Your Tax Director Down the Hall...Now in Seattle
VPTax Seattle Principal Shelby Eckroth
Since 2012, VPTax has been present in Seattle with an office and Principal Shelby Eckroth. Before joining VPTax, Shelby was Tax Director at Fluke Corporation.
VPTax brings advice, guidance, expertise and experience built up over two decades of experience in Silicon Valley to the Seattle market. VPTax's alternative model gets tax issues resolved quickly and accurately.
Partnerships
VPTax has partnered with Surf Incubator to offer advice and guidance at regular "tax round tables" for Surf's community of entrepreneurial young startups.
VPTax has sponsored the Geekwire Start-up Day to bring tax advice to the Geekwire community.
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