Overview
Raymond Evans is a Tax Partner at Aprio with over 35 years of experience working with high-net-worth individuals, private equity investors, and owners of family-held businesses. Ray works extensively across the commercial and residential real estate, retail, and professional services sectors. He is known for his tenacity and commitment to helping clients align their business decisions with long-term financial goals.
Experience
Ray has a wealth of experience in the real estate industry, advising clients on complex 1031 exchanges, cost segregation studies, and entity structuring. He also advises clients on estate and trust planning, multistate tax compliance, and mergers and acquisitions. His work with partnerships and S corporations is particularly notable, as is his ability to guide clients through the intricacies of business succession planning and charitable wealth strategies. Ray is passionate about solving business challenges and identifying new opportunities to support both business objectives and personal financial goals. He frequently speaks to professional business groups in the Bay Area on a wide range of tax issues and is widely recognized for his ability to simplify complex tax issues.
Education & Affiliations
Ray holds a Master of Science in Taxation from Golden Gate University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA).
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