SVA Certified Public Accountants Announces New Principals

SVA Certified Public Accountants is proud to announce that James Emmerich, Craig Maternowski, and Rhett Reuter have been promoted to Principal. The SVA Board of Directors announced these new promotions effective July 1, 2023.

“We are extremely pleased to have these talented professionals as part of our management team at SVA,” says Matt Vanderloo, SVA’s CEO and Principal. “These promotions reflect their hard work and dedication to SVA and our clients, and their commitment to Serve. People. Better.”

James Emmerich, CPA

As part of SVA’s Healthcare group, James advises dental and medical clients on budgeting, cash flow management, and tax saving strategies. He is experienced in developing compensation models, buy-in and buy-out agreements, and benchmarking. He also provides long-term and short-term tax planning scenarios for his clients to help identify the most advantageous tax saving strategies moving forward.

Craig Maternowski, CPA

Craig works closely with business owners and their management teams to advise them on accounting and tax issues such as entity selection, tax credits, savings opportunities, and compliance with federal and state regulations. He also works with high-wealth individuals in federal and state compliance, tax research, proactive tax planning, and tax-saving strategies.

Rhett Reuter, CPA, MT

Rhett is a leader in SVA’s Real Estate industry group and works with a number of real estate developers and construction clients. He provides guidance and support on a variety of issues including IRS and state audits, various tax credits, like-kind exchanges, and structuring and exiting deals. He concentrates his practice on federal and state tax compliance, tax research, proactive tax planning, and tax-saving strategies.

About SVA Certified Public Accountants

Since 1974, SVA has proudly served family-owned and closely-held companies. As we celebrate over 50 years in business, our commitment to remaining an independent CPA firm and investing in our future growth is stronger than ever. Our culture of innovation and agility drives us to fulfill our core mission: Serve People Better.

Our team brings deep expertise in business consulting, tax, accounting, and audit across a wide range of industries. We are dedicated to aligning with each business's strategic vision and supporting the personal financial goals of its owners. This commitment to excellence has earned SVA consistent recognition as one of the nation's Top 200 Accounting Firms and a place on Forbes' list of America’s Best Accounting Firms in 2021 and 2022.