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Showing 61 to 70 of 232 CPAs in San Mateo, California
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Patrick M. Wong
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Mateo, California 94403
Based in San Mateo, California, Patrick M. Wong provides a range of accounting services to local businesses and individuals. With over a decade of exp...
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Leon W. Fell
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Mateo, California 94404
Leon W. Fell is a certified public accountant with over 15 years of experience providing accounting and tax services in San Mateo, California. He spec...
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Chunmei Li
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Mateo, California 94404
Located in San Mateo, California, Chunmei Li provides accounting services to individuals and families, as well as various business structures. A certi...
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Michael Ruski
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Mateo, California 94403
Michael Ruski is a certified public accountant based in San Mateo, California, with over a decade of experience serving small and medium-sized busines...
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Dileep Makhija
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Mateo, California 94404
Dileep Makhija is a certified public accountant based in San Mateo, California, with over 20 years of experience. He provides financial planning and b...
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Paul M. Pritchard
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Mateo, California 94403
Based in San Mateo, California, Paul M. Pritchard is a certified public accountant (CPA) with extensive experience in providing accounting services to...
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Dan Zhu
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Mateo, California 94402
Dan Zhu is a certified public accountant with over 20 years of experience. Based in San Mateo, California, he specializes in providing tax planning an...
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Ekaterina Blokhina
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Mateo, California 94403
Blokhina, Ekaterina, is a licensed CPA based in San Mateo, California, with over 5 years of experience. She specializes in providing basic accounting...
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Anton Ostroushchenko
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Mateo, California 94404
Based in San Mateo, California, Anton Ostroushchenko has been providing accounting expertise since 2010. With a focus on General Accounting & Advisory...
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Sarika Choudhary
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location San Mateo, California 94404
Based in San Mateo, California, Sarika Choudhary is a licensed CPA with over 8 years of experience serving clients in the areas of basic accounting se...

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.