Deborah A. Crum, CPA

Current Role

Deborah provides tax planning and consulting services to high-net-worth individuals, closely-held businesses, S Corporations, pass-through entities and not-for-profit organizations. She also provides accountant’s malpractice litigation support services in the areas of federal estate, gift, generation skipping, individual, trust, partnership and corporate taxation, as well as review and compilation issues.

In an advisory role, Deborah helps individuals with elderly or recently deceased family members navigate unfamiliar financial and tax matters.

She serves as a chairperson on Rehmann’s tax policy and procedures subcommittee.

Service Areas

• Business, individual and trust taxation
• Not-for-profit organizations
• Small business consulting
• Litigation support
• Florida sales tax

Experience

Deborah’s public accounting career began in 1983. She has worked at local and regional firms throughout her career and provided a variety of tax and estate planning services to healthcare providers, real estate companies, small businesses and companies within the service industry.

Deborah was a director with Harris, Cotherman, Jones, Price & Associates when the firm joined Rehmann in 2012.

A Closer Look

• Actively involved in her community, Deborah serves on VNA of the Treasure Coast Board of Directors and the Junior League of Indian River Sustainer Board of Directors. She is a member of McKee Botanical Garden’s alumni board council and special events committee, and a member of the VNA & Hospice Foundation of Vero Beach’s planned giving committee.
• Committed to sharing industry trends and best practices, Deborah has given firm-wide presentations on tax policies and procedures.