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Eric N. Johnson
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Santa Clara, California 95051
Based in Santa Clara, California, Eric N. Johnson is a seasoned accountant with over a decade of experience providing tax planning and consulting serv...
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Takeshi Yuma
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Santa Clara, California 95050
Takeshi Yuma is a certified public accountant based in Santa Clara, California, with over 12 years of experience in tax and accounting services. He se...
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Chris C. Kondo
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Santa Clara, California 95054
Based in Santa Clara, California, Chris C. Kondo is a seasoned accounting professional with extensive experience serving small and medium-sized busine...
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Ronald R. Frye
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Santa Clara, California 95050
Based in Santa Clara, California, Ronald R. Frye is a seasoned accounting professional with over 25 years of experience providing expert guidance to i...
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Lisa Yuen
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Santa Clara, California 95056
Lisa Yuen is a certified public accountant (CPA) based in Santa Clara, California, with over 8 years of experience in the field. Her areas of speciali...
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Xiaolan Yang
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Santa Clara, California 95051
Xiaolan Yang is a certified public accountant based in Santa Clara, California with over 15 years of experience providing financial guidance to entrep...
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Ryan Michael Y. Hirata
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Santa Clara, California 95054
Ryan Michael Y. Hirata is a certified public accountant based in Santa Clara, California, with over 15 years of experience in taxation and accounting....
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John H. Kennedy
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Santa Clara, California 95050
Based in Santa Clara, California, John H. Kennedy has over a decade of experience providing expert accounting services to clients across a range of in...
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Lei He
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Santa Clara, California 95051
Lei He is a certified public accountant based in Santa Clara, California, with over 10 years of experience providing accounting and tax services. Her...
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Divyang C. Shah
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Santa Clara, California 95054
Divyang C. Shah, a seasoned accounting professional based in Santa Clara, California, brings over 10 years of experience in providing financial guidan...

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.