Employee Spotlight: Jason Thompson

Jason Thompson has been with Sponsel CPA Group from the very beginning. One of the founding Partners of the firm, he has led the the Valuation and Litigation Services department since its inception, helping clients find innovative solutions to challenging financial and legal issues. He provides executive-level counsel to business owners and investors across a broad range of industries, specializing in the valuation of privately held businesses, ownership interests and intangible assets.

A graduate of Indiana University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, Jason places a strong emphasis on continuing education and expanding his areas of expertise. In addition to being a CPA for over two decades, he holds certifications as an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Financial Forensics (CFF) and Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV). Jason is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Indiana CPA Society (INCPAS) and the Institute of Business Appraisers.

Jason routinely provides consultation related to business valuation in mergers and acquisitions, in estate and gift tax compliance and planning and for an array of litigation related reasons. In addition to his skills as a valuation professional, he also performs the firm’s fraud and forensic accounting investigations and serves as an expert witness from time to time in accounting and financial related matters.

In 2008 he was named a Super CPA award by Indiana Business magazine. Active in the community, Jason volunteers his time as a board member for Noble of Indiana, a not-for-profit organization serving people with disabilities and their families.