Southern California CPA Firm Hires a Tax Principal to Head Tax Quality Control

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The Partners of Holthouse Carlin & Van Trigt LLP (HCVT) are pleased to announce that Arthur McDaniel has joined the firm as Principal in charge of Quality Control (Tax). Arthur will provide technical support, strengthen the tax quality control procedures, and develop the technical and knowledge-sharing database for the six HCVT offices.

Arthur has thirty-five years of high-level, diverse tax experience in public accounting, law firms, private industry, and the IRS. Before joining HCVT, Arthur headed the Tax Group of Lobb Cliff & Lester, LLP, a midsize, full-service law firm in Riverside. Before that he was, for over sixteen years, Tax Counsel for Davis Companies – an entrepreneurial family office in Los Angeles. Arthur is well known to the HCVT partner group, because many of them worked with him during his eight years at the international public accounting firm, Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co (KPMG LLP). Arthur taught the corporate and individual tax compliance courses for the KPMG Los Angeles office. Before his role at KPMG, Arthur spent nearly six years with the Internal Revenue Service as a Revenue Agent in the Los Angeles District and as an Appeals Officer in the Office of Regional Commissioner, Appellate Division.

Arthur earned a J.D. from Southwestern Law School, an M.B.A. from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, and a B.S. from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds licenses as a Certified Public Accountant in California, and as an Attorney in both New York and California. In addition, the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization recognizes him as a Certified Specialist in Taxation Law. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, California Society of Certified Public Accountants, American Bar Association (Tax Section), and State Bar of California (Tax Section).

ABOUT HCVT
HCVT, formed in 1991, is a full-service CPA firm with twenty-three partners and a total professional and administrative staff over two-hundred forty. The firm provides accounting, attest, tax, and consulting services to large businesses, high net worth individuals and qualified retirement plans. HCVT’s clients include domestic and international real estate developers and real estate management companies, manufacturers, distributors, service entities, and entertainment concerns. The firm’s headquarters are in Santa Monica. Other offices are in Encino, Long Beach, Orange County, Pasadena, and Westlake Village.

HCVT is a nationally ranked CPA firm. HCVT appears on many “Top 100” accounting firm lists. HCVT is the largest CPA firm headquartered in Southern California, based on annual revenue and recently was named one of the “Best Managed CPA Practices” in the United States.

HCVT also is associated with the North American region of Moore Stephens International Limited. HCVT can connect you with knowledgeable professionals in more than 90 countries. Our association gives you access to people who understand what you are trying to do and who can help you develop successful strategies.

For more information about HCVT log on to www.hcvt.com or call (562) 590-9535.