About Us

Since 1999, California Perfect Tax has provided quality minded, personalized tax services for individuals and businesses. Our expertise ranges from basic tax management to more in depth service for tax issues. By combining our expertise, experience and mentality of our staff, we assure that every client receives the close analysis and attention they deserve. Our dedication to high standards and work ethic is the reason our client base returns year after year.

Our Team

David A. Widerman

Advisor

Graduated from Penn State University with Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, 4.0 GPA. Passed a CPA exam right before graduation, and hired by Arthur Andersen New York Office as a Tax Senior. Moved to Ernst & Young as a Tax Manager specializing in Real Estate for five years. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation offered an opportunity to move to California as a Manager of Taxation, splitting the time between Oakland, L.A., and Houston for the following 10 years. In 1999 December, he started his own CPA practice in Orange County to settle down to California.

In December, 2016, he moved from Newport Beach, Orange county to the S.F. Bay Area, Silicon Valley to focus on marketing to promising startups. In Orange County California, one of his most successful clients was a startup, where he worked as an interim CEO for ten years. This company was selected by Glassdoor as one of the best places in the nation to work for in 2019.

The firm expanded to Seattle, WA to meet clients' demands.

Mark R. Bewley

Quickbooks Pro Advisor
 
Mark has been working for financial statements for small businesses over 20 years.

Education: Graduated from California State University Los Angeles with Suma Cume Laude
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Work History:
Certified Public Accountant at Touche Ross & Company in Los Angeles, CA
Internal Auditor at Whittaker Corp. - Fortune 500 company in Los Angeles
Corporate Controller at Familian Corp in Van Nuys, CA
Owner and Managing Partner at Bewley & Company/Bewley, Argy & Company - A certified Public Accounting Company in Orange County, CA
Corporate Controller at Athey Investments, Inc. in Orange County, CA
California Perfect Tax (former Widerman & Associates - A Public Accounting Company) in Newport Beach, CA since 2015

Hobby: Fishing and golfing.

Makiko Goto-Widerman

Managing Director

PTIN P01617073
CAF 0314-85917R

Started working with David A. Widerman in December of 1999.
Graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Studying in a Taxation Master's Degree Program at Golden Gate University.

Industries Served

Associations • Attorneys • Consultants • Contractors • Dealerships • Dentists • eCommerce • Landlords • Physicians • Retail Stores • Restaurants • Schools • Social Service Agencies

  • David Widerman has been doing my personal and real estate business taxes for a number of years. He knows what he is doing and does a good job
    -- James Clayton, Newport Beach

Contact Us Today

First consultation is FREE

(445) 230-5582