About Us

Karlylle Schwartze, CPA specializes in taxation and business support services for individuals, professional entertainers, family-owned businesses, venture funds, fiduciaries, and charitable organizations.  Karlylle has a Masters in Business Taxation from University of Southern California and a B.A. in Business Economics from UCLA, graduating in three years magna cum laude. She has instructed courses in charitable giving and estate planning, and presented on tax issues to the California State Society of CPAs. While at Washington National Tax, she was involved in the research and development of tax solutions, instructed KPMG manager / partner training, and published technical articles for nationwide publication related to CRTs, FLPs and derivative options.  Karlylle is a licensed CPA in California.

Chris Schwartze, CPA has over fifteen years of private and public accounting experience, including Big 4 audit and assurance services in Washington DC, Northern Virginia, Maryland, Orange County and Los Angeles.  Clients previously served include the World Bank and other publicly traded financial institutions. He was also a Corporate Controller in real estate. Chris currently advises several nonprofit and for-profit boards on accounting and financial matters. Chris holds a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and Real Estate from California State University, Northridge and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California.  

Arron Mahony, CPA specializes in the taxation of business entities and has 20 plus years experience in her field.  She started her career at KPMG in Orange County.  Arron has a Masters in Business Taxation from University of Southern California and holds a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from California State University, Fullerton. Arron is a licensed CPA in California. She resides in Tustin with her husband and four children, and enjoys playing tennis and volunteering at her children's respective schools.