CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA), one of the leading professional services firms in the U.S., recently announced the advancement of Sarah Watson, CPA, MBA, to the position of principal in the firm. Joseph Kask, CLA”™s managing principal for New England, said, “Watson has served as an invaluable member of the firm”™s tax team for many years, with more than 10 years of experience in public accounting performing tax compliance and planning services for privately held businesses and their owners.” Watson works out of CLA”™s Shelton, Connecticut, office. Her areas of focus include taxation of high-net-worth individuals and pass-through entities such as partnerships, limited liability companies and S corporations.
“Sarah has excelled as part of our accounting practice, bringing a unique skillset to a wide array of clients across several of CLA”™s core industries”¦.”Kask said.
Watson received her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Western Connecticut State University and a Master of Business Administration from Salve Regina University. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants and serves as the treasurer for the Connecticut Alliance for Victims of Violence and Their Families Inc.
With more than 6,200 people, 120 U.S. locations and a global affiliation, CLA exists to create opportunities through industry-focused wealth advisory, outsourcing, audit, tax and consulting services.