David J. Cohen, CPA

dcohen@beachfleischman.com | 520.321.4600

David Cohen is a Shareholder and the firm’s Executive Vice President. He was previously employed with the international CPA firms of Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), Peat Marwick Mitchell (now KPMG) and Laventhol & Horwath. He has been in public accounting since 1981.

Areas of Specialty

• Business Consulting
• Retirement Planning
• Tax Planning and Strategy

Industry Experience

• Real Estate
• High Tech and Software
• Professional Services
• Manufacturing and Distribution
• Medical Practices
• Professional Athletes

Education

• University of Arizona, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Professional Associations, Activities and Awards

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants – Southern Arizona Division, Public Relations Committee, Past Chairman
• Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants – Public Service Award Recipient (2002)
• Citizen’s Finance Review Commission, Technical Advisor (2003)

Publications

Cohen has written a tax and real estate column for Lawyers Title’s monthly newsletter. The Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen have published many of his articles and quoted him as a professional resource on accounting and tax issues.  He has also published articles in the Daily Territorial and was a contributor to Inside Tucson Business’s 1999 Economic Outlook.

Selected Speeches

Cohen has given numerous speeches and lectures to a variety of groups and is frequently the lead speaker at firm-sponsored client seminars. He has been a panelist on KUAT-TV’s Tax Tips program and KNST-AM’s Money Matters. He has been featured during news segments on the local NBC, CBS and ABC television affiliates, as well as the news show Arizona Illustrated. He was one of eight CPAs chosen nationally to participate in USA Today’s on-line Tax Hotline program in 2002.

Community Associations and Activities