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Fred Siegel, Cpa

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Occupation	Fred Siegel is an indie film, tax, and business consultant and the founder of Fred Siegel, Cpa (1997), specializing in key tax and business issues for producers and dealing with the business of film.
Introduction	Earlier in his professional life, Fred was a jazz musician and entrepreneur: those experiences infuse Fred"s professional work today with an independent spirit and artistic bent and an appreciation and understanding of the life of an artist/producer, the world of business, and the interplay between the two. Fred has worked for over 20 years with independent filmmakers and their development and production companies, film funds & financing companies, other industry companies, and creative professionals. His experience includes working on numerous independent films, such as the award-winning “Winters Bone” and “Boys Don’t Cry,” and with acclaimed filmmakers such as Christine Vachon (“Boys Don’t Cry;” “Far From Heaven”); Debra Granik (Winters Bone); Paul Mezey (Beasts of the Southern Wild; Maria Full of Grace); Chris Smith (“American Movie”; “The Yes Men”); Ira Deutchman (Emerging Pictures), and others, as well as with filmmakers in the earlier stages of their careers. Fred is a graduate of Columbia University (Economics, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude), attended NYU's Graduate School of Business, and previously worked at Coopers & Lybrand (now Pricewaterhouse).

Occupation

Fred Siegel is an indie film, tax, and business consultant and the founder of Fred Siegel, Cpa (1997), specializing in key tax and business issues for producers and dealing with the business of film.

Introduction

Earlier in his professional life, Fred was a jazz musician and entrepreneur: those experiences infuse Fred"s professional work today with an independent spirit and artistic bent and an appreciation and understanding of the life of an artist/producer, the world of business, and the interplay between the two. Fred has worked for over 20 years with independent filmmakers and their development and production companies, film funds & financing companies, other industry companies, and creative professionals. His experience includes working on numerous independent films, such as the award-winning “Winters Bone” and “Boys Don’t Cry,” and with acclaimed filmmakers such as Christine Vachon (“Boys Don’t Cry;” “Far From Heaven”); Debra Granik (Winters Bone); Paul Mezey (Beasts of the Southern Wild; Maria Full of Grace); Chris Smith (“American Movie”; “The Yes Men”); Ira Deutchman (Emerging Pictures), and others, as well as with filmmakers in the earlier stages of their careers. Fred is a graduate of Columbia University (Economics, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude), attended NYU's Graduate School of Business, and previously worked at Coopers & Lybrand (now Pricewaterhouse).