Varada Ogale, CPA
"When I see a smile with eyes welling up and a soft voice tells me, 'We could not have done this without you' I know I must be doing my job well, and that is very gratifying. Serving clients in meeting their goals is my favorite thing about my job."
Varada
About Varada
Education
- Clemson University – Master of Professional Accountancy – 1993
- Bombay University – Three-Year Post Baccalaureate, Bachelor of Laws – 1986
- Bombay University – Bachelor of Science in Physics – 1983
Experience
- More than twenty-five years of experience in public accounting
- Practice focuses in business consulting, strategic planning, outsourced accounting, and advanced tax planning for small to medium sized businesses.
- Experience serving clients across a wide variety of industries including construction, manufacturing, medical practices, insurance brokerage, and non-profits.
- Technical specialties include SC state tax incentives compliance and reporting, trusts and estates compliance and planning, US international taxation, and Client Accounting Advisory
Certifications
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), licensed to practice public accounting in South Carolina and before the IRS
- Client Accounting Advisory Service – Fundamental, AICPA Certificate
Community Involvement
- Innovate Anderson – Board Secretary
- Cancer Association of Anderson – Finance Committee Member
- AnMed Health – Institutional Review Board Alternate Member
- Rotary Club of Greater Anderson – Member
- Anderson Interfaith Ministries – Board and Finance Committee Former Member
Professional Service
- Current Chair of Editorial Board, SCACPA’s Quarterly Publication The CPA Report
- Former Member of Taxation Committee of South Carolina Association of CPAs (SCACPA) – Two Terms
Personal Interests
- Cooking
- Nature walks
- Listening to music and reading
- Passionate about charitable causes that benefit women and children
Education
- Clemson University – Master of Professional Accountancy – 1993
- Bombay University – Three-Year Post Baccalaureate, Bachelor of Laws – 1986
- Bombay University – Bachelor of Science in Physics – 1983
Experience
- More than twenty-five years of experience in public accounting
- Practice focuses in business consulting, strategic planning, outsourced accounting, and advanced tax planning for small to medium sized businesses.
- Experience serving clients across a wide variety of industries including construction, manufacturing, medical practices, insurance brokerage, and non-profits.
- Technical specialties include SC state tax incentives compliance and reporting, trusts and estates compliance and planning, US international taxation, and Client Accounting Advisory
Certifications
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), licensed to practice public accounting in South Carolina and before the IRS
- Client Accounting Advisory Service – Fundamental, AICPA Certificate
Community Involvement
- Innovate Anderson – Board Secretary
- Cancer Association of Anderson – Finance Committee Member
- AnMed Health – Institutional Review Board Alternate Member
- Rotary Club of Greater Anderson – Member
- Anderson Interfaith Ministries – Board and Finance Committee Former Member
Professional Service
- Current Chair of Editorial Board, SCACPA’s Quarterly Publication The CPA Report
- Former Member of Taxation Committee of South Carolina Association of CPAs (SCACPA) – Two Terms
Personal Interests
- Cooking
- Nature walks
- Listening to music and reading
- Passionate about charitable causes that benefit women and children