Professional Staff

Barbara Culver, Owner, EA, ATA, ATP, CTP

Barbara Culver is an Enrolled Agent (EA) admitted to practice before the Internal Revenue Service. She is also a Certified Tax Professional (CTP)and she has earned the designations of Accredited Tax Advisor (ATA) and Accredited Tax Professional (ATP). She has owned and operated Tax Center Plus since 1994. Prior to that she had a successful tax and accounting practice in Anchorage, Alaska, and was the controller for a non-profit organization in Anchorage, Alaska for 10 years.

Barbara has over 30 years of experience preparing tax returns and resolving complex tax problems. She specializes in individual tax returns and helping her clients solve their IRS problems. She also helps non-filers clear up back issues and become compliant with the tax law.

Some of her cases have included:

• Recovered approximately $17,000 from the IRS which was taken from a client’s bank account in error. Client recovered amount levied plus interest, and solved multi-year problem with the Internal Revenue Service regarding non-taxable retirement pay which was awarded in lieu of workers’ compensation.
• Assisted client through the IRS Offer in Compromise Program, resolving an old IRS debt.
• Filed 8 years of tax returns, assisting non-filing client to comply with tax filing requirements and obtain tax refunds which were due.
• Helped a client who received a letter from the IRS requesting a balance due of nearly $13,000. After reviewing and correcting the tax return, the client received a refund of approximately $650.

Barbara participates in 60-100 hours of continuing professional education annually in order to keep up with new tax issues. She is an active member of several professional organizations including:

• Washington State Tax Consultants
  • Chapter President 2003-2005
• National Association of Tax Consultants
  • Tax Times Newsletter Editor 1993-1996
  • Secretary 2010-2012
• National Association of Tax Professionals
• National Association of Enrolled Agents
• Washington State Society of Enrolled Agents
  • • Vice President 2010-2011
    • President-Elect 2011-2012
    • President 2012-2013
    • Immediate Past President 2013-2015

• National Society of Accountants
• Washington Association of Accountants and Tax Professionals

In addition to specializing in taxation and tax problems, Barbara is skilled in accounting for profit and non-profit organizations; individuals; state taxation issues, and general accounting. She and her staff can assist in any accounting or taxation issue.

Barbara is married to Mac and they have spent the last 40+ years together! They have 2 children, Chris and Andrew. Their 12 grandchildren are the absolute delight of their life.

Robert Christenson, III

Robert Christenson, III has worked as a Tax Analyst at Tax Center Plus since 2011. He graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelor of the Arts degree in Business Administration and Accounting in 2013. Robert, served as Treasurer of the Tri Cities chapter of the institution of management accountants from 2015-2021