Mitch Hansen

Mitch Hansen

Contact

mhansen@clarknuber.com
425.454.4919

Numbers

10 Years at Clark Nuber
8 Years coaching youth hockey
4 Times he has broken his nose
2 Children with wife, Teri
1 Hyper black Labrador, Lucy

He was named after a comic character in MAD Magazine. He’s a hockey fanatic and a member of the Puget Sound Mini Club and the Maple Valley Wine Club. He and the family also enjoy sea kayaking. You can imagine Mitch is a fun guy to have around the office. He keeps the atmosphere upbeat while maintaining a key role in the firm’s audit practice.

Mitch, a principal, works primarily with not-for-profit and governmental organizations aiding in fund-raising issues, audits for federally funded programs, and tax issues. His previous experience as an auditor for the U. S. Department of Commerce and in the accounting department at Yellowstone National Park has helped to create an exceptional and well-rounded knowledge base.

Summary

Practice Emphasis

  • Not-for-profit organizations
  • State and local government audits and consulting
  • Fund-raising issues, including capital campaigns and planned giving
  • Required audits for federally funded programs
  • Internal controls over financial reporting, fraud, and compliance
  • Associations
  • Healthcare and long-term care facilities

Proven Results

  • Served as interim controller at a local hospital for four months.
  • Identified savings and obtained refunds for many not-for-profit organizations overpaying unrelated business income tax.
  • Assisted a small not-for-profit marina to expand operations by opening a floating casino.
  • Prepared documentation quantifying fraudulent transactions in a company being acquired by a client. The documentation was used in court to reduce the purchase price.

Education

  • Utah State University, B.S. in Accounting and Finance, minors in Economics and Geology

Activities

  • American Institute & Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • WSCPA Governmental Conference and Governmental Committee, Co-chair
  • Not-for-Profit Committee, WSCPA
  • Institute of Management Accountants
  • The Hearthstone Retirement Living, Board Member
  • Board member and coach for the Kent Valley Hockey Association
  • Make-A-Wish Foundation Audit Committee
  • Puget Sound Mini Club, Treasurer
  • Practical Guide to Form 990 by Clark Nuber, an on-line treatise published by CCH, contributing writer/reviewer