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Henry S. Leonard
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Diego, California Licensed in Florida
Henry S. Leonard is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with extensive experience serving the San Diego, California community. Based on over 25 years...
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Kevin W. White
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Diego, California Licensed in Florida
Based in San Diego, California, Kevin W. White provides expert accounting services to variety of business structures, including S-Corps, partnerships,...
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Deborah M. Middleton
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Diego, California Licensed in Florida
Deborah M. Middleton is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) based in San Diego, California, with over 15 years of experience in accounting an...
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Andrea H. Schell
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Diego, California Licensed in Florida
Andrea H. Schell is a certified public accountant with years of experience in providing accounting and tax services to individuals and businesses. Bas...
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Sarah Ryder
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Diego, California Licensed in Illinois
Practicing as a Certified Public Accountant in San Diego, California, since 2008, Sarah Ryder offers her expertise in individual and business tax retu...
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Pamela Talbot
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Diego, California Licensed in Illinois
Based in San Diego, California, Pamela Talbot is a seasoned accounting professional with expertise in providing financial guidance to individual and b...
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Natsu Tabata
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Diego, California Licensed in Illinois
Based in San Diego, California, Natsu Tabata is a certified public accountant with over 10 years of experience in providing expert accounting services...
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Nickolaus Lekovish
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Diego, California Licensed in Illinois
San Diego-based Nickolaus Lekovish has over 10 years of experience providing accounting services to small and medium-sized businesses and family-owned...
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Curtis Judice
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Diego, California Licensed in Illinois
Based in San Diego, California, Curtis Judice has over 10 years of experience providing comprehensive accounting services to small and medium-sized bu...
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Saraswathi Natarajan
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Diego, California Licensed in Illinois
Located in San Diego, California, Saraswathi Natarajan provides taxation and accounting expertise to entrepreneurs and startups, as well as family-own...

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.