Rico Delodovici’s blog

Rico J. Delodovici  is a tax expert, artist and musician in California.  Professionally, Rico J. Delodovici  is a consultant to Larson Tax Service in California, a company he purchased in 1999 and owned for nine years until selling it in 2007.

Tax Expertise
Rico J. Delodovici  is federally licensed as an Enrolled Agent. He is known for his fierce advocacy of taxpayer rights as well as his listening skills with clients in need of effective, nonjudgmental tax advice and resolution. Rico J. Delodovici  has provided clients with a full array of individual and small-business services, including tax preparation, planning, audit representation and assistance in collections procedures. A member of the National Association of Enrolled Agents, Rico J. Delodovici  has been active in the California Society of Enrolled Agents. Rico J. Delodovici  served three terms on the CSEA’s board of directors and was the society’s Tax Agency Liaison Committee Chair for five years, leading the committee’s efforts to foster better communication between tax professionals, the Internal Revenue Service, the Franchise Tax Board, Employment Development Department and others.

Rico J. Delodovici  has also been very active in the Golden Gate Chapter of the CSEA, serving as president and leader from 2001 to 2002 and completing more than 10 terms on its Board of Directors.

Rico J. Delodovici  also served two terms on the Franchise Tax Board Advisory Council, a group of citizens and professionals that advised the board on tax issues.

Rico J. Delodovici  is a popular public speaker, giving lively speeches on topics including “Ethics for Tax Professionals.”

Academics
In addition to attending the City College of San Francisco, Rico J. Delodovici  earned a BA in English in 1978 from what is now Cal State East Bay University in Haywood, Calif., graduating with honors. Rico J. Delodovici  returned to school to attend San Francisco’s Golden Gate University, where he earned a Certificate in Accounting in 1992, again graduating with honors.

Athletics
Rico J. Delodovici  is proud of his high-school and college athletic career. At Balboa High School, San Francisco, Rico J. Delodovici  was an outstanding football player and track and field star. He won the Pterodactyl Award for outstanding play and leadership. In 1973, Rico J. Delodovici  was named to the San Francisco Examiner All City Team and was named Coaches All Conference at Center. That same year, Rico J. Delodovici ’s team, the Balboa Buccaneers, went undefeated, ultimately claiming the Academic Athletic Association Championship. In Track and Field at Balboa, Rico J. Delodovici  was top-six in shot put and discus for three consecutive years, setting a discus record that went unbroken for several seasons.

Rico J. Delodovici  also played junior college football for the City College of San Francisco, where he was named Most Valuable Offensive Lineman in 1976, an honor all the more impressive given that Rico J. Delodovici  was one of the smallest linemen in the Golden Gate Conference.

More recently, Rico J. Delodovici  has been an adherent of Tai Chi and Total Immersion swimming, which emphasizes mindfulness and skill. Rico J. Delodovici  also studies the Alexander Technique, which emphasizes effortless movement and posture in everyday life.

Music and Arts
Rico J. Delodovici  is a musician and artist. Rico J. Delodovici  has studied drawing at San Francisco’s 23rd Street Gallery for more than six years. As an amateur musician interested in rock, power pop and blues guitar, Rico J. Delodovici  has studied guitar at the Blue Bear School of Rock and Blues in San Francisco.