Stephen Stafford, CPA

Tax Consultant

Prior to creating the multistate sales & use tax practice of Stafford & Associates, Inc., Steve headed up Deloite and Touche LLP’s multistate sales & use tax practice for the Orange County and San Diego offices. Steve has over 25 years experience working with industry leaders in the multistate sales & use tax area.

Steve works with most industry types large and small. His experience includes audit representation through the appeal process, voluntary disclosure programs and credit studies through the claim for refund process.

Steve was also a member of the interest party committee representing various industries in working with the State to rewrite a number of sales & use tax regulations. These rewrites not only greatly reduced sales tax charged to industry customers but also alleviated costly sales & use tax audit liabilities.

Steve also teaches multi-state sales & use tax CPE classes to CPA firms and MCLE classes to Law firms.

Steve is a licensed CPA and graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Business Administration (Accounting).