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Amy L. Dalen, JD is a Principal and Tax Advisory Group Chair at HBK CPAs & Consultants and provides support services for the CPAs in all HBK offices. She is a member of the HBK Tax Advisory Group, specializing in estate, gift, trust, and individual taxation. As a member of the Tax Advisory Group, Ms. Dalen researches complicated tax issues, provides compliance reviews for tax returns and trust accountings, and analyzes and plans for the estates of high net worth individuals. She works closely with the other professionals of HBK, their clients, and the attorneys and other professionals that make up the client’s team of advisors. Prior to joining HBK, she worked for a Top 100 accounting firm in Maine preparing and reviewing complicated tax returns, providing tax planning for high net worth individuals and their businesses, and researching complicated tax issues.
Gerd Franke, CPA, is a Principal in the Naples, Florida office of HBK CPAs & Consultants. He joined HBK in 1999. Having moved here from his native Germany in 1994, Gerd’s specialty niche areas include private and business clients with international tax issues, nonresident alien matters and foreign-owned real estate interests. He is extremely active in the local community and serves as a member of the Rotary Club of Naples North and the United States Tennis Association (USTA).
Frederik J. Sdrenka is an associate member of the HBK Tax Advisory Group and is located in the Naples office in southwest Florida. Frederik began his career in public accounting with HBK in early 2018, and specializes in foreign and international taxation matters for individuals and corporations.