Fran Leahy, CPA

Fran Leahy is a senior manager with the tax services team at KraftCPAs. She works exclusively with nonprofit clients to provide Form 990 research, preparation, and review services.

Fran has more than 25 years of public accounting experience. Prior to joining KraftCPAs in 2009, she was an internal auditor with a national healthcare firm for five years as well as an accounting instructor at a four-year university.

For almost a decade, Fran has worked exclusively on Form 990 engagements for nonprofit clients. Prior to that, Form 990s were a significant part of her responsibilities, in addition to tax services for corporations, partnerships, individuals, and other for-profit clients.

Fran has attended the AICPA Not-For-Profit conference each year since her full-time move to nonprofit engagements and is a member of the AICPA Not-For-Profit Section.

Involvement

Current Involvement

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants
• AICPA Not-for-Profit Section
• Carolina Mountain Club, Appalachian Trail Section Maintainer

Previous Involvement

• Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee, Troop Leader
• NaCoMe Camp and Retreat Center Inc., Treasurer, Board President
• Hammer and Heart, Treasurer

Professional Achievements

Frequent presenter, including:

• “990 Updates and Common Errors,” TSCPA Governmental and Nonprofit Conference
• “2020 Nonprofit Tax Updates,” TSCPA Governmental and Nonprofit Conference
• “Scenario Planning in Times of Uncertainty,” HCA Foundation
• Accounting lecturer at Belmont University and Appalachian State University
• “Telling an Organization’s Story Through Proper 990 Reporting,” TSCPA Governmental and Not-for-Profit Conference
• “990 Hot Topics for Schools,” NBOA conference at The Harpeth Hall
• “What to Do When the IRS Calls,” Arts and Business Council’s Art Crawl

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