Deborah Dickson, CPA, CFF — Smith Dickson

Ms. Dickson is an experienced CPA and expert witness, with over 25 years in the accounting profession including 15 years in the litigation services area.  She began her career as an auditor for Deloitte Touche (formerly Touche Ross) and subsequently accepted an opportunity to run the Entrepreneurial Services Division at PricewaterhouseCoopers (formerly Coopers & Lybrand).  She has been President of Smith Dickson, an Accountancy Corporation, since 1982.  Ms. Dickson advises many business clients on their strategic business planning, internal controls, and profit enhancement; provides tax planning and compliance; negotiates procurement of financing, structuring debt and capital; handles IRS/FTB/SBE tax controversy negotiations; issues audits, review and compilations of financial statements; prepares business valuations; and advises on budgets and cash flow systems.  She has worked as a forensic expert witness in State, Federal, Probate, and Family Law Courts, in arbitration services, and as a Court appointed referee.