Biography

Karina has practiced public accounting since 1999. She provides business consulting, tax planning, and tax compliance services for corporations and flow-through entities, with a focus on professional services firms, real estate and hospitality industries. Karina helps clients achieve their strategic goals through tax planning and entity structuring. Her focus is optimizing taxation and helping client choose options that are best matched to their business models, needs, and cashflows. Karina is well versed in the nuances of various business structures and applicable tax law. She provides innovative solutions to operational issues, as well as strategic goals such as entity selection, equity/debt structuring, equity compensation, ownership succession, and M&A transactions. Karina approaches client service through a collaborative way of proactively engaging with clients, identifying their needs profile, and developing solutions that are best suited for their businesses.

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Education

  • BA, business administration, Eastern Washington University
  • MA, taxation, University of Washington