Colonel Jim Allen, USMC (Ret), the son of Cuban immigrants, was born in Philadelphia and raised in Los Angeles, California. He retired from Marine Corps active duty after more than 30 years of service. He is a decorated Vietnam veteran and has been awarded medals for Combat, Superior, Distinguished, Commemorative, Meritorious Services, and special honors by the Defense Department, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, The Republic of South Vietnam, The Republic of South Korea, The State of California, the Cities of Los Angeles and Santa Ana California; and other civic and community organizations throughout the United States.

In 1988, while still on active duty, Colonel Jim created and incorporated a small business executive management firm in McLean, Virginia named Marikai Corporation. In addition to its basic business purposes, Marikai also brokered coalitions with free lance contractors and partnered with local metropolitan firms. The small management group handled various service contracts, entertainment talent, minor construction, individual financial counseling and immigrant processing; to include, temporary, and permanent resident and nonresident immigration and Foreign Labor Certification. In addition, Marikai also conducted diversity training seminars for mid-level corporate executives, prepared business & individual tax returns, performed bookkeeping & accounting services,  and systematized business start-ups and professional tax programs for small business clients.

In 1993 Colonel Jim received a Presidential Appointment from President Clinton, as Assistant Secretary, for Human Resources and Administration, Director of Office Automation, and Chief Minority Affairs Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs. Six months later, he left Veterans to accept a Twentieth Century Fox motion picture contract to appear in three feature films; "TAD," "Clear and Present Danger," and "True Lies." He also contracted with Fox Studios in Washington D.C. to become a regular studio actor on Fox's weekly television series, "America's Most Wanted." 

In the late 90s Colonel Jim decided to direct his time and energies to his small business firm. He retooled Marikai's service functions to handle acceptance agent processing, entity development & registration, and immigration and E-Service activities. Currently, Colonel Jim, who has a graduate degree in Business Administration and a degree in Accounting, is a Certified Tax Practitioner, Certified National Notary Association Trusted Enrollment Agent (TEA), Certified Federated Identity Service, Exostar, LLC, Trusted Enrollment Agent, Certified Sciences Application International Corporation, SAIC, Trusted Enrollment Agent, Treasury Department Acceptance Agent, Financial Counselor, Certified Notary Signing Agent, and Intuit Certified QuickBooks Professional Adviser for Accounting Software Programs. He is sole owner and current President of Marikai Corporation.

Contact Marikai for Individual and Business Tax Preparation and other services.