Partner
ScottC@hayniecpas.com
Besides general tax issues, Scott A. Czaja fills a special niche in servicing employee benefit plans, not-for-profit organizations, estate administration, and charitable planned giving.
A Certified Public Accountant, Scott received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Lewis University, and subsequently earned a Master's Degree in the Science of Taxation from DePaul University in Chicago. While Scott has prepared simple tax returns for schoolteachers, he also has been involved in more complicated tax matters, such as representing clients before the IRS and various state agencies, and worked with the Attorney General's Office and the FBI on criminal cases. He has also served as an expert witness in employee benefit litigation cases.
Scott is a public speaker at a national level both for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Western Pension & Benefits Conference on a variety of employee benefit matters. He currently serves on the Not-for-Profit Committee for the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants (UACPA), and has been a guest lecturer at the University of Utah on tax matters regarding not-for-profit issues. He is the current president the Catholic Foundation of Utah. Scott also sits on the Planned Giving Advisory Council for the University of Utah.
Scott is married and has four children, and enjoys golfing and skiing with his family.
