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Branka Soraic
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Francisco, California 94109
San Francisco-based accountant Branka Soraic has over 12 years of experience serving small and medium-sized businesses. Her practice areas include bas...
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Anita I. Lo
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Francisco, California 94123
Anita I. Lo is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) based in San Francisco, California, with over 15 years of experience in providing financia...
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Cliff C. Leung
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Francisco, California 94132
Cliff C. Leung is a Certified Public Accountant based in San Francisco, California, with over 15 years of experience providing financial guidance to e...
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Benjamin T. Lee
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Francisco, California 94134
Benjamin T. Lee is a certified public accountant based in San Francisco, California, with over 15 years of experience providing expert accounting and...
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Laurel K. Schoch
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Francisco, California 94123
Laurel K. Schoch is a certified public accountant based in San Francisco, California, with over 10 years of experience serving the local business comm...
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Priscilia Octarina
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Francisco, California 94115
Located in San Francisco, California, Priscilia Octarina is a seasoned accounting professional with years of experience in providing expert taxation...
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Nahum L. Lan
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Francisco, California 94127
Nahum L. Lan is a certified public accountant based in San Francisco, California, with over 15 years of experience in financial services. His areas of...
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Jennifer N. Kim
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Francisco, California 94107
Jennifer N. Kim is a licensed Certified Public Accountant based in San Francisco, California. With over 12 years of experience in accounting and tax s...
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David E. Backman
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Francisco, California 94102
Based in San Francisco, California, David E. Backman is a seasoned accounting professional with years of experience. His areas of specialization inclu...
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Robert L. Bates
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Francisco, California 94109
Based in San Francisco, California, Robert L. Bates has over 10 years of experience as a certified public accountant. His practice focuses on providin...

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.