William H. (Bill) Wilson

William H. “Bill” Wilson, CPA is a director in Whitley-Penn, LLP’s tax and consultingpractice, where he focuses on passthrough entity and tax controversy matters. Bill previously spent 37 years with the IRS before retiring as a manager in the Passthrough Entities Practice Group. At the IRS, Bill led the teams involved in the implementation of the tax basis capital account requirement for Form 1065 and the BBA partnership audit procedures.

Bill has taught partnership taxation at the graduate level and is a frequent speaker on partnership tax issues. Bill has an accounting degree from George Mason University and a Master of Taxation degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. He is active in the Texas Society of CPAs and the Petroleum Accountants Society of Dallas.