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Adele Brady Bolson

Adele Brady BolsonAdele Brady Bolson, CPA, began her practice as a certified public accountant in 1979. She not only serves some of the clients who came to her firm in the early years, but now also helps their grown children!

Adele Brady Bolson CPA PS has grown from Adele working as sole practitioner to its current staff of four, with Adele both modeling tremendously high standards and requiring it of the firm’s employees. She is proud of the fact that Adele Brady Bolson CPA PS provides exceptional services, with employees that are both extremely good at what they do and truly care about clients.

Adele opened her public practice in 1979 in Bellevue, Washington. From 1984 through 1993, she practiced with John Pendergast as Pendergast & Bolson, P.S., returning to independent practice in 1994. She previously worked in private industry in various accounting management positions for the Everett Herald, Paccar, and Mathematical Sciences NorthWest.

Every year, Adele speaks with at least two hundred clients about their finances and is gratified knowing that she is of assistance to them – helping them both achieve their financial goals and helping them get though difficult times to what she calls the “sunshine at the end of the storm.” Her clients thank her for her expertise, her calming influence, and the positive effect her firm’s services have had on their businesses and their lives.

Professional Affiliations:
  • Member of the American Institute of C.P.A.s
  • Past Member of the National CPA Financial Literacy Commission
  • Past Member of the PCPS Executive Committee
  • Past Member of the Professional Ethics Executive Committee
  • Past Member of the Independence and Behavioral Standards Subcommittee
  • Past Member of Council
  • Member of the Washington Society of C.P.A.s
  • Past W.S.C.P.A. positions include President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Director, Chair of Ethics Committee, State Board liaison
  • Past Member of the Institute of Management Accounting
  • Previous Director of the Eastside and Seattle Chapters
 
Education & Credentials:
  • B.A. in Business Administration, cum laude, University of Puget Sound, 1975
  • Current Washington State Certified Public Accountant License since 1977
  • Registered Investment Adviser Representative since 2000
 
Recent Continuing Education:
  • Federal tax updates, professional issues updates, accounting and review services updates, small business practitioner's tax conference, tax favored health care plans and medical expenses, social security and Medicare, community property, making the best of bad situations.