Tom Wheelwright (author)
Tom Wheelwright | |
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| Born | Thomas Max Wheelwright April 29, 1953 [1] Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Occupation | Businessman, certified personal accountant, author |
| Subject | Personal finance, tax, business investing |
| Notable works | Tax-Free Wealth: How to build massive wealth by permanently lowering your taxes |
| Years active | (1983–present) |
| Spouse | Louanne T. Gagnon |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
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Thomas Max Wheelwright (born April 29, 1953) is an American businessman, certified public accountant[2], and author specializing in wealth and taxes.[3][4] Wheelwright is the founder and CEO of WealthAbility, LLC.[5], a private financial education company that teaches the principles of tax-savings and wealth-building through speaking engagements, books, and videos. Wheelwright is known for writing best-selling book Tax-Free Wealth and for being an advisor and speaker for Robert Kiyosaki, having contributed to several of his books and conference tours, particularly those related to the Rich Dad brand.[6][7]
Early life and career[edit]
Since 1983, Wheelwright has developed tax, business and wealth strategies for small-business owners and investors in the manufacturing, real estate and high-tech fields. From 1985 – 1988 Wheelwright led professional training for CPAs at Ernst & Whinney’s (now Ernst & Young's) National Tax Department in Washington, D.C., during which the last overhaul of the tax code, the Tax Reform Act of 1986 was advanced and signed by President Ronald Reagan.[8][9]
Wheelwright founded Thomas Wheelwright & Company (now Wheelwright Manahan, PLLC) in 1995 in Tempe, Arizona.[10][11] As of 2015, the company had worked with small businesses and entrepreneurs in over 30 countries.[12] Wheelwright served as an adjunct professor in the Masters of Tax program at Arizona State University for 14 years, where he created the course for teaching multi-state tax planning techniques and personally taught hundreds of graduate students.[13] Wheelwright currently teaches his own Advanced Tax and Asset Protection class along with Garrett Sutton, Esq.
Wheelwright collaborated with Irish author Philip McKernan on South of 49 (2009)[14] and Fire Sale (2010).[15] Wheelwright also regularly contributes to Entrepreneur Magazine and Inman News as a tax expert, and has appeared on various news channels and podcasts including Fox & Friends and NBC News Radio.[16][17] Wheelwright published his book Tax-Free Wealth in 2012,[18] and a 2nd Edition was published in 2018 to address changes in tax law after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.[19]
Wheelwright is a tax advisor to American businessman and author Robert Kiyosaki.[20] Since 2012, Wheelwright has been a keynote speaker at Rich Dad conferences worldwide on six continents (Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America) with Kiyosaki. Wheelwright authored chapters 1 and 21 of Robert Kiyosaki's book, "The Real Book of Real Estate" (2016). Wheelwright also contributed to Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad Success Stories" (2003), "Who Took My Money" (2004), "Unfair Advantage" (2011), and "More Important Than Money, An Entrepreneur's Team" (2017).[21] Wheelwright was a contributor to the Trump University Wealth Builder Action Plan.[22]
In 2018, Wheelwright founded WealthAbility, LLC as a private financial education company. The company specializes in advising CPAs and other tax advisors how to build their business through providing tax and wealth strategy services to their clients. Wheelwright hosts The WealthAbility Show with Tom Wheelwright CPA, and a podcast called The WealthAbility™ for CPAs Show.[23]
Business & financial advice[edit]
Wheelwright has endorsed Donald Trump’s economic plans and tax reforms, particularly efforts to reduce business taxes in the United States.[24][25] Wheelwright supported the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that reduced the U.S. corporate income tax rate, stating "If we had a 15% corporate tax rate, we would effectively become a tax shelter country, encouraging foreign companies to headquarter here”.[26] Wheelwright has also endorsed Trump’s proposed US border taxes and tariffs, claiming that they would help to reinvigorate the economy.[27][28]
Education[edit]
Wheelwright has a master's of Professional Accounting degree from the University of Texas at Austin with a specialty in Tax and a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in accounting and a minor in French from the University of Utah.[29]
Personal life[edit]
Wheelwright lives in Arizona, and is a commentator on Arizona tax-laws.[30][31] Wheelwright has been married to Louanne T. Gagnon since May 1, 2015. He has two sons, Max David and Samuel Joseph Wheelwright.
Selected Works[edit]
- Tax-Free Wealth: How to build massive wealth by permanently lowering your taxes (published 2012) RDA Press, LLC. ISBN 978-1-947588-05-9 Search this book on
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- Why The Rich Are Getting Richer (published 2017) Adjuvant with Robert Kiyosaki. Plata Publishing, LLC ISBN 978-161268-088-0 Search this book on .
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References[edit]
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- ↑ "TOM WHEELWRIGHT NET WORTH – HOW TAXES MADE A MILLIONAIRE". May 29, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ Rubin, Richard (April 7, 2019). "Startups Discover the Allure of the 'C Corporation'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ↑ "'I'm a rock star': The tax bill has turned America's accountants into very popular people". Washington Post. December 19, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Tax Expert Tom Wheelwright Weighs in on Top 2020 Democratic Candidates Tax Plans". KTVN. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ↑ "How to Avoid Investment Tax Shock". U.S. News. July 23, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ↑ Gunderson, Garrett (September 20, 2017). "8 Experts Reveal What's More Important Than Money For Running Your Business". Forbes Magazine.
- ↑ "TDI Podcast: Das on The "Panglossian" World, Oil Opportunities (#397)". The Disciplined Investor. January 25, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ↑ "TOM WHEELWRIGHT NET WORTH: HOW TAXES MADE A MILLIONAIRE". May 29, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ "CPA Tom Wheelwright Uncovers 10 Ways To Benefit From Trump Tax Reform". January 10, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ "Indecent Proposals: The IRS and You". Jetset Magazine. May 15, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Traveling abroad? Pay your taxes first!". CNBC. December 22, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Expert Interview: Tom Wheelwright, Tax Free Wealth". Anthem Vault. June 28, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Clinton v. Trump: Who's Better for Business?". Russ Banham. October 17, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ South of 49. Retrieved September 10, 2019. Search this book on
- ↑ Fire Sale. Retrieved September 10, 2019. Search this book on
- ↑ "TOM WHEELWRIGHT: CEO of WealthAbility". Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ "Fox & Friends with Robert Kiyosaki, Tom Wheelwright and the Rich Dad Advisors". YouTube. July 4, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ Uzialko, Adam C. (June 8, 2016). "The State of Small Business: Arizona". Business News Daily. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ "CPA Tom Wheelwright Uncovers 5 Reasons for 2018 Business Tax…". Virtual Strategy Magazine. March 12, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ "Gold & Silver To Hit New Highs: Rich Dad Poor Dad Author". Forbes. December 6, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ "New Book 'More Important Than Money' Released by Robert Kiyosaki and Rich Dad Advisors". Business Insider. August 2, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ "Rich Dad, Education on Tax Secrets" (PDF). Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ "CPA Tom Wheelwright announces WealthAbility™ Network with CPA Leadership Summit and New Tax-Free Wealth Audiobook". Business Insider. May 24, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ Brown, Jeff (April 10, 2017). "4 tax reforms that can reinvigorate Main Street — and boost the economy". CNBC. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ D'Angelo, Matt (April 25, 2018). "How the New Tax Law Impacts Small Business". Business News Daily. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ "Clinton v. Trump: Who's Better for Business?". Russ Banham. October 17, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ Russell, Roger (March 6, 2017). "Bordering on a tax". Accounting Today. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ Russell, Roger (June 18, 2019). "Is VAT a villain?". Accounting Today. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ "Rich Dad, Education on Tax Secrets" (PDF). Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ "Arizona tax laws in limbo as filing deadline passes". April 15, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ "Arizona credits charity donations, dollar for dollar". December 28, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
