Scott F. Usher, MST, CPA

Senior Manager, Tax Practice
Scott F. Usher
An admitted people-person, and an amateur actor and singer, Scott Usher is also a born communicator. In this regard he takes after his father, an actor and two-time Emmy award-winner.

Scott chose to channel his considerable interpersonal and communications skills in the business arena. After deciding on a career in public accounting, he earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s in taxation.

Scott 's interpersonal abilities continue to serve him well as a tax professional at Bader Martin, where his work blends federal, state, multi-state and international tax planning and compliance with business consulting—including financial and tax projections and the cash flow and tax implications of major transactions, such as the purchase or sale of a business.

His clients include corporations, partnerships and individuals, with an emphasis in technology, new business ventures, family-owned and closely held businesses, and real estate.

Scott is also a leader in the firm's international tax practice.

By the way, he never lost his love of the arts. Scott's a board member and treasurer for Western Washington Center for the Arts. He and his wife and children are well-known performers in the region’s local theater community and his daughter is a professional actor.

PRACTICE EMPHASIS
Tax and transaction planning
Family and closely held businesses
Real estate
International taxation
Technology
Startups / New business ventures
Private foundations

CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Public Accountant, Washington

AFFILIATIONS
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants, International Tax Committee, Tax Committee, Real Estate Committee
DFK International and DFK USA, International Tax Committee, Tax Committee, State and Local Tax (SALT) Committee
Washington Center for the Arts, Board of Directors (Past Treasurer)

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (Accounting), University of Washington
Master of Science in Taxation, Golden Gate University


CONTACT INFO

susher@badermartin.com
206.667.0320

LinkedIn Profile

Twitter @UsherBMPS  #techcpa



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AWARDS

FIVE STAR Best Certified Public Accountant: Taxation, Business Planning, Seattle, 2011


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