Joseph Cooke, EA

Mr. Cooke is an Enrolled Agent and was admitted to practice before the Internal Revenue Service in 2004. (License #77457, expires March 2016). He is a Fellow of the National Tax Practice Institute and a member of the National Association of Enrolled Agents.

He graduated from Bentley College (now known as Bentley University) in 1977 with a B.S. in Accounting and a B.S. in Economics-Finance. He earned his Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Babson College in 1981.

He has held a steady progression of positions ranging from Accountant to Vice President & General Manager at several banks and financial services companies.

He began his current career in taxation in 2000 working with the late John Beck of Beck McCarthy & Associates (now known as Beck Tax Services) in The Woodlands, TX. Mr. Cooke went out on his own, opening Cooke & Company in late 2003.

In addition to his professional life, he is also a Sergeant (Platoon Sergeant) in the Texas State Guard (TXSG), a component of the Texas Military Forces (TXMF).

Charles Hubbard CPA

Mr. Hubbard has been a Texas Certified Public Accountant since 1968.

He graduated from Rice University in 1965 with a B.A. in Economics and Business Administration and completed a B.S. in Accounting the following year. 

He started his career with Haskins & Sells, a predecessor of today's Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited which is now one of the "Big 4" CPA firms in the US. He then joined Cockrell Oil Corporation where he advanced through a variety of financial positions before retiring as Vice President of Accounting.

He joined Cooke & Company in early 2009.

Integrity & Ethical Standards

While the licensed professionals at Cooke & Company will strive to get our clients the best possible outcome on their taxes, we will only do so within the bounds of the law. Put simply, we will not cheat for you. Those tempted to "fudge" a little bit on their taxes must remember that they are legally responsible for contents of the return even if they used a paid tax preparer.

Licensed tax practitioners such an Enrolled Agent, CPA, or attorney work for you, the taxpayer, not the IRS. However, they are required to sign the return stating that it is true, correct and complete to the best of their knowledge and belief based on all information of which they have any knowledge. Therefore, paid income tax preparers cannot ignore statements made by clients or other indications of unreported income, false expenses, or attempts to deduct personal expenses as business expenses.

We save our clients money the old-fashioned way, by knowing the law and how to apply it to your situation.