HCVT Pasadena Office Adds New Principal

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The Pasadena office of Holthouse Carlin & Van Trigt LLP recently added a new Principal.

Gary Basil (Principal) has over 25 years of experience providing tax-consulting services to the real estate industry. His clients have included public and private homebuilders, real estate investment trusts, opportunity funds and some of Southern California’s oldest and largest privately owned real estate companies. Gary’s tax consulting services have included business and personal tax planning, disposition and acquisition planning and ownership structure determinations.

Prior to joining HCVT, Gary was a tax partner with Ernst & Young. Before Ernst & Young, Gary was a tax partner with Kenneth Leventhal & Company when it was combined with Ernst & Young in 1995. Gary was the tax advisor to Kenneth Leventhal & Company in connection with its combination with Ernst & Young.

Gary received his B.S. degree from California State University of Northridge in 1976. He is a member of the AICPA and the California Society of CPAs. He is also a former member of the AICPA’s partnership taxation subcommittee. While on this subcommittee, Gary was a member on the task force that provided comments to the Treasury concerning their disguised sale regulations.

ABOUT HCVT

HCVT is a full service CPA firm that was formed in 1991 and currently has 16 partners and a total professional and administrative staff of over 140 people. The firm provides accounting, attest, tax, and consulting services to businesses, individuals and qualified retirement plans. HCVT’s clients include domestic and international real estate developers/managers, manufacturers, distributors, service entities, and entertainment concerns. The firm currently has offices in Los Angeles, Westlake Village, Long Beach and Pasadena.

HCVT is a nationally ranked CPA firm, appearing on numerous “Top 100” accounting firm lists. HCVT is also the largest Southern California-based CPA firm on the West Coast, based on annual revenue. HCVT is a founding member of The Global Alliance – an association of large local and regional CPA firms with offices in key regions throughout the United States.

For more information regarding HCVT log onto www.hcvt.com or call (562) 590-9535.