Hoon Lee
Tax Managing Principal
CPA
Executive Summary
Hoon oversees all of BDO’s Core Tax Services (CTS) across 4 Markets and 11 offices in the West region. Prior to serving in his Managing Principal role, he was the Regional Tax Managing Partner for the West Region and Tax Office Managing Principal for the San Francisco CTS practice for five years. He was the Regional Practice Leader of the firm’s R&D tax credit practice for nine years. Hoon was also elected to BDO’s Board of Directors in 2019 and continues to serve on the Board, chairing and participating in several committees and providing valuable insight for firm success.
Over a 27 year career, Hoon has extensive experience in leading R&D tax credit engagements and managing R&D tax credit examinations with both the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and state taxing authorities. He has successfully helped to identify and document over $200 million of R&D credit claims, including internal-use software and other contentious R&D credit claims.
Hoon’s deep technical experience coupled with his experience in interacting with the IRS and state taxing authorities have enabled him to sustain 100% of credit claims for numerous clients.
Hoon has experience working with all industries including:
- Computer Animation
- Hardware
- Consumer Products
- Pharmaceuticals
- Electronics
- Professional Services
- Financial Services
- Software
- Food
- Semiconductor
- Manufacturing
- Video Gaming