Chris Wehner

Manager

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Chris Wehner, CPA, enjoys helping clients resolve the financial and tax problems that keep them up at night. With 17+ years of public accounting experience, Chris helps individuals and businesses develop and execute tax strategies that help them meet their financial goals.

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Chris is a pumpkin-carving master, making Halloween one of his favorite holidays.

Chris Wehner, CPA, is a manager in the firm’s tax department. Having 17+ years of public accounting experience, Chris says one of his favorite parts of being a CPA is analyzing the numbers in order to paint a picture for his clients. Chris provides a full range of tax and accounting services to both individuals and businesses.

Education

Bachelor of science degree in accounting, Towson University (2000)

Affiliations

American Institute of CPAs
Maryland Association of CPAs

More Fun Facts

Chris has taken several sewing classes in the hopes of one day being able to sew a pair of velvet Thai Fisherman pants.
As an April Fool’s joke, Chris once told a former colleague who had recently passed the CPA exam that she needed more college credits to obtain her CPA license. They’d all laughed about the prank until the colleague later received a letter from the state stating that she actually did need more college credits to obtain her license.

Articles By Chris

Economic Stimulus Bill Includes Big Tax Benefit for Business Owners

If you’re a business owner with more than $500,000 of excess business losses, the recently-passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act includes an unexpected tax giveaway you’ll want to know about.

Maryland Changes Tax Payments for Pass-through Entities

Taxpayers and tax professionals alike have debated the merits and faults of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) over the last two years. One change that has negatively affected many individuals who itemize their federal deductions is the $10,000 limit on state and local taxes (SALT cap). Maryland recently joined Connecticut, New Jersey, and several other states employing a new strategy to provide a larger federal benefit to individuals for state taxes paid.

Tax Planning Opportunities in Light of COVID-19

All of us are adapting to a new way of life as the world struggles to deal with the COVID-19 crisis. To mitigate the consequences of stay-at-home orders, federal and state agencies have created various programs to assist small businesses dealing with losses of revenues and to sustain employees who have lost their jobs in industries where shelter-in-place orders exist. Following are a few tax planning opportunities that stem from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and other recent legislative acts to consider.