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James A. Cordova, CPA, MS
jcordova@windes.com

Jim has over 15 years of experience in public accounting and is currently a Partner in the firm’s Tax and Accounting Services practice. Jim specializes in analysis and selection of business entities, tax factors and implications related to business dissolution, tax factors associated with inbound and outbound reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions consulting, multi-state taxation issues and planning, foreign parent and subsidiary compliance, and tax strategies involving real property transactions.

Jim serves a wide variety of clients in manufacturing, real estate, retail, construction, freight, warehousing, wholesale, and fuel, as well as high net worth individuals. He has participated in various speaking engagements and written articles on such topics as grantor trusts, life insurance trusts, and S-Corporation taxation issues. He serves as Chair of Windes and McClaughry’s Training Committee and is a member of the firm’s Corporate Governance Committee.

Education
California State University, Long Beach – Bachelor of Science, Accounting, 1990
Golden Gate University, San Francisco – Masters of Science in Taxation, 1996

Professional Affiliations
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • California Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Tax Practice Management Committee
  • North American International Tax Committee
  • Baker Tilly International, International Tax Liaison
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