About Us
Greg Cook was born in Cullman, Alabama, and graduated from Hanceville High
School in 1978. Before going to college, he served a six year term with
the Army (two years active duty and four years inactive duty) during the
Lebanon and Grenada conflicts. Following his discharge from the service,
he worked in the insurance industry and pursued his education in
accounting. After graduating from Wallace State Community College, Greg
came to BARA in 1986. While working at BARA as a Co-op student, Greg
received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the
University of Alabama in Huntsville.
After passing the Enrolled Agents Exam in September of 1990, Greg
received his Certificate of Enrollment and U.S. Treasury Card. In early
1991, the Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation conferred
the title of Accredited Tax Advisor to him. Greg became the first
Enrolled Agent in the State of Alabama to hold both the EA and CPA
designations after successfully writing the Certified Public Accountants
Examination in November of 1993.
In December 1994, Greg purchased the practice from retiring founder, Al
LaGrone. Due to state regulations governing Greg's CPA license, the firm
name was changed from Bara Business Service to Cook & LaGrone. LaGrone
continued work with the firm until his death in March 1996. State
regulations required that the LaGrone name be dropped from the firm two
years after his death, so in 1998 the firm was registered as Cook and
Company.
Greg Cook is a member of the National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA)
and Past President of the Alabama Society of Enrolled Agents (ALSEA)
2000-2003. Greg is also a Past President of the Alabama Association of
Accountants 2003-2004. He is a member of the National Society of
Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA),
the Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants (ASCPA), and a
member of the Alabama and Tennessee State Boards of Accountancy. He has
written numerous articles on the subject of taxation and has been
published in such national magazines as the EA Journal.
Greg Cook is a 32nd Degree member of the Scottish Rite, a life
member of Masonic Lodge #636 Arab and a Shriner, member of the Cahaba Shrine
Center in Huntsville, Alabama. He has served as Impresario of the Royal
Order of Jesters, Huntsville Court #175 since 1997.
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