KEVIN ZOLRIASATAIN
PRINCIPAL - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TAX CREDIT SERVICES
Kevin Zolriasatain is a Principal and the Practice Leader of KBKG’s Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit Services. Prior to KBKG, he spent nearly a decade at PricewaterhouseCoopers focusing on securing R&D Tax Credits for Fortune 500 companies. Kevin Zolriasatain enjoys working with small to mid-size business owners and over his career has documented hundreds of millions of dollars in research credits. Kevin Zolriasatain has accumulated extensive experience successfully defending R&D credit claims under IRS and state examinations.
His experience spans industries that include: defense contracting, pharmaceutical, biomedical device, internal and external use software, semiconductor, consumer electronics, architecture & engineering, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, entertainment, aerospace, automotive, financial services, chemical, cosmetics, marketing, and telecommunications.
Kevin is a frequent speaker and instructor of continuing education courses on the R&D credit to tax and accounting professionals. He has authored several articles on the research and development tax credit and has been published in industry periodicals including Accounting Today.
Kevin believes in a “think outside the box” approach to research credit studies. No two clients are the same and therefore, no two research credit studies should be either. As such, KBKG research credit studies are custom tailored to make the best use of the documentation available at each of our clients.
Professional Experience
- KBKG, Principal & Practice Leader of Research & Development Tax Credit Services
- Previously at PricewaterhouseCoopers specializing in R&D Tax Credit Services
- Member of California Society of CPAs
- Member of the American Institute of CPAs
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, emphasis in Accounting and Finance, California State University Northridge
