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Mark Johnson
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Nome, Alaska 99762
Located in Nome, Alaska, Mark Johnson has been providing accounting services to small and medium-sized businesses for over a decade. His expertise encompasses basic accounting, financial planning, and business tax services, catering to various business structures, including S-Corps, partnerships, and LLCs. In addition to general accounting and advisory services, Johnson also specializes in sales tax compliance, helping clients navigate complex tax requirements.
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Lesli Smith
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Nome, Alaska 99762
Lesli Smith is a certified public accountant (CPA) based in Nome, Alaska, serving clients across the state and beyond. With over 15 years of experience in public accounting, she specializes in providing basic accounting services, individual tax services, and financial planning to small and medium-sized businesses, entrepreneurs, and startups. Her expertise also includes payroll processing and compliance, as well as bookkeeping and financial statement compilation, helping clients navigate complex financial regulations and ensure compliance.
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Sanford W. Brown
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Nome, Alaska 99762
Sanford W. Brown, CPA, is a seasoned accounting professional based in Nome, Alaska, with over a decade of experience providing financial guidance to small and medium-sized businesses, as well as family-owned enterprises. With a specialization in tax compliance and financial planning, he offers expert advice on retirement account tax reporting and general accounting and advisory services to ensure clients' financial stability and growth. As a registered CPA, Sanford serves clients in Nome and surrounding areas, applying his extensive knowledge of tax laws and regulations to help businesses navigate complex financial situations.

Alaska's CPA community serves unique challenges in a resource-rich state with remote operations and seasonal business cycles. The Alaska Board of Public Accountancy requires 150 semester hours and passing the CPA exam. CPAs must complete 80 hours of continuing professional education every two years, including 4 hours of ethics.

Key Tax Considerations: Alaska has no state income tax and no state sales tax, though many municipalities impose local sales taxes. CPAs focus heavily on federal tax compliance, oil and gas royalty taxation, and Permanent Fund Dividend planning. Multi-state taxation is common for businesses operating both in Alaska and the Lower 48.

Industry Specializations: Oil and gas extraction, commercial fishing, tourism and hospitality, air transportation, and government contracting are primary focus areas. Many CPAs specialize in natural resource accounting, Native corporation accounting, and the unique challenges of operating in remote locations with seasonal access.

For CPA Professionals: The Alaska Society of CPAs serves a small but close-knit professional community. Most firms concentrate in Anchorage, with smaller practices in Fairbanks and Juneau. The state offers unique career experiences, higher compensation to offset cost of living, and opportunities to work with distinctive industries and clients.