Pragna Vadhavana
About Pragna Vadhavana
Pragna Vadhavana is a Tax Supervisor at Squar Milner in the San Francisco Bay Area, with extensive experience in tax return preparation and audits. She holds multiple qualifications, including a Chartered Accountant designation and a Diploma in IFRS, and has worked in various tax roles since 2016.
Work at Squar Milner
Pragna Vadhavana has been employed at Squar Milner as a Tax Supervisor since 2019. In this role, she prepares and files various tax returns, including income tax, service tax, and TDS returns. She also attends scrutiny assessments at the tax department, leveraging her extensive knowledge of tax regulations and compliance. Her position is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she has contributed to the firm's tax services for five years.
Education and Expertise
Pragna Vadhavana has a robust educational background in commerce and finance. She studied at Mumbai University, earning a Master of Commerce (M.Com) from 2009 to 2010. She completed her Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) at Mithibai College from 2002 to 2007. Additionally, she studied at The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, obtaining her Chartered Accountant (CA) designation from 2008 to 2011. She further enhanced her qualifications by studying at ACCA, UK, where she achieved a Diploma in IFRS in 2012, and at AICPA, USA, where she earned her CPA from 2013 to 2015.
Professional Background
Before her current role at Squar Milner, Pragna Vadhavana worked at Louie & Wong LLP. She served as a Tax Associate from 2016 to 2017 and then as a Senior Tax Associate from 2017 to 2019. Her earlier experience includes working as an Assistant Manager in Accounts and Finance at TAG Offshore in Mumbai from 2012 to 2013. Throughout her career, she has developed a strong foundation in tax preparation and compliance.
Audit Experience
Pragna Vadhavana possesses extensive experience in conducting various types of audits. She has worked on statutory, internal, tax, and system audits for a range of entities, including proprietary concerns, partnership firms, trusts, banks, and cooperative societies. Her deep understanding of financial standards and GAAP is applied in the preparation of financial statements, ensuring compliance and accuracy in financial reporting.