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Showing 41 to 50 of 73 CPAs in Santa Cruz, California
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Barbara K. Hobbs
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Santa Cruz, California 95060
Barbara K. Hobbs is a certified public accountant with over 15 years of experience, offering expert accounting and advisory services to clients in San...
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Karen A. Phelps
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Santa Cruz, California 95062
Karen A. Phelps is a certified public accountant (CPA) based in Santa Cruz, California, with over a decade of experience providing accounting services...
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Gary C. Yules
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Santa Cruz, California 95060
Based in Santa Cruz, California, Gary C. Yules is a seasoned accounting professional with over 15 years of experience providing expert guidance to sma...
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Robert L. Rible
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Santa Cruz, California 95060
Based in Santa Cruz, California, Robert L. Rible has extensive experience as a certified public accountant (CPA), spanning over 10 years. His areas of...
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Jeffrey A. Werner
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Santa Cruz, California 95062
Based in Santa Cruz, California, Jeffrey A. Werner provides accounting expertise to family-owned enterprises and entrepreneurs, serving the complex fi...
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Stuart A. White
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Santa Cruz, California 95065
Based in Santa Cruz, California, Stuart A. White provides general accounting and advisory services to entrepreneurs and startups, as well as small and...
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Robert W. Smiley
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Santa Cruz, California 95065
Robert W. Smiley is a certified public accountant based in Santa Cruz, California, with over 15 years of experience providing accounting services to a...
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Barbara L. Brisson
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Santa Cruz, California 95060
Based in Santa Cruz, California, Barbara L. Brisson is a seasoned accounting professional with over 25 years of experience providing guidance to vario...
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Glenn S. Yarmeak
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Santa Cruz, California 95060
Glenn S. Yarmeak is a certified public accountant based in Santa Cruz, California, with over 20 years of experience in tax and accounting services. Hi...
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Deborah R. Zenker
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Santa Cruz, California 95062
Deborah R. Zenker is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed to practice in California, serving the Santa Cruz area. With over 20 years of experi...

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.