John L. Evanich Jr., CPA
John is a retired tax partner, formerly with CohnReznick, LLP -- the
10th-largest CPA firm in the country. For more than 40 years, John specialized
in working with professional service businesses, LLCs, LLPs, and S corporations
on tax planning and other tax matters important to them. John has represented
taxpayers on hundreds of IRS appeals and court petitions.
With over 40 years of experience in public accounting, John is a past
president of the Connecticut Society of CPAs (CTCPA), a past member of their
Board of Governors, and a former trustee of their Educational Trust Fund. He is
also a former member of AICPA Council. He is a member of the American Institute
of CPAs. In 2015 and 2016, he received the Surgent Outstanding Discussion Leader
Award because of his consistently high evaluations for knowledge and
presentation skills. He has also served as chairman of many CTCPA committees,
most notably the Federal Taxation, State Taxation, Public Relations, and
Technical Consultation Services committees.
Mr. Evanich has lectured and written extensively on tax issues, both locally
and nationally. John has also testified on tax matters of concern to middle- and
upper-income taxpayers, as well as small businesses, before the Ways and Means
Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as various Connecticut
state legislative committees.
Mr. Evanich received a bachelor’s degree in accounting with honors from the
University of Bridgeport, Connecticut and completed all course work in the
Master’s in Taxation program at Pace University in New York City.
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