Howard Donkin , CPA
Carolyn
Stevens , CPA
Matthew
J . Cyr , CPA
Tax Partner Howard Donkin has more than 20 years ’ experience in serving the not-for-profit community . Among his areas of expertise are complex tax issues , state and local tax issues , voluntary compliance issues , strategic planning , investment policies and organizational tax planning .
Howard is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants ( AICPA ) and the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants ( WSCPA ), where he served as Chair of the Tax Sub-Committee . He is a member of the Washington Secretary of State ’ s Charity Advisory Council . Howard also volunteers his time to the AICPA Technical Resource Panel to study tax issues on a national level , chairs the finance committee of the Bellevue Schools Foundation , is a member of Executive Alliance ’ s Public Policy Forum , is a past Chairman of the Bellevue Arts Commission , and is a member of Bellevue Rotary . Howard has written several articles on tax issues and is on the Advisory Board of the EO Tax Review .
Audit Manager Carolyn Stevens joined the firm in 2005 . Since joining Jacobson Jarvis , Carolyn has exclusively audited not-forprofit organizations focusing primarily on compliance engagements . Carolyn is also a consultant at Jacobson Jarvis and provides classroom training on accounting software . She brings with her 12 years of experience operating her own accounting business .
Carolyn is a member of the WSCPA and currently serves as the Treasurer for the University Friends Meeting ( Society of Friends ) and Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Temple .
Audit Manager Matt Cyr has been an auditor since 2007 . As a manager in the audit department , Matt focuses on providing attestation services to not-for-profits of many sizes and missions . Financial analysis , budget work , and GAAP research are just some of the areas of accounting that he performs , also assisting clients with QuickBooks and other accounting needs . Matt has an extensive background with employee benefit plan audits .
Matt is a member of the WSCPA and an active contributor to their not-for-profit committee .
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