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Byron E. Shinn

Partner, CRI Advisors, LLC

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With his deep-rooted expertise in real estate, agribusiness, and construction, Byron excels in enhancing tax and operational efficiencies for clients, particularly in multi-generational wealth management. His strategic focus on risk management, tax efficiency, and organizational structuring is crucial to safeguarding and prospering his clients’ assets.
Byron stands out in the area of tax controversy for his ability to craft strategies that improve communications with taxing authorities, streamlining processes to ensure efficient and favorable outcomes for his clients and their businesses.

Byron’s role as the AICPA Tax Practice and Procedures Committee chairman, coupled with over 40 years of experience, places him at the forefront of tax practice and procedure dialogue, directly engaging with the IRS and top state taxing authorities nationwide. Byron’s influential work, alongside leaders from the nation’s major firms, is pivotal in shaping the evolving landscape of IRS controversy.

Years of Experience

45

Education

University of South Florida, Bachelor’s 

Professional & Civic Leadership

Chairman of the Tax Practice and Procedures Committee of the AICPA

Former Chairman of the Florida Board of Accountancy

Former Board Member of the University of South Florida Board of Trustee

Former Chair of the Sarasota-Manatee Campus Board

Former Member of the AICPA – Ethics Committee

Former Chairman of the Manatee County Chamber of Commerce

Former Chairman of the FICPA-Federal Tax Committee

Professional Credentials

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Awards

University of South Florida – Distinguished Alumni of the Year – 2002

I am most proud of my family and our time together. My spouse of over 40 years and 2 wonderful sons and five grandchildren spend many hours playing golf, boating and fishing, with some time getting away to North Carolina.