Featured Staff – A. Collin Plehiers, Staff Accountant
Collin is no stranger to the San Francisco Bay Area. He was born and raised in Emerald Hills, attending local Bay Area schools such as St. Francis High School and San Jose State University. He graduated from SJSU in late 2007, majoring in Business Administration with a concentration in Management.
Following his graduation Collin began a managerial internship during one of the toughest down real estate markets in history, assisting a real estate investor specializing in distressed and damaged properties. His responsibilities included maintaining properties held for development and managing numerous Bay Area rentals.
Collin then joined LMGW in early 2009, ready to learn about the complex world of accounting and taxation. As part of the LMGW team, Collin is responsible for preparing 1099’s, business property statements, sales, payroll, and personal tax returns, and works directly with clients on attestation and bookkeeping projects.
Recently Collin completed the Certified Advanced Accountant Proficiency program at Santa Clara University, an intense and rigorous three month program designed for CPA candidates. Collin has since passed two of four parts of the CPA exam, and is working on completing the remaining two parts to become a Certified Public Accountant.
As Collin progresses in his career with LMGW, he hopes to specialize in estate and trust work, real estate and forensic accounting services. In 2011, Collin plans to take classes at Santa Clara University to obtain his MBA in Finance so as to also help grow the business valuation department at LMGW.
In his spare time, Collin enjoys music, following the stock market, being outdoors at Lake Berryessa or surrounded by the wilderness at his cabin in El Dorado Hills, while also continuing to search for the ideal rental property that could provide him with the right amount of itemized deductions and net rental losses to help reduce or nullify his taxes. He also enjoys, on occasion, a healthy, frosty mug of beer.
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