Armanino welcomes 4 new tax partners through merger with Berger Lewis

Armanino LLP, the largest independent accounting and business consulting firm based in California, announced today it has welcomed 4 new tax partners  from Berger Lewis Accountancy Corporation.

Larry Kuechler advises companies and individuals in the area of business, tax and estate planning. His clients include for-profit developers, tax credit partnerships, and apartment and commercial property owners. He also works with a variety of nonprofit organizations in both audit and tax matters. Kuechler is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the California Society of CPAs, the Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council and the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley. He also serves as a member of the board of directors for the Rotary Club of San Jose and as a board member of the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose.

Frank Minuti has over 30 years of experience in public accounting and specializes in tax services and valuation. His areas of expertise include capital income tax, estate tax preparations, business succession planning, accounting and financial statements, business valuations and forensic accounting. Minuti was the 2013/2014 president of the Rotary Club of Santa Cruz. He is a past director for the Cabrillo College Foundation and past president of the Dignity Hospital Foundation of Santa Cruz.

Todd Robinson has broad-based experience working in a variety of industries, providing multi-faceted solutions to tax issues. He has expertise in corporate taxation, partnership taxation and individual taxation. His clients range from individuals to middle market and publicly traded entities. He is an adjunct professor at San Jose State University where he coaches the university’s powerlifting and Olympic lifting teams.

David Sheets focuses on international tax services and serves closely held multinational businesses, start-ups and early stage technology companies. Before joining Armanino, he served as the worldwide controller at an early stage company that received over $20 million through three rounds of funding and established subsidiaries in Germany and Japan. He is a frequent speaker at Silicon Valley international technology start-up workshops including Plug and Play Technology Center, NestGSV and TechBa.