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Tax — California

Tax California expert witnesses, profiled in this directory, may consult on allegations of deficiency in income tax, penalty relief, tax refunds, tax audits, delinquency, payroll withholdings and trust fund penalties, asset forfeitures (administrative, civil and criminal forfeitures), accuracy related penalties, disputes over trade or business expenses, gross income, summons enforcement, collection due process hearings, failure to file penalty, failure to pay penalty, and estimated tax penalty, charitable deductions, frivolous issues penalty, civil actions to support federal tax liens or to subject property to the payment of tax, relief from joint and several liability for spouses, tax malpractice, and related dispute settlement and litigation matters. These taxation experts may also provide expert witness opinions in matters of corporate taxes, franchise taxes, payroll taxes, tax collection, tax rates, value added taxes and sales tax, property taxes, and related matters.
 
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Kelly + Partners Advisory Services

Forensic expert and consultant in accounting and financial advisory services, provides business valuations, financial due diligence, fraud investigations, etc. Experienced expert witness in a breadth of industries. Adj. Professor, Woodbury University.
Woodland Hills, CA

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Chula Vista, CA

Kurt E. Kuhn — Forensic Consulting Service

Fingerprint and Questioned Document/Handwriting examinations. Retired law enforcement Forensic Specialist with more than 48 years experience. Well equipped private forensic laboratory. Qualified in Superior and U.S. District, Tax, and Immigration Courts.
Fullerton, CA
Areas of Expertise: Handwriting
Tel: (562) 882-2201
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Howard M. Steiermann — Real Estate Valuation Expert

Real Estate valuation expert, 37 years, in matters of property/assessment tax, estate tax, marital and partnership dissolution, mortgage and lending appraisals. Experienced expert witness. Practice limited to City/County of San Francisco. Harvard MBA
San Francisco, CA

Steven J. Geller, MAI, JD, Esq.

Provides real estate appraisals as an expert witness, in forensic appraisals, standard of care, diminution in value, in issues of divorce, estate, tax, condemnation, bankruptcy, environmental damages, rental arbitration, easements, and related matters.
Walnut Creek, CA
Areas of Expertise: Real Estate Valuation; Real Estate Appraisal
Tel: (925) 467-0902
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Nancy Escher

PPA (fine art, rare books), 35+ yr, experienced in civil, criminal and tax courts, and valuation disputes, including issues of insurance fraud, art forgery, stolen or damaged properties, appraisals of estates, corporate archives and scholarly collections.
Ojai, CA
Areas of Expertise: Art Appraisal
Tel: (310) 633-5047
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Real Estate and Business Appraisal Expert — Steven J. Decker, MAI, ASA-BV

Real estate and fractional interest (FLP and LLC) valuation expert witness, experienced in residential and commercial property appraisals, construction defects, easements, title defects, toxic contamination, estate tax reports.
Culver City, CA
Areas of Expertise: Real Estate Valuation; Real Estate Appraisal
Tel: (310) 645-9691
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Accounting & Auditing

CPA, 45+ years, serves as a litigation consultant and expert witness in tax and accounting matters, performs due diligence and fraud investigations, damage calculations, incl. issues of business and real estate disputes, tax malpractice, trust accounting [Non-public Profile Id 56008]
Encino, CA
Areas of Expertise: Accounting & Auditing
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Zivetz, Schwartz & Saltsman, CPA’s — Lester J. Schwartz, CPA,CFF,DABFE,DABFA

40+ years of experience in forensic accounting, business valuations, appraising, economic damages, tax accounting, consulting, expert witness services and special master to the Federal and California courts. Serving communities throughout California
Sherman Oaks, CA

Richard M. Squar, CPA, MBA-Tax, CVA, ABV, CFF — Gelman LLP

Richard is a tax expert and has consulted on a variety of litigation matters, frequently testifying as a litigation support/business valuation expert witness. With 30 years of experience, Richard has been retained in a wide range of cases.
Santa Ana, CA

James Ebert — Ebert Appraisal & Real Estate Services

Court-Approved So Cal Expert Real Estate Appraiser (20+ yr) Residential expert: appraisal, architectural, historical valuations, family law, divorce, tax, probate, fractional interest, forensic appraisals. Aggressive & Accommodating. Flexible
West Los Angeles, CA

Mark C. Nicely

Gaming/Gambling Industry Expert, experienced in patents, trademarks, casino operations, and gambling tax, incl. 300+ gaming titles, 200+ patents, 50+ types of game/gambling analysis reports, 35+ yr software engineering, 20+ yr gaming industry experience
Daly City, CA

Ron J. Anfuso, CPA/ABV

Ron J Anfuso, CPA/ABV, An Accountancy Corporation, is an LA area Forensic Accounting firm providing litigation support including analysis of financial, accounting & tax aspects of marital dissolution matters, expert witness testimony & business va
Rolling Hills Estates, CA

Keith C. Stoneking CPA, CFF, Family Law Mediator

Provides litigation services in family law, business acquisitions, business valuations, tax fraud, fraud and accounting matters. Acts as a mediator, neutral evaluator, consultant/expert in family and civil mediation cases.
Sausalito, CA
Areas of Expertise: Accounting & Auditing
Tel: (415) 332-3064
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Jack Young, CPA, ASA

Provides commercial industrial equipment appraisals and reviews — agricultural, manufacturing, wineries, construction, trucking, food processing, restaurants, niche industries — for family law, ad valorem tax, insurance, due diligence, litigation, etc.
Winters, CA
Areas of Expertise: Machinery & Equipment Valuation
Tel: (530) 795-5536
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Charles I. Carmona, GG, ASA — Guild Laboratories, Inc.

Identifies, grades and appraises all types of diamonds and other gemstones, jewelry, coins and currency. Extensive experience for plaintiffs and defendants in civil and criminal matters, qualified in Federal, State, Tax and Bankruptcy Courts.
Los Angeles, CA
Areas of Expertise: Gem & Jewelry Appraisal
Tel: (213) 624-0137
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John P. Everett

Money Laundering, Fraud and Tax expert witness with 32+ years experience. Retired Special Agent of the Criminal Division, IRS. Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist and a licensed Private Investigator. Rate: $200 per hour.
Agoura Hills, CA
Areas of Expertise: Fraud
Tel: (818) 585-1710
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Daniel M. Howard, CPA, MBT, CFE, Managing Partner

Forensic accountant in civil and criminal, cases, CPA 40+ years, specializes in business and tax in entertainment, real estate, manufacturing and other service businesses. Rate: $200 per hr. consultation, $200 per hr. testimony.
Encino, CA
Areas of Expertise: Forensic Accounting
Tel: (818) 783-0570
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Sadie G. Towler — Financial Investigations

Forensic Accounting expert with 30+ yr experience working with the Federal Government in forensic accounting and investigation of complex economic crimes, incl. anti-money laundering, reg. compliance, tax. Member, LA Superior Court Expert Witness Panel
Carson, CA
Areas of Expertise: Forensic Accounting
Tel: (310) 357-1303
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Joan Sturges, CPA, CFE, CVA, PI

CPA provides range of accounting services, including forensic accounting, fraud/embezzlement examinations, funds tracing, hidden assets discovery, business valuation, appraisals, tax issues. Licensed private investigator. Experienced expert witness.
Kelseyville, CA

Claudia Worthington Hess — Hess Art Advisory

Certified Appraiser, 30+ yr experience, art historian, MBA, USPAP compliant, specialities include art from the modern and contemporary periods (1900-present), experienced in damage and loss, estates, tax, blockage discount, bankruptcy, appraisal review.
Walnut Creek, CA
Areas of Expertise: Personal Property Appraisal
Tel: (415) 580-2781
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Nancy A. Martin — Personal Property Appraiser

Appraises antiques, decorative arts and residential contents, 25+ yr experience, including issues of damage and loss claims, fraud, tax disputes, USPAP compliance, appraisal reviews, appraiser’s standard of care, insurance coverage, marriage dissolution.
Monrovia, CA
Areas of Expertise: Antique Appraisal
Tel: (626) 256-0500
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Deborah Dickson, CPA, CFF — Smith Dickson

CPA (25+ yr in accounting) with 15+ years providing litigation and expert witness services, specializing in business valuation, economic loss impact analysis, profitability analysis, forensic accounting, IRS/FTB/SBE tax negotiation matters.
Irvine, CA

Robert A. Sherwin, JD, CPA — Analysis Group/Economics

Applied microeconomics and finance specialist provides expert witness testimony in antitrust, tax, regulatory, intellectual property infringement, securities fraud, valuations, capital adequacy, commercial damage matters and related matters
Los Angeles, CA
Areas of Expertise: Antitrust
Tel: (213) 896-4525
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Robert L Sommers JD, LL.M

Tax specialist attorney, expert for the U.S. Department of Justice and US Senate Finance Committee, provides expert witness services in matters involving suspicious or complex U.S. and foreign tax issues, tax shelters, schemes and transactions.
San Francisco, CA
Areas of Expertise: Tax
Tel: (415) 788-2553
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Richard Squar, CPA, MST, CVA, ABV, CFF

Provides accounting and economic litigation support services with expertise in: business interruption; lost earnings analysis; reconstruction of accounting records; embezzlement and fraud; partnership dissolution; tax consequences of settlements;
Costa Mesa, CA

Mark Hasker Byer, MAI — Byer & Associates, Inc.

Provides expert real estate appraisals and valuations related to condemnations, investment analysis, tax assessment appeals, title claims, probate, partnerships, estate planing, development feasibility and consultative analysis and special studies.
Newport Beach, CA

Warren Hoppke, SRPA, SRA, ASA AppraiserValues, LLC

Real estate appraisal and expert witness services covering Southern California. Divorce, bankruptcy, diminution in value construction defects, insurance fire & flood damage, landslide, foundation issues, IRS compliant appraisals gift & estate tax,
Newport Beach, CA

John R. Cooper, MS Tax, CPA/ABV, CVA — Duffy Kruspodin, LLP

CPA, 30+ yr. experience, practice limited to litigation matters in: accounting, economics-business valuation, intangibles valuation, economic damages, family law, forensic accounting, tax matters, commercial disputes, shareholder/ partner disputes.
La Jolla, CA
Areas of Expertise: Business Valuation
Tel: (858) 642-5050
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Hunter & Renfro, LLP

A Tax, Accounting, Business Valuation & Litigation Support Firm.
Sacramento, CA
Areas of Expertise: Accounting & Auditing
Tel: (916) 443-5670
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Donald A. Glenn, CPA, ABV, CFE, CVA, CFF — Glenn & Dawson, LLP

Certified Public Accountant, with over 30 years experience, with expertise in family law related matters, provides expert witness services, including forensic accounting, financial fraud, business valuation and tax litigation issues.
Walnut Creek, CA
Areas of Expertise: Forensic Accounting
Tel: (925) 945-7722
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Michael J. Schaaf

Property valuation expert (commercial, industrial, manufacturing, special purpose, retail, luxury residential), including property tax payments and adverse possession issues. Experienced expert witness and former Deputy Assessor, County of Los Angeles
Hidden Hills, CA
Areas of Expertise: Real Estate Valuation; Real Estate Appraisal
Tel: (818) 888-2013
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Jean Goddard, CPA — NGS, Llp

CPA, CFE, CIRA provides forensic and reconstruction accounting, tax and business consulting, bankruptcy and insolvency services, receivership and investigation support. Certified fraud examiner experienced as accountant for both debtor and receiver.
Carlsbad, CA
Areas of Expertise: Forensic Accounting
Tel: 760) 930-0282 x301
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Christopher Morse, Partner

Provides forensic accounting, business valuations, tax and audit services, specializing in health care, manufacturing and distribution, real estate construction, agri-business, and information technology industries.
Fresno, CA
Areas of Expertise: Forensic Accounting
Tel: (559) 835-0211
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Otis E. Hackett, MAI, ASA, CCIM, CRE, FRICS — Otis E. Hackett & Associates

Appraiser of commercial and industrial properties acts as an expert witness in matters such as: diminution in value/stigma, eminent domain; utility, pipeline and access easements; leasehold or leased fee; tax assessment appeals
Woodland Hills, CA
Areas of Expertise: Real Estate Valuation; Real Estate Appraisal
Tel: (818) 227-9725
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John A. Williams, PhD, PE, ASA, MBA, CFEI, AIChE Fellow

Engineering analysis, forensic investigations, and IP valuation with 40+ years of experience. Dr. Williams provides expert testimony for energy, chemical, and manufacturing disputes, bridging complex technical and financial issues effectively.
South Bend, IN