purdue University Global (2024).
B.S. in Accounting, cum laude, Auditing/Forensic Accountancy - Purdue University Global (2022).
Active PTIN.
CPA candidate (150+ credit hours completed).
Bilingual: English and Spanish.
Software
Thomson Reuters Checkpoint, Bloomberg BNA, Alteryx, CaseWare, SAP, Excel (advanced), QuickBooks.