Esther Phahla has been a Temecula resident for 19 years.
BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY:
Close Personal Attention . At Esther N. Phahla, CPA, A Professional Corporation, we provide Tax preparation and Tax planning services to our clients’ diverse needs using a Close Personal Attention. Thereby offering tax savings strategies to help them keep more of what they earned. While maintaining an uncompromised standard of ethics and a commitment to provide innovative and value-added solutions to our clients and community. We strive to exceed our clients’ expectations by meeting their needs in a responsive manner. We are responsive to the needs of the community by volunteering time and resources and embrace multiculturalism as an integral part of our Firm.
AFFILIATIONS:
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, California Society of Certified Public Accountants, American Woman’s Society of Certified Public Accountants, American Institute of Certified Tax Coaches, National Association of Tax Professionals, Susan G. Komen Inland Empire (Board Member), Toastmasters International District 12 (Lieutenant Governor Education and Training), Rotary Club of Temecula (International Service), Temecula Chamber of Commerce (Ambassador), Women’s Peer Connection, and Murrieta Chamber of Commerce.
GOALS:
To continue to help Small Business Owners and Individuals design an optimal tax strategy to keep more of what they earned.
INDUSTRY & ACCOLADES:
2013 Sterling Business of the Year by the Temecula Chamber of Commerce, 2013 “40 Under Forty” by the Murrieta Chamber of Commerce, 2013 one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Public Accounting by the CPA Practice Advisor, 2014 Lead By Example by the American Woman’s Society of Certified Public Accountants, Best Selling Co-Author – “Why Didn’t My CPA Tell me THAT”, 2012 Division Governor of the Year and 2012 Lydia Boyd Leadership Excellence Team by Toastmasters International District 12, 2014 Excellence in Marketing by Toastmasters International, 2014 Spirit Award by Region 10 Toastmasters International, Black Belt by the American Taekwondo Association.
MENTORS:
My mother and late brother taught me a lot. My husband planted a seed that I could be a superb mom, wife and still be a career woman by encouraging me to start my own business. I also have plenty of mentors through the organizations that I serve and in return I pass it forward to my mentees.
FAVORITE READING:
I enjoy reading business, biographies and spiritual books. I have just finished “Million Dollar Habits” by Brian Tracy. That’s a great book to get you started for the new year. It focuses on the whole person.
FAVORITE SPORT:
Soccer and Martial Arts. Lately, I am a gymnastics fan, now that my daughter is a gymnast. She keeps me on the edge of my seat as I watch her land safely on that beam. Whew!
QUALIFICATIONS:
Masters of Science in Taxation, Golden Gate University, San Fancisco, CA
Certified Public Accountant, California Board of Accountancy
Certified Tax Coach, American Institute of Certified Tax Coaches
Law Degree, University of Durban Westville, South Africa
Law Degree, University of South Africa
RESUME:
President & CEO, Esther N. Phahla, CPA, A Professional Corporation.
BIRTHPLACE
Johannesburg, South Africa
Esther Phahla, CPA, CTC, MST