4/14/2005 - Weaver and Tidwell's Mark Walker Named Trustee at Texas Wesleyan
FORT WORTH, Texas - Mark D. Walker, a certified public accountant and partner at Weaver and Tidwell, LLP, has been named to the board of trustees of Texas Wesleyan University, it was announced today. His three-year term begins immediately.
With offices in Fort Worth and Dallas, Weaver and Tidwell is ranked by Practical Accountant magazine as the Southwest's largest regional independent accounting firm.
Walker, who has more than 20 years of experience in public accounting, specializes in tax consulting, planning and compliance. He is an author and also speaks often to lay and professional groups on taxation and tax planning. His presentations often focus on partnership taxation, limited liability companies, and specific issues arising under sections of the Internal Revenue Code.
Walker earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. He serves on the board of Mercantile Bank of Texas and is a member of the Fort Worth Business and Estates Council, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He also is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and is past chairman of the Fort Worth Chapter of the American Red Cross and the administrative board of St. John the Apostle Church.
Founded in 1950, Weaver and Tidwell represents a broad range of clients including large national and international corporations, publicly and privately held businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government entities.
In addition to the firm's traditional audit, accounting and tax services, its accountants practice in the areas of international services; assurance and risk assessment regarding Sarbanes-Oxley; state and local tax; business valuation; estate planning/wealth transfer; information technology; litigation support; profit enhancement; and property tax. It also performs peer reviews for other accounting firms.
To meet the growing needs of its clients in the areas of employee benefits and financial planning, the firm has established two affiliate firms: WT Benefits, LLC, and Weaver and Tidwell Financial Advisors, Ltd .