SHERRILL L. (GREGORY) TROVATO, MBA, MST, EA, USTCP currently specializes in tax consulting, preparation, and controversy representation for individuals and businesses, and provides complete business services, including write-up, financial projections, consulting and planning.

She is also known as an engaging speaker who provides continuing education to tax professionals in two capacities:

As the founder and president of Gregory & Associates, Inc. she developed and began teaching Preparing to Practice before the US Tax Court after passing the Tax Court exam on her first attempt in 2000. She is proud that approximately 81% of those successful since the 2002 exam cycle (2002-2021 exams), attended her full exam cycle class series, purchased her materials, or took her review session immediately before the exam.  See taxcourtexam.com for more information about this dynamic program.

She is also a founding member and co-owner of Compass Tax Educators along with Geri Bowman, CPA, EA, USTCP and Tom Gorczynski, EA, USTCP.  We provide live and on-demand webinars on a variety of tax topics.  See  CompassTaxEducators.com for upcoming live webinar events and our on-demand library.

Sherrill received her BA (Business Administration, Accounting), MBA (Finance), and MS (Taxation) degrees, all from California State University (Fullerton) between 1988 and 1993. She passed the SEE on her first attempt in 1991, became an enrolled agent in 1992, and a Fellow of NTPI (National Tax Practice Institute) in 2000.  She passed the 2000 Tax Court exam on her first attempt and was admitted to the Tax Court bar as a nonattorney practitioner in 2001. 

She was a regular instructor for the National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA) at its prestigious National Tax Practice Institute (NTPI) from 2002 to 2017, and a frequent speaker at various NAEA state affiliates and for other organizations. In addition to radio and TV appearances and interviews, Sherrill has written articles, including those about the Tax Court exam process for CCH’s Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure and NAEA’s EAJournal. 

Sherrill served on the NAEA Board of Directors from 2005-2013, and was NAEA’s president in 2011-2012. In 2004, she received the prestigious NAEA-EF Excellence in Education award and received NAEA’s Mentor of the Year award in 2011. In 2013, she was honored to receive the Founders Award, NAEA’s highest award bestowed upon a member, to recognize her significant achievement and contributions on behalf of enrolled agents and NAEA.

Her firm is located in Southern California.