40 Under 40 Honoree: Christy M. Snow, EA, CTEC – 35

Education – BS Business Administration (Emphasis in
Finance, Real Estate & Law), Cal. State Polytechnic Univ. (Minored in Computer
Info. Sys., Bus. Programming)
Family – Husband Daniel; sons Eric 16, Justin 13; daughters
Dakota Marie 9, Kayleen Nelda-Lou 6.
Hobbies & Interests – Racing in Sports Car Club of
America and Score International; the Colorado River, boating, motorcycles, football,
and her church River 47.
Professional Affiliations – National Association of Enrolled
Agents.

What peers, clients and friends say about Christy:
Christy is very dedicated to doing all that she can to help her clients by working
hard and completing tasks quickly, efficiently and correctly. Her A+ personality
type drives all facets of her life, making everything she does a passion for
her.

What technology or business process does Christy see affecting the
tax and accounting profession in the next five years?
“The implementation of the e-file system regulations has caused a reduction
of many of the ‘old school’ professionals. The introductions of
accountants’ remote access software, Lacerte’s interfacing with
QuickBooks and the new age of the clients’ abilities within their own
structures to process their bookkeeping easier and without as many errors in
deliverance to the tax professionals, is making our industry grow faster and
more inviting everyday. As of now, and with much exponential growth factors,
we will be able to sit at our desks and complete returns from around the world,
as well as generate all financial statements three states over within the client’s
server. What took us forever, or at least it seemed, calculating and deriving
data from hand to ledgers takes minutes now, and computers and software are
changing drastically with each new addition, allowing for growth and greater
potential than ever before. In five years, we should be at half of the paperwork,
faster connections to the Internet, and larger files being backed up to cyber
files nightly. Security will be greater, and time will be much more efficiently
spent, helping our clients by forecasting their financials rather than compiling
them.”