About Us

Will Chen, CPA

Managing Shareholder

Will Chen CPA PLLC

 

Will is the Founder and CEO of a successful accounting firm – Will Chen CPA PLLC. He has a friendly down to earth personality that “likes to get the job done.”  Will established his own accounting firm in Seattle in 2012.  Since then he has made strong ties in the international and local communities and very proud of the personalized services provided to his clients. Will has strong accounting and management background and he knows his stuff. Before exploring his abilities as an accounting entrepreneur, he gained valuable experience working for accounting power houses like RSM McGladrey and Fortune 500 companies like Kimberly Clark Corporation.

Community is also very important to Will, he always make time to volunteer for non-profit organizations that make positive differences in the communities. In his spare time, he enjoy playing golf with friends and volunteer with Edmonds Chamber of Commerce, Edmonds Rotary Club, and the Edmonds College. He is married to a local high school science teacher, Lisa.  They enjoy going to Edmonds Waterfront with their young son.

Community Service

  • Edmonds Chamber of Commerce
  • Edmonds Rotary Club
  • Founding member of Golf Club 99
  • Former Accounting instructor at Edmonds Community College
  • Accounting Advisory Committee Member at Edmonds Community College

Professional Associations

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Washington State Notary Public

Education

  • Master's Degree in Business Administration - Western Washington University
  • Master's Degree in Accounting - The University of Iowa
  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting - The University of Iowa

Navdeep K. Sandhu, EA

Tax Preparer

Will Chen CPA PLLC

Navdeep is a licensed Enrolled Agent and joined Will Chen CPA PLLC in January 2023. For the past ten years, she has worked in various accounting positions, taxation being her passion. She is continuing to expand her expertise since joining the firm. Outside of work, Navdeep loves to spend time with her family, consisting of her husband and three beautiful daughters.

Professional Qualifications

  • Licensed Enrolled Agent

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree in Science, Kurukshetra University (India)

Claire Han, CPA Candidate

Tax Preparer

Will Chen CPA PLLC

Claire finished her master degree in accounting at Seattle University and has been in Seattle for 12 year. After graduating, she passed the CPA exam and got interested in US taxation. She started volunteering in AARP Foundation TaxAide program to help people file individual income tax returns. She enjoyed assisting people with different backgrounds in solving difficult tax issues and updating them on tax law changes. She believes taxation is not only a reporting responsibility, but also a powerful tool to help each family understand their yearly financial position and plan for the future accordingly. She has benefited a lot from digging into tax laws and wants the same for other people, but with less trouble through her help.

Claire was also majored in Taxation during undergraduate back in China. She can speak both Mandarin Chinese and English. After finishing bachelor degree, she joined a local CPA firm in China for a while and gained financial and accounting knowledge and skills through financial auditing. She has strong attention to details and is highly organized in completing tasks. She is also a fast learner with strong work ethics.

Claire is an animal lover and currently has a border collie. She enjoyed water activities the most such as swimming, snorkeling and diving.

Community Service

Claire has volunteered in both United Way and in AARP Foundation TaxAide from 2015 to 2024 in West Seattle area, Shoreline and Richmond Beach area. She was an advanced tax counselor and site coordinator in the AARP Taxaide and has helped many people, especially seniors to file their income tax returns.

Education

  • Master of Professional Accounting
  • Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, US
  • Bachelor Degree, major in Taxation
  • Bachelor Degree, minor in Financial Management
  • Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, Sichuan, China