Stephen L. Nelson, CPA, practices in the Seattle area and specializes in serving small businesses. A CPA for three decades, he holds an MBA in finance from the University of Washington and an MS in tax from Golden Gate University. A former adjunct professor at Golden Gate University’s graduate tax school, Nelson authored the bestselling books “QuickBooks for Dummies” and “Quicken for Dummies” as well as the popular downloadable monograph “Maximizing Sec. 199A Deductions: How Pass-Through Entity Owners and Real Estate Investors Can Annually Save Thousands in Taxes."