Gian P. Pazzia, CCSP
  Principal
  ASCSP Certified Member #C0029-07
  Phone: 877.525.4462 x150
  Email: gian@kbkg.com
 

Gian Pazzia is a Principal & Shareholder at KBKG, Inc and is the National Practice Leader for our Cost Segregation services. In addition, he is also the firm’s technical expert on the new Repair vs. Capitalization Regulations.Gian is recognized among the cost segregation community as a leader in his field. He is currently the chair of the Technical Standards committee and has held a seat on the Board of Directors for the American Society of Cost Segregation Professionals (ASCSP), whose mission is to enforce standards for the industry (www.ascsp.org). Gian was also one of the first professionals in the country to earn industry certification in Cost Segregation. He has been significantly involved with the development of ASCSP since its beginnings. While serving as Chair of the Technical Standards committee, he led the effort to write the first set of standards that all cost segregation reports must follow in order to be stamped by a Certified Member. (MQS Report Requirements Appendix MQS 2011-1 Issued October 21, 2010). He led ASCSP’s effort to issue comments to the IRS on the “Repair Regulations” issued in December of 2011. Among other efforts, Gian also led the effort in issuing ASCSP’s position on the AmeriSouth XXXII., vs. Commissioner tax court decision as well as ASCSP’s commentary on the Peco Foods vs. Commissioner tax court case.

Prior to joining KBKG, Gian worked with cost segregation groups at two of the Big 4 accounting firms. At PricewaterhouseCoopers in Chicago, he served on the company’s National Cost Segregation Consistency Committee. He was responsible for the development of their proprietary cost segregation software. He was also recognized for initiating and developing the first in-house advanced technical engineering training program.

Gian has authored numerous articles on Cost Segregation and has been invited to speak to thousands of CPAs by some of the most prominent associations in the industry including the AICPA, California Society of CPAs, Oregon Society of CPAs, Washington Society of CPAs, Lorman Education, Denver University, Colorado Society of CPAs, Western CPE, Strafford CPE, The CPA Law Forum, Society Insight, and many more.

Gian graduated from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. There he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Structural Design and a minor in communications. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers as well as Chi Epsilon, a civil engineering honorary fraternity.