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James A. Sachs, CPA, is a director at Freed Maxick & Battaglia CPAs, PC. His clientele range from sole practitioners to companies having multi state locations as well as international operations. A 1963 graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo, Mr. Sachs joined the firm in 1971 and during his 35 years in the accounting profession, he has been responsible for all phases of client services. Mr. Sachs' career includes serving on the faculty of the State University of New York at Buffalo as a tax instructor as well as a panelist for the prestigious CPA/Bar Association Tax Institute and as a guest speaker for various local talk shows. He has authored informational tax letters, extensively distributed in the Western New York area, as well as a pamphlet on year-end tax planning that was used by accounting firms throughout the United States. Most recently he authored a booklet entitled A 60-Minute Practical Guide For Canadian Businesses Expanding To the United States. This has become a valuable handbook for many Canadian firms. In addition, Jim has been helping Canadian businesses by participating in NEBS presentations since 1984 - explaining US taxes to New Exporters to Border States (NEBS). He has assisted the Greater Buffalo-Niagara Partnership in attracting out-of-state businesses to the Western New York area by representing Buffalo as a speaker on tax planning and raising capital. Through his efforts, the Firm has attracted many Canadian-owned businesses and many Canadian-chartered accountants rely on Freed Maxick & Battaglia, CPAs, PC, as their U.S. resource. On a personal basis, Jim has represented hundreds of Canadian businesses in the U.S. Mr. Sachs is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Buffalo Chapter of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. | 