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David Cohen is the shareholder in charge of tax practice at Beach, Fleischman & Co., P.C. He was previously employed with the international CPA firms of Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), Peat Marwick Mitchell (now KPMG) and Laventhol & Horwath. He has been in public accounting since 1981.
Areas of Specialty
Tax planning and strategy
Business consulting
Retirement planning
Industry Experience
Real estate
High tech and software
Professional services
Manufacturing and distribution
Medical practices
Professional athletes
Education
University of Arizona, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Professional Associations and Activities
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants - Southern Arizona Division, Public Relations Committe Past Chairman
Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants - Public Service Award recipient, 2002
Citizen's Finance Review Commission, Technical Advisor, 2003
Publications
Cohen has written a tax and real estate column for Lawyers Title's monthly newsletter. The Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen have published many of his articles and quoted him as a professional resource on accounting and tax issues. He has also published articles in The Daily Territorial and was a contributor to Inside Tucson Business's 1999 Economic Outlook.
Selected Speeches
Cohen has given numerous speeches and lectures to a variety of groups and is frequently the lead speaker at firm-sponsored client seminars. He has been a panelist on KUAT-TV's tax tips program and KNST-AM's "Money Matters." He has been featured during news segments on the local NBC, CBS and ABC television affiliates, as well as the news show "Arizona Illustrated." He was one of eight CPAs chosen nationally to participate in USA Today's on-line Tax Hotline program in 2002.
Business/Community Association and Activities
Centurions for Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital
Desert Angels, Member
Real Estate and Allied Professionals, Director
Southern Arizona Leadership Council
Tax 20 Group, a National Tax Director Association
TMC Foundation, Director
Tucson Tax Study Group, Director
University of Arizona Eller College Associates, Member
VIP Breakfast Club
Past
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Board of Trustees
Greater Tucson Economic Council (GTEC), past Treasurer, and Chair of Tax Reform Committee
Metropolitan Tucson Convention and Visitors Bureau, past Chairperson & Treasurer
Pima County Real Estate Research Council, Chairman (2005 & 2006)
Ronald McDonald House, Board Trustee
Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault, President
Southern Arizona Tourism Coalition, Treasurer
Tucson Children's Museum, Treasurer
Tucson Economic Prosperity Alliance, Treasurer
Tucson Horizons, Vice President
Tucson Jewish Community Foundation, Professional Advisory Group
United Way Volunteer in the Workplace 1988, Honoree
Walkup for Mayor of Tucson Committee, Treasurer (1999)
Walkup for Mayor of Tucson Committee, Treasurer (2003) | 