Eckhard has over 22 years of experience providing individual and partnership tax consulting and compliance services. Eckhard’s subject matter specialization is partnership taxation. In serving flow-through entities, he helps his clients to navigate complex partnership tax issues, including partnership allocations, tax basis adjustments, debt allocations, recapitalization, and mergers & acquisition transactions. Eckhard’s industry experience includes serving professional services firms, including in-depth knowledge serving global talent agencies. His industry experience also includes real estate, and high net worth individuals. Eckhard provides tax advisory services to upper-tier entities, property/fund level, lower-tier entities, and management companies within the real estate industry. In serving high-net-worth individuals, Eckhard believes that tax planning is not a once-a-year activity. The process should occur in real-time and year-round. He evaluates tax implications in their entirety—to the individual, business, estate, and his client’s overall financial objectives.
Eckhard began his career in public accounting at HCVT. He is a graduate of California State University, Northridge, and has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a Master of Professional Accountancy. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants.