Mr. Kohman offers retirement and estate
planning, business and individual tax preparation, accounting
and auditing, business valuation and litigation support services
to individual and business clients in many industries.
Since his initial certification as a CPA in 1984, he has
obtained experience and knowledge that allows his clients
realize significant savings of time, money and peace of mind.
Steven has maintained his national
certification as a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) since 1997.
This designation comes pursuant to fulfilling NACVA's rigorous
testing, education, and experience requirements. As head of the
firm's business valuation department, Steven has helped many
clients complete tax-saving gifting and succession planning
strategies using family limited partnerships involving valuation
discounts. He also provides essential valuation consulting
services and prepares valuation reports in divorce situations.
His valuation experience also proves valuable in litigation
support cases by preparing calculation of damages reports.
Steven has provided expert witness testimony in many of these
cases.
Steven has maintained his designation as a
certified specialist in estate planning since 1998. Through his
education and experience in estate planning, he helps clients to
transfer estate assets to succeeding generations with maximum
estate/gift tax savings through the use of various trusts, tax
elections, will provisions, and valuation decisions. Through the
use of specialized software he has developed, Steven works
closely with retirement-minded clients to model financial plans
to determine how their assets will provide for them throughout
their lives and into successive generations. Steven has also
developed a comprehensive program to help clients decide whether
a conversion of their regular IRA account to a Roth IRA is
appropriate.