Patrizia Copping

Patrizia Copping, CPA, has more than 40 years of experience in public accounting providing tax consulting services to a wide range of clients. She has extensive expertise in real estate, partnerships, trusts, family-owned closely-held businesses and high-net-worth individuals. Patrizia provides clients with income tax planning and consulting services, real estate services (including structuring and like-kind exchanges), expertise in individual income taxation and pass-through entities (such as partnerships and S-Corporations), assistance with tax audits and guidance on trust and estate planning and gifting.

Since joining GHJ in 1994, Patrizia has enjoyed the large variety of work she has advising middle-market clients. Her tenor at GHJ has given her the opportunity to develop strong relationships with both her colleagues and her clients and has found these relationships to be a very important part of her daily life.

Patrizia also participates in GHJ’s Nonprofit Practice and has experience in nonprofit organizations and private foundations. She represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service, the Franchise Tax Board and other taxing authorities.

In addition to being a speaker at GHJ events and a member of GHJ’s UCLA recruiting team, Patrizia is a member of the National Charity League and is a chapter auditor for the California Society of CPA's AICPA.

Patrizia holds a Master of Science degree in Business Taxation from Golden Gate University and earned her bachelor’s degree in Accounting from California State University, Northridge. She is a member of the California Society of CPAs and the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts.