Shannon Bailey is a CPA who started in 2001 in public accounting , focusing primarily in taxation. She began her career in Salem, Oregon after graduating from Corban University with a dual major in Accounting and Finance. After completing her CPA certification, she went on to get her Master of Science in Taxation in 2008 at Golden Gate University. She worked up from being staff accountant, to tax manager and eventually partner of a medium size firm in Southern Oregon. She and her family moved to the Flathead in the summer of 2018 where she joined then DeShazer, Toren & Braden, CPAs. In January of 2020, she became partner and DTB became DeShazer, Toren & Bailey. She is grateful to live in an area where there are so many opportunities to explore the outdoors

Areas of Expertise:

• Individual Taxation
• Partnership and Corporate Taxation
• Entity Structure and Formation Analysis
• Tax Planning
• Business Advisory Services

Education / Certifications

• B.A – Accounting / Finance, Corban University
• M.S – Taxation, Golden Gate University
• CPA – Montana and Oregon licensed, Certified Public Accountant

• Shannon Bailey, CPA
• DeShazer, Toren & Braden CPAs, PLLC
• 22 Second Avenue West, Suite 2100
• Kalispell, MT 59901