CARL D. SCHARF CPA

Carl has more than 11 years of professional tax experience in public accounting. He has served privately-held and family-owned corporations, partnerships, LLC’s and high net worth individual clients, advising on various issues involving federal, international, state and local tax matters. Carl is primarily involved in strategic tax planning, research and compliance issues for corporate and pass-through type entities.

Carl has extensive experience working with companies operating in industry sectors ranging from real estate, construction, transportation/logistics, automotive, retail and professional services. He also has experience with the review and analysis of cost segregation studies, transfers/sales of partnership interests, and U.S. and foreign-based companies that have tax exposure from foreign-owned investments.

Education

B.S.B.A – Accounting and Economics, The Ohio State University

Professional and Community Involvement

Member—The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Member—The Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants

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Do you have a hobby/personal passion? 
When not spending time with my wife and 3 kids, I enjoy playing golf and hockey.

What was the best advice you’ve ever received? 
Become comfortable with being uncomfortable.

What was your childhood dream?
To be a cartoonist – still have many of the drawings from when I was a child.

If you could go back in time, what advice would you give your college self? 
Buy stock in Apple

People would be surprised to know that I…
Go on an annual family vacation to Dewey Beach, DE with 6 other siblings, spouses, kids, parents and dogs.  We all stay in one beach house for a week.  If you are trying to do the math – that is 16 adults, 14 kids, and 2 dogs.

What is the best or most interesting thing about your career?  
Building personal relationships with clients and co-workers.

What was your first job?  
A caddy at Canterbury Golf Club in Cleveland, OH

Do you have advice for young professionals?
It’s too often that we focus on what we think we should or shouldn’t be doing to better our “career”. Embrace your current role.  Do you job conscientiously. Be flexible, reliable, and respectful and your career will take care of itself.

Our Thoughts On

FEATURED

Big Problem: A Family-owned Business Needing Tax Advice.


Big Thinking: $1.4 Million In Eligible Deductions.

Shareholder MARK DIPIETRANTONIO has been with the firm since 1995 and brings extensive experience in all areas of tax planning, research and compliance.
When Mark was introduced to a new client, he learned through the course of the conversations about the nature of the business, their clients, and most interestingly, that they were not utilizing all of the tax deductions available in this specific industry. After some research, we determined that they were eligible for large deductions in excess of $1.4 million dollars, which had a huge impact on this family-owned business. “It felt great to be able to deliver such positive and unexpected news to this small business owner,” DiPietrantonio said. “By immediately amending the tax returns for the prior years in which the statute of limitations had not closed, we were able to secure a significant refund for them.” Schneider Downs provides Big Thinking and Personal Focus in delivering a variety of services for large and small businesses, both publicly and privately held, as well as nonprofit organizations, government entities and more. Through our commitment to thought leadership and knowledge management, we deliver the solutions our clients need with a personal commitment to service.

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