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Gulf Coast Accounting offers a variety of services at a reasonable cost to meet all your personal and small business needs. We have over forty years' combined experience in accounting, tax preparation, payroll services, certified Quickbooks ProAdvisor training, new entity consultation, audit representation, and more. Our dedication to continuing education in the field ensures that our clients receive the highest-quality service on the market. With offices in Pace and Destin, we happily serve the greater Panhandle area. Like most of our clients, we are proud small business owners looking to support our families and enrich the community.
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SENIOR Partner
Phillip Polk
Phillip Polk's accounting career spans 32 years, from positions as a staff accountant to company CFO, and finally to his current title as Senior Partner. His career has taken him from Tampa, Florida, to Anchorage, Alaska.
Phillip attended college at Pensacola State College, the University of South Florida, the University of West Florida, Nichols State University, and the University of Anchorage Alaska, earning a BA in Theology and a BA in Business Administration with a specialization in Accounting Science. He is currently pursuing an MA in Public Administration from Liberty University. He is a licensed CAM through the state of Florida, and has been a QuickBooks ProAdvisor for 22 years.
Phillip is also a small businessman as owner of three companies: Gulf Coast Accounting Services, LLC in Pace and Destin; Lagniappe Management Group, LLC in Destin; and Ruby Farms in Milton.
Phillip is happily married to Carla, with whom he has raised seven children. The Polk family currently resides in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, on their recently acquired acreage, Magnolia Acres. In his free time, Phillip enjoys public speaking, fishing, carpentry, golf, restoring old trucks, and playing southern gospel music with the Heritage Trio.
You may reach Phillip Polk at phillipp@gulfcoastaccounting.com.