Leighanne Lafrenz Nickle is a California-licensed CPA with more than 20 years of experience in both public accounting and private industry, and the owner of Lafrenz Nickle CPA, Inc. in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Her practice focuses on representing taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service, the California Franchise Tax Board, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA), the California Employment Development Department (EDD), and California Child Support offices in Orange County. She has also served as an expert witness in civil and criminal court proceedings on matters involving forensic accounting, tax, payroll issues, and child support payments. Leighanne is a member of the Committee on Tax (COT) with CalCPA, through which she works directly with the California Franchise Tax Board and serves as a liaison between local and state chapters and the FTB. She is also a Speaker and Trainer for Tax Rep Network, LLC, where she trains other tax professionals on IRS tax representation methods and strategies.