WELCOME

The Arizona Association of Accounting and Tax Professionals (AAATP) is a nonprofit, voluntary, professional organization representing all Arizona accounting and tax professionals.

Whether you are just entering the accounting and tax profession or you are a highly experienced professional, we are here to meet your needs. We welcome all levels of experience to our association, even those currently without credentials, and we are committed to providing programs that advance the highest standards of ethics and practice within our profession while also working with legislators to help protect and maintain our right to practice in Arizona.

AAATP membership provides valuable opportunities for you as a professional. The real value of membership in AAATP is involvement. Involvement includes networking with others at local chapter meetings, attending education seminars, and possibly even volunteering within the association. These opportunities to get involved will allow you to form relationships with other accounting and tax professionals that will become the foundation for a long and successful affiliation with AAATP.

I intend to continue with Past President Anderson’s goals which were to find new and more modern methods and ideas for our association.  My goal is for our society to be one that embraces the future in our profession, both in terms of members (young and old) and in terms of technology. 

I believe we still need to focus more on membership as well as member participation. As a society, I believe this is and has been one of the major challenges we face. I would like for the board to find ways to help provide more value to our members: at least defining and starting the conversation of: what does that look like as an association. 

I know and realize that we can let the busyness of life and business keep us from interacting and networking… I am truly a victim of this. BUT in accepting this position, I am accepting the challenge to focus on getting more members involved. Hopefully by choosing to serve on the Board you are up for the challenge as well and I look forward to working together to serve our association and our fellow members.

 Our association works to protect, enhance, guide and promote the accounting and tax profession on behalf of its members. 

Channika Daniels, Enrolled Agent

President