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Showing 91 to 100 of 145 CPAs in Los Altos, California
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Nicole B. Gould
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Los Altos, California 94022
Based in Los Altos, California, Nicole B. Gould is a seasoned accounting professional with years of experience providing financial guidance to entrepr...
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Binta Patel
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Los Altos, California 94024
Binta Patel, a California-based CPA, provides accounting and tax services to individuals and businesses in the Los Altos area. With over 8 years of ex...
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Jeannie J. Choi
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Los Altos, California 94024
Based in Los Altos, California, Jeannie J. Choi is a certified public accountant with extensive experience serving small and medium-sized businesses a...
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Kathleen M. Zwickert
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Los Altos, California 94022
Kathleen M. Zwickert is a certified public accountant based in Los Altos, California, with over 15 years of experience providing expert accounting and...
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Yoshizumi Iwamura
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Los Altos, California 94022
Yoshizumi Iwamura, a certified public accountant based in Los Altos, California, has been providing accounting services since 2007. His expertise incl...
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Joshua L. Lu
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Los Altos, California 94024
Joshua L. Lu is a certified public accountant based in Los Altos, California. He has over 15 years of experience providing accounting services to indi...
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Brian E. Crowley
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Los Altos, California 94024
Located in Los Altos, California, Brian E. Crowley is a seasoned accounting professional with years of experience providing expert tax services to ind...
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Emily S. Lim
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Los Altos, California 94024
Emily S. Lim is a certified public accountant (CPA) serving various business structures and individual clients in Los Altos, California. With over 8 y...
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Tom W. Hutchinson
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Los Altos, California 94024
Based in Los Altos, California, Tom W. Hutchinson is a seasoned tax professional with a strong background in accounting. With over a decade of experie...
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Jason A. Asay
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Los Altos, California 94024
Based in Los Altos, California, Jason A. Asay is a CPA with over 15 years of experience in providing bookkeeping and financial statement compilation s...

California maintains one of the largest and most competitive CPA markets in the nation. The California Board of Accountancy requires 150 semester units of education and specific ethics coursework for licensure. CPAs must complete 80 hours of continuing education every two years, including 20 hours in accounting and auditing subjects and 2 hours of regulatory review.

Key Tax Considerations: California has its own complex tax code separate from federal regulations, with the highest state income tax rates in the nation. CPAs commonly handle Franchise Tax Board audits, California LLC fees ($800 annual minimum), sales and use tax compliance, and multi-state tax allocations. The state's high-income population creates strong demand for estate planning, wealth management, and stock option taxation services.

Industry Specializations: Technology startups (especially Silicon Valley), entertainment and media (Los Angeles), agriculture (Central Valley), international trade, venture capital, real estate, and cannabis businesses are major focus areas. Many CPAs specialize in R&D tax credits, stock option and equity compensation taxation, film production accounting, and cryptocurrency taxation.

For CPA Professionals: The California Society of CPAs (CalCPA) offers extensive networking and continuing education opportunities across multiple chapters. Major concentrations of firms exist in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, and Silicon Valley. Competition is intense in metro areas but rural regions often experience CPA shortages. The state offers diverse practice opportunities but comes with high cost of living and complex regulatory requirements.