Bruce Andersen, MS (Tax), MBA, CPA, CFE
Executive Advisor, Tax and CFO Advisory, Buds Group
Bruce Andersen has 30 years of experience as a CPA in California and a deep understanding of the cannabis industry from seed to sale. He has worked with dozens of cannabis and hemp operators.
Bruce presents and sits on panels about the tax implications for the cannabis industry. He has presented to numerous groups of CPAs and attorneys, and was a panelist with the Chief of Tax Policy for the CDTFA at the annual Cannabis Symposium hosted by the California Society of CPAs in South San Francisco in August 2019.
He was also a panelist on a cannabis tax webinar with De Lon Harris, IRS Deputy Commissioner of Examination for Small Business and Self Employed, and Scott Irick, IRS Director of Examination, sponsored by the National Association of Cannabis Accounting and Tax Professionals.
Bruce is an educator as well. He has authored and presented more than twenty topics on cannabis and accounting systems through the National Business Institute, and taught accounting, finance and business systems in the School of Business at the University of Phoenix for over 15 years.
Memberships
- National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) Banking & Financial Services Committee
- National Association of Cannabis Accounting & Tax Professionals
- VIP Pro, Dope CFO
Recognition
- Top 50 Practitioners for Representation before the IRS, CPA Magazine
- Top 100 Most Influential CPAs, CPA Magazine (four years)
- Top 100 Technology Pacesetters, Accounting Technology Magazine (five years)
- Speaker, Woodard Scaling New Heights 2024