Member of the Month

Zaher Fallahi is the principal at the Law & CPA offices of Zaher Fallahi, with offices in Los Angeles and Orange County.  He is a Tax Attorney and represents clients in the area of taxation, including defense before the IRS, criminal tax issues, international tax matters, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). He also advises clients transferring money from Iran from both legal and tax viewpoints. Prior to establishing his own firm in 1992, Zaher worked with major industries and professional firms in Iran and the US.His clients come from 35 different countries and many states across the US.

Zaher graduated from the National Iranian Oil Company School of Accountancy in Iran and earned his MS, MBA and JD degrees in the US. He is both an Attorney and a Certified Public Accountant, and is a member of many organizations.  He is especially dedicated to IABA and he states:

“The main incentive for my involvement in the IABA is the belief that this institution is qualified to strive to promote social justice. By educating the Iranian-American community, the IABA plays an important role in our lives in many parts of the country. For example, the US Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) seminars conducted by our resourceful members in the past two years have been extremely instrumental in bringing much needed legal awareness of the Iranian Transactions Regulations (ITR) to our communities across the nation. I have incorporated the legal knowledge that I have learned from the IABA members into my professional skills and independent legal studies in an effort to make my own public presentations.  As a result, I have had the privilege of speaking to several Iranian-American organizations on the legal and tax implications of the ITR in Southern California.

I envision IABA as a powerful platform from which members can launch their noble objectives for judiciary, executive and legislative branches of governments, as well as leadership positions in business and industry, which can ultimately empower us in the public and private sector alike. This may be a roadmap for Iranian-Americans to achieve meritorious respect and recognition throughout the country and the world. Like any other organization, the success of the IABA depends on the efforts of its members who work tirelessly and go over and beyond. It is incumbent upon us to turn the IABA into a more successful professional organization in the years to come.

I applaud the hard work of many dedicated members who spend numerous hours of their precious time to ensure that IABA events are superbly done. I am honored to have been selected as the member of the month of May 2012”

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