Throughout her varied career, Evelyn Jacks has established a nationwide reputation as a national and international award-winning entrepreneur, consistently best-selling consumer and professional author, nationally acclaimed keynote speaker, educator to the tax and financial services industry, and publisher of The Distinguished Advisor Certificate Program, specializing in professional development by self study for advisors in the tax preparation and financial services industries. She is also a much sought-after media commentator at federal and provincial budget time and an authority on trends and issues in tax and financial services.

Jacks is also a celebrated innovator and award-winning entrepreneur, having achieved national recognition as winner of the prestigious Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award and international recognition for business leadership through the Business Women’s Network and the Canadian Embassy, presented in Washington, D.C. She was also recently invited to participate in the Profit W100 Idea Exchange featuring Canada’s Top Women Entrepreneurs.

The Knowledge Bureau, of which she is the founder and president, is home to The Distinguished Advisor Certificate Program featuring four industry specialist certificates and over 20 courses for professional development of those in the tax and financial services industry. The Knowledge Bureau is Canada’s leading professional education publisher, financial speakers bureau and intellectual property manager in the tax and financial services industry.

Evelyn is also a prolific author. Recent publications for professional advisors include, The Annual 30 Minute Tax Update, in a revolutionary new electronic format she has invented under the name “Newsbooks” published by The Knowledge Bureau. She is also the author of Essential Tax Facts for Pro Advisors, prepared especially for the Institute of Canadian Bankers in 2005. Consumers and professionals can also read Evelyn’s monthly national tax column in CI Funds’ TaxTalk.

A best-selling consumer author famous for her “Jacks on Tax” series of income tax preparation guides, Evelyn’s latest best-sellers, Make Sure It’s Deductible (for the small business owner) and Tax Savings for the Long Run (for taxpayers who want to maximize their relationships with tax advisors) can be found in leading bookstores or at www.knowledgebureau.com.

Evelyn Jacks’ Essential Tax Facts, her 35th book, launching in March 2005 is a year round tax tips book loaded with money saving information and written especially for average taxpayers who do their own return using tax software or use the services of a professional.

In 1999, Evelyn Jacks was appointed by the Premier of Manitoba to be a Commissioner for the Lower Tax Commission. The Commission report on proposals for the reform of the personal tax system for Manitoba was released in 2000.

Currently she sits on the Board of Associates at the University of Manitoba and the membership committee of the Manitoba Club. She is a past member of the Public Utilities Board of Manitoba, a past executive of The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce and is active with the United Way.