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A small practice, built on purpose.
Iraj Pessian & Associates has provided trusted CPA services in Torrance, California since 1990.
By remaining intentionally focused, our firm has built lasting relationships with individuals, families, and businesses who value personal attention, professional guidance, and consistency.
- Established [1990]
- Five CPAs
- Licence 55798
- Torrance, California
The practice
What continuity
is actually worth.
Most of what a CPA does well is invisible. It is the deduction that was set up three years before it mattered, the entity chosen at the start rather than corrected later, the notice that never arrived because the filing was right the first time.
Most of what a CPA does happens quietly. It is the understanding built over years — knowing your history, your goals, and the decisions that shaped your financial position.
At Iraj Pessian & Associates, we believe effective financial guidance begins with familiarity. When your CPA understands where you have been, they can better help you plan where you are going.
Founded in Torrance in 1990, our firm has remained committed to providing personalized tax, accounting, business, and financial planning services while maintaining the close relationships that define our practice.
Practice founded
Licensed CPAs
Office, since [1990]
Iraj Pessian, CPA
Founder · Certified Public Accountant since 1990
“A return is a record of decisions you have already made. The work worth paying for happens before the year closes, not in April.”
Iraj Pessian founded the practice in Torrance in 1990 with the belief that accounting should be more than preparing numbers, it should help clients understand their financial decisions.
For more than three decades, he has worked with individuals, families, and businesses, providing professional guidance in tax preparation, tax planning, accounting, and financial matters.
His approach has always been centered around knowledge, consistency, and long-term relationships.
Licence
Licensed since
Works on
representation, succession
Direct
The rest of the firm
Four more certified public accountants. Every licence below was read from that person’s own record in NASBA’s Accountancy Licensee Database, and each card links to it.
Garman Chan, CPA
Partner · Licensed 2003
“Most notices are answerable. What makes them expensive is waiting.”
Entity selection, corporate and partnership returns, start-ups.
CPA 86802
Ada Kurashige, CPA
Partner · Licensed 1997
“Books that are right all year are not a cost. They are what makes everything else cheap.”
CPA 86802
Beverly Silvas, CPA
Senior Accountant · Licensed 2012
“Payroll is the one thing a small business cannot be late on, so we make it the thing nobody has to think about.”
CPA 86802
Garman Chan, CPA
Partner · Licensed 2003
“Most notices are answerable. What makes them expensive is waiting.”
CPA 86802
All five licences are current and clear with the California Board of Accountancy. Photographs are supplied by the firm and are never stock: the frames above hold their places until they arrive.
The register, not the claim.
Anyone can write “trusted” on a website. These are the entries a third party holds about this firm, with the body that holds each one named.
Licensed since
11 May 1990
Thirty-six years, one practice, one office
Issuing board
California Board of Accountancy
How we work,
in three commitments.
Good financial guidance depends on more than technical knowledge. It depends on understanding your situation and maintaining a relationship built on trust.
One person owns your file.
You work with professionals who understand your circumstances and history — not a different contact every time you need assistance.
The fee is agreed before the work.
Clear communication matters. We discuss expectations, scope, and services before beginning our work together.
Nothing is filed you have not read.
We believe clients should understand their financial information and feel confident about the decisions being made.
Come and meet
the firm.
A consultation is the beginning of a relationship.
Tell us where you are today, where you want to go next, and how we can help provide the professional guidance you need.