Principals

Vinay S. Navani, CPA, MBA, MST
Principal
vnavani@wgcpas.com

Practice Areas:

• Closely held businesses and their owners
• Federal and state income tax matters
• International tax planning and compliance
• Technology and software industries
• Tax audits and related controversy

Education and CPA License:

• B.A., University of Virginia, 1987
• M.B.A., New York University, 1991
• M.S. Taxation, Temple University, 1997
• CPA License: New Jersey, 1993

Biographical Information:

Vinay S. Navani, Principal at Wilkin & Guttenplan, P.C., joined the firm in 1998. His client roster includes emerging and established businesses in the high-tech and software industries as well as other closely held businesses along with the business owners. He assists his clients on income tax planning and compliance matters such as business sales and restructuring, retirement plans, charitable giving strategies, tax audits and other topics.

Vinay also advises on U.S. tax aspects of international business as well as U.S. citizens living overseas and foreign nationals present in the United States.

Immediately prior to joining the firm, Vinay served as Technical Manager in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Tax Information Phone Service. In this capacity, he provided tax research services as well as professional expertise to other Certified Public Accountants (CPAs). He was also previously a tax manager at an international CPA firm.

Professional and Civic Achievements:

• Former member of the Board of Directors of the National Asian American Society of Accountants
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Middlesex/Somerset Chapter of the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA)
• Regular speaker on various tax and financial planning topics to other Certified Public Accountants
• Member of the Editorial Board of The Tax Advisor, the monthly publication of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
• Author of several articles published in the Journal of Accountancy and the Practicing CPA
  
• Member of the AICPA and the NJSCPA

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