Executive Team Partner
MICHAEL SPRITZER, CPA
Berenfeld, Spritzer, Shechter & Sheer
2525 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, 5th Floor
Coral Gables, FL 33134
305-274-4600 Phone
305-274-4601 Fax
mspritzer@bsss-cpa.com
EDUCATION
Brooklyn College
B.S. in Accounting
University of Michigan
M.B.A.
CREDENTIALS
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
AFFILIATIONS
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Member
Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA), Member
Chairman of the Board, Eagle National Bank
Board of Directors, Phone1 Globalwide Corporation
Board of Trustees, Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Board of Overseers, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Michael Spritzer is the Partner in charge of the Tax Consulting and Compliance Services practice. He is highly experienced in international and domestic tax matters. Before joining the firm in 1972, he worked with a Big Five accounting firm and later, with a large international financial institution in Geneva, Switzerland.
Mr. Spritzer represents many foreign-based investors and businesses as well as U.S. clients who have established businesses overseas. He assists clients in a broad range of tax compliance services, including:
- Federal, state and local tax consulting
- Federal, state and local tax compliance
- International tax matters
- Mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations
- Choice of business entity
- Transaction structuring
- Wealth management & succession planning
Hundreds of CEOs, CFOs and high net worth individuals rely on Mr. Spritzer for tax consulting in regard to:
- Day-to-day tax advisory
- International and multi-state transfer pricing
- Tax due diligence and risk assessment
- Efficient use of net operating losses
- Analysis of credit availability
- Asset analysis and cost segregation studies
- Taxation of purchasing co-operatives
- Pension, benefit and retirement planning
- Accounting methods and credit consulting
International tax matters are complex due to varying international accounting standards, tax treaties, multiple taxing jurisdictions and differing business practices. Public or private companies with global operations can arrange international audits by working with Mr. Spritzer's Tax team and the firm's worldwide network of accounting experts.