James Ringwald

CPA, ABV

Director

Estate and Gift Tax

[email protected]

Background

James Ringwald is a Director with Marshall & Stevens company. He works primarily in business valuation.

Mr. Ringwald has been providing business valuation services continuously since 2005, and he has completed more than 700 business valuation projects across a breadth of industries and purposes. He has been a presenter on valuation topics, written articles, and provided valuation expert witness testimony. He brings a unique tax background to his practice having completed 19 tax busy seasons, where he gained broad experiences, while specializing in estate, gift, and fiduciary taxation.

Mr. Ringwald earned a Master’s in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of Connecticut and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Rockhurst University. He is a graduate of the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership program.

Mr. Ringwald assists clients in business valuation and litigation support issues, including buy/sell, estate planning, management planning, marital dissolution, phantom and employee stock ownership plans, mergers and acquisitions, SBA loans, and shareholder actions.

 

Professional Highlights

  • Member, Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA and formerly the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants)
  • Member, Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants (MNCPA)
  • Marshall & Stevens
    Director, 2025-present
  • Creative Planning Business Services
    Senior Valuation Specialist, 2023-2024
  • BerganKDV, Ltd.
    Director of Business Valuation, 2005-2023
    Manager
    Supervisor
    Senior Accountant
  • DST Output, LLC
    Senior Accountant, 2002-2005
    Staff Accountant
  • Arthur Andersen LLP
    Valuation Staff, 2000-2002
    Valuation Intern
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