Leadership

Scott Donald

Principal, Property Tax

California

scott_donald

PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE

Current
  • Principal, Ryan, Irvine office
    • More than 29 years of property valuation experience handling clients’ properties in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
    • Expert in California personal property compliance and audit issues.
    • Qualified expert witness before the California State Board of Equalization.
Previous
  • Vice President and Managing Consultant, Marvin F. Poer and Company, Irvine, California
    • Successfully argued to Washington’s State Department of Revenue for a reversal of classification and established new depreciation tables for manufacturing equipment, creating tax savings to the entire industry.
  • Research Analyst, asset management company

PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE

Previous
  • Commercial Staff Appraiser, Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office
    • Acted as expert witness at assessment board hearings.
    • Valuation of various real estate property types, including commercial/industrial, multiresidential, residential, and land.

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

Mr. Donald contributes regularly to numerous industry trade journals, company alerts, and newspapers. He has published an in-depth perspective on business enterprise value and a featured white paper regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the national real estate market. Additionally, Mr. Donald has appeared as a speaker for the following organizations:
  • California Alliance of Taxpayer Advocates
  • Institute for Professionals in Taxation
  • National Real Estate Tenants Association
  • Society of Auditor-Appraisers

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • California Alliance of Taxpayer Advocates (CATA)
    • SBE Ad Hoc Committee for California Legislative Measures (2022–Present)
    • Treasurer (2015)
  • Institute for Professionals in Taxation (IPT)
    • Certified Member (2001–Present)
    • Member (1999–2001)
  • Society of Auditor-Appraisers (SAA)
    • Member (2012–2018)

EDUCATION/ACCREDITATION

  • Registered Agent, Los Angeles County, California
  • California Advanced Appraisal License (1990–1993)
  • Master of Business Administration Degree, Real Estate/Finance, California State University, Long Beach
  • Bachelor of Science Degree, Real Estate, Arizona State University
  • Completed California State Board of Equalization’s advanced income approach to valuation courses and IPT’s advanced personal property courses, among many others
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