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CPA

Crowe Horwath LLP (www.crowehorwath.com) is one of the largest public accounting, consulting, and technology firms in the United States. Crowe uses its deep industry expertise to provide audit services to public and private entities while also helping clients reach their goals with tax, advisory, risk, and performance services.

“Any one may so arrange his affairs that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which will best pay the Treasury; there is not even a patriotic duty to increase one's taxes.” - Judge B. Learned Hand, Gregory v. Helvering, 69 F.2d 809, aff'd, 293 U.S. 465. “’Unclaimed property is crack for the state of Delaware,’ said Chris Hopkins, a partner at Crowe Horwath LLP.” – Monga, Vipal (2013, January 29). Delaware Targets Unclaimed Property. The Wall Street Journal. http://www.wsj.com State tax (and unclaimed property) laws are constantly changing. State legislatures and overly zealous public officials continue to push the limits on revenue generation—sometimes knowingly going beyond what’s allowed by the U.S. Constitution. I help companies with strategic tax planning and aggressive audit defense in a dynamic state and local tax environment. Recent Speaking Gigs: - “Unclaimed Property – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” FEI webcast, Dec 2016 - “Identifying and Challenging Unconstitutional Tax Laws,” COST Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, Oct 2016 - “The Impact of Temple-Inland – Now What?” Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization, Chicago, IL, Sep 2016 - “Out With The Old, In With The New - New York Tax Reform,” COST 2016 Spring Conference, Asheville, NC, Apr 2016 - “Service Charges, Deductions & Exemptions,” UPPO Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, Mar 2015 - “Unclaimed Property Issues in the Pharma/Biotech Industry,” IPT, Iselin, NJ, Nov 2014 - “State Tax Traps in Internal Reorgs,” TEI, Philadelphia, PA, Nov 2014