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

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Big Problem: Accurately Gauging Employee Credit Card Usage.


Big Thinking: Revised Policies To Safeguard Client Funds.

KIM GRIFFITH has more than 30 years of accounting experience and specializes in providing audit, tax and business consulting services to not-for-profit and governmental clients. She joined Schneider Downs in 2016 and provides clients with a range of services including budgeting, account systems, reviews of policies and procedures and strategic planning.
One of Kim’s clients operates multiple community-living homes and was struggling to determine if employees were using their company credit cards appropriately. Through audit procedures, they were able to uncover questionable transitions and change the credit card usage policies. “We were able to identify a new purchasing card provider for our client and assess the data that they could utilize under this new system,” said Kim. “That way, they can more effectively monitor the transactions through automated reporting which safeguards the client’s funds.” 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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