Michael Jakimzak is a partner with Baker Tilly’s tax practice. He has more than a decade of experience helping clients build tax optimization strategies to boost cash flows. Michael specializes in serving clients in the real estate industry, as well as optimizing qualified opportunity zone strategies. Throughout his professional career, Michael has focused on providing efficient client service and identifying and exploring tax planning opportunities.

Michael Jakimzak is a partner with Baker Tilly’s tax practice.

Serves clients in the real estate and hospitality industry 

Provides tax compliance and consulting services for real estate developers, property management companies, homebuilders, contractors, construction equipment renters, real estate funds, country clubs, restaurants, hotels and timeshares 

Develops efficient tax planning strategies for property level transactions, joint-ventures, investment syndication, financing, opportunity zone funding and multi-generational transfer planning 

Is an integral part of many different consulting projects including: 
– Formation and choice of entity 
– Transactional structuring 
– Sale analyses 
– Tax planning for individual owners 
– Real estate financing 
– §1031 and §1033 exchanges 
– Structuring opportunity zone fund investments 
– Construction budgets and related issues 
– Estate planning 
– Tax authority audit representation 

Previously worked in the corporate tax department of a large publicly traded defense contractor 

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) 

California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA) 

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