Almich & Associates is a Certified Public Accounting and Business Consulting firm headquartered in Lake Forest, California. The firm was formed in 1992 by Robin Almich and John Lavery to establish a group of professionals who are focused on the specific needs of organizations involved in postsecondary education. Almich & Associates currently provides attestation, tax, accounting, transaction advisory and consulting services to over 350 postsecondary education institutions in more than 25 states, also providing services to for-profit businesses and non-profit organizations in a wide variety of industries. Additionally, our tax department provides accounting and tax services to a wide range of other clients, including: • Individuals • Medical and legal professionals • High net worth individuals • Closely-held businesses and their owners • Trusts and estates • Tax-exempt charities Our team also provides annual audit services to retirement plans ranging from 100 to 15,000 employees. The firm's membership in the AICPA Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center ensures that retirement plan audit clients receive the highest-quality of service and up-to-date knowledge of current regulations and requirements as set forth by the U.S. Department of Labor. We believe that providing value to our clients is the only way to conduct business. We do this by building a foundation of trust with each client and by fulfilling their unique business and personal needs. We also take great pride in offering large firm expertise, without the large firm fees. Almich & Associates is licensed in California and in 15 other states, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA). Our partners are licensed in as many as 29 states and are all members of the AICPA and CalCPA. For more information about our firm, please visit our website at www.almichcpa.com.