Ying Sa
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Ying Sa

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Ying Sa is the founder and Principal Certified Public Accountant at Community CPA. The firm provides tax, audit, accounting, business consultations and IT solutions to businesses and individuals across the United States, Canada, and around the world. Ying was born in Beijing, China before becoming a citizen of Canada and then the United States of America. She got an accounting degree in Canada and worked as an accountant in Canada for several years before relocating to Iowa. Ying served six years as the Chief Financial Officer for the Iowa Manufacturing Extension Partnership at Iowa State University and five years as Vice President of Controllers for Wells Fargo Financial, Inc. in Des Moines, Iowa. She started Community CPA in 1998 and has been leading Community CPA full time since 2008. Ying was featured in Accounting Today in 2019 for her contribution to the profession as well as to the community. The article named Ying “the Pillar of the Community.” Ying was also featured in Thomson Reuters Solutions Magazine in 2017 for leading such a successful and dynamic CPA firm with global interest speaking 9 different languages and serving over 7,000 clients worldwide. She has also been featured in the Des Moines Register and the Des Moines Business Record on numerous occasions as recognition for her tireless and selfless work on behalf of the community, as well as the success of Community CPA. In fact, on November 18, 2017, Ying was specifically honored for her commitment and dedication to the immigrant business communities in Iowa and the surrounding Midwest at the Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit, a 501(c)3 nonprofit she co-founded and has chaired for the past decade. In 2016, the Iowa Small Business Administration (SBA) presented Ying and Community CPA the 2016 Iowa Minority Small Business Champion of the Year award. In 2015, Ying received the 2015 Small Business of the Year award at the Greater Quad-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Gala. In May of 2013, the Governor appointed Ying to serve on the Board of Iowa Accountancy. Ying served on the board for five years. Ying has been honored with many awards for her volunteerism, entrepreneurial, and community spirit. The following are just a few: Thomson Reuters’ 2019 Loca Pacioli Accounting Award, SBA 2016 Iowa Minority Small Business Champion of the Year Award, Greater Quad-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s 2015 Small Business of Year Award, the Iowa Business Record’s “2010 Woman of Influence,” Iowa 2010 Volunteer Hall of Fame, and the 2008 Jim Goodman Entrepreneurial Spirit Award from East Des Moines Chamber of Commerce. Ying has successfully helped numerous large corporations, nonprofits, small businesses and individuals with a broad range of complicated tax and accounting issues. She enjoys interacting with people of all backgrounds and cultures, and she is passionate and generous about sharing her expertise with her clients. As a successful immigrant woman with broad corporate and business experience, Ying masterfully blends her unique life experiences and perspectives into her own professional work and her service to clients.
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