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Michael R. Kalvin

Certified Public Accountant
Partner
310.477.6161

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Mr. Kalvin has been a practicing Certified Public Accountant for over 30 years.  He has accounting experience at both national and local firms.  In his work with clients he provides consultation on a wide variety of day-to-day business and tax matters.  His clients include entertainment, restaurants, wholesalers, retail and specialty food businesses, and individual professionals.  Mr. Kalvin is an accounting graduate of California State University , Northridge.  

 

Thomas P. McMillan
Certified Public Accountant
Partner
310.477.6161
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Prior to joining the EKMK firm in January 1995, Mr. McMillan was an audit partner with the firm of BDO Seidman, LLP, the seventh largest accounting and consulting firm in the world where he headed up the Southern California real estate group.  With over 27 years experience in public accounting, he has provided audit, accounting, litigation support, tax and business consulting services to individuals, small privately held companies and large public organizations.  

Mr. McMillan graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.  He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California State Society of CPA's where he served on the real estate committee.  Mr. McMillan is a past member of the Los Angeles Venture Association, a venture capital association, and Professions and Finance Associates of the City of Hope .  He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Accounting Circle , a support group of the University of Southern California .  Mr. McMillan is a past member of the Assisted Housing Managers Association where he served on the publications and scholarship committees, and a former member of the Board of Directors of Habitat for Humanity Los Angeles. 

 

Michael D. Carter
Certified Public Accountant
Partner
310.477.6161
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Mr. Carter has over 26 years of audit, accounting, tax and business advisory services with experience in both local and international accounting firms. His focus has been primarily on providing professional services to privately held businesses and selective individuals with businesses ranging in all sizes operating inunder all forms of entities including Corporations (including professional, closely held and S Corporations), Partnerships, and trusts. He has special expertise in the areas of tax audit representation, financial services, law, health, real estate, the entertainment industry, assembly and light manufacturing, retail, wholesale distribution, technology, web development, service industries and others.  

Mr. Carter is a Certified Public Accountant and has served as a member of the Californai Society of CPA’s with the Los Angeles Chapter of the California State Society of CPA’s on various technical committees. He has qualified as an expert witness in Los Angeles County superior court in Litigation Support matters.  

Mr. Carter is a native Californian.  

 

Stan Shimohara
Certified Public Accountant
Partner
310.477.6161
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Stan has more than 30 years of experience in providing tax planning and business consultation services to a wide range of clients.  His current practice primarily involves providing innovative tax planning and consultation services to high net worth individuals and their closely held businesses.  Prior to joining Sanders Kalvin McMillan Carter, LLP, Stan had been a tax partner with a Big Four accounting firm.  

Stan has provided tax planning and consultation services to businesses ranging in size from Fortune 500 corporations to closely held S corporations, professional corporations and family partnerships.  His clients have been involved in a variety of industries including manufacturing, real estate, entertainment, metals distribution, software, law firms and physician groups.  He has extensive experience in structuring business transactions and state and international tax planning.

Stan has a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School , as well as Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees from UCLA.  Stan is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts , the California Society of CPA’s and the California State Bar Association.  He has taught a number of national level tax courses for a Big Four accounting firm and has served on the planning committee for the California Society of CPA’s Annual Tax Accounting Update Conference.   

 


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