Dan is a principal with DZH LLP. He has over 30 years of experience in public accounting, providing tax, accounting and other professional services to closely held businesses and their owners.

Dan's primary expertise lies in providing these professional services to automobile dealerships and their owners. Services to these dealerships include accounting, tax and the related dealership LIFO and other industry specific matters, including estate and business succession planning.

Dan is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the California Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the AUTOCPA Group (a national association of CPA firms specializing in providing accounting and consulting services to automobile dealers). He graduated with his Bachelors degree from Loyola University in Chicago .

Elmer is a principal with DZH LLP. He has over 35 years of professional experience in public accounting, providing tax and accounting services primarily to individuals, partnerships, estates, trusts and professional corporations. Elmer's services have included income, estate and gift tax planning as well as compliance tax work. Other areas include trust, estate and conservatorship work and business and retirement planning.

Prior to joining DZH LLP in 2001, Elmer founded his own firm in 1970. Elmer began his career with Price Waterhouse, one of the largest public accounting firms in the country.

Elmer is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Washington .

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Julie has more than 30 years of comprehensive accounting experience that includes preparing tax returns and financial statements. She also works with both individuals and companies to develop long-term tax and succession-planning strategies.

Julie was a founding partner at Beck, Marder and Beck (BMB) where she worked with clients across a wide range of industries, including agriculture, wholesale and retail sales, athletic equipment, grocery stores and real estate. The group also developed expertise in helping clients with liability issues and defending them in audits from government agencies, including the IRS, Franchise Tax Board, Employment Development Department and State Board of Equalization.

Julie is a graduate of Arizona State University and belongs to the California Society of CPAs.

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Jeri has more than 40 years of accounting experience in the analysis and preparation of tax returns, financial statements and projections for clients.

Jeri was a founding partner at Beck Marder & Beck and worked with clients in the real estate investment and management, retail, wholesale and service sectors.

Jeri is a graduate of Texas Christian Univeristy and a member of the California Society of CPAs.

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Georgia Petrakos is an Accounting and Audit Services Manager at DZH LLP. Her years of professional experience provide a full range of audit, review, compilation, international tax reporting and consulting services to corporations, partnerships and individuals.

During her more than eighteen years in public accounting, Georgia has acquired in depth experience with export/import companies, overseas shipping, wholesale distributors, investment partnerships and other closely held companies. Georgia is experienced in the preparation of Foreign Sales Corporation (FSC) tax returns, Domestic International Sales Corporation (DISC) tax returns and Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) information returns.

Georgia also is experienced in performing AIMR Level I & II verifications for investment companies. Georgia is a member of the firm's Quality Control Team and participates in the quality control of financial statement engagements.

Georgia 's first professional affiliation was with the national firm of Spicer and Oppenheim. She later joined Wilson, McCall & Daoro and worked as an Accounting and Audit Services Manager. Georgia continued in the same position with the successor firm of DZH LLP.

Georgia is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the California Society of Certified Public Accountants, the FSC/DISC Tax Association, Inc., and the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR). She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from San Francisco State University.

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Amy is a Tax Manager with Daoro Zydel & Holland. She has ten years of experience in public accounting, providing tax and accounting services to individuals, partnerships, corporations and not-for-profit organizations. Amy has worked closely with many small privately owned businesses advising and executing accounting and tax services.

Amy began her career in Honolulu , Hawaii where she acquired in-depth experience with professional service companies specializing in law and dentistry, as well as real estate partnerships. She is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Hawaii .

She received her Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Accounting from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is currently pursuing her Master of Science Degree in Taxation at Golden Gate University.

Shan L. Hou is a Tax Manager with Daoro Zydel & Holland. She has over 7 years of public accounting experience, specializing in federal tax compliance and planning for consolidated C corporations, multi-state corporations, S-corporations, partnerships, tax exempt entities, and individuals. She brings a wide array of industry experience including manufacturing, real estate, non-profit, investment partnership, pharmaceutical and distribution. Shan's focus is to assist and develop tax strategies for her clients to minimize tax liabilities and to reduce exposure on issues commonly challenged by tax authorities.

Prior to joining DZH LLP, Shan worked for KPMG in the San Francisco and St. Louis offices. She started her public accounting career with Arthur Andersen. Shan obtained her Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin and her Master of Accountancy from Texas State University.