Scott Smith, CPA, CFP®, PFS, CGMA, CRPS

Scott Smith is the Director of Tax Strategy at Composition Wealth, where he is responsible for embedding tax thinking into everything Composition Wealth does. In this role, Scott builds and leads the tax strategy team, designs the processes and technology that allow advisors to deliver consistent, high-impact tax planning, and helps quantify “tax alpha” for clients across the firm. He works closely with firm leadership and advisors so that clients experience Composition not just as an investment manager, but as a coordinated tax-aware wealth platform. As a practicing CPA and advisor himself, he excels at identifying strategies that are updated and a custom fit for his clients.

Prior to joining Composition, Scott led expatriate taxation at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, overseeing operations across 19 foreign offices worldwide. Before that, he was a partner in a CPA firm for over a decade – specializing in small-to-mid-size business consulting, taught as an adjunct accounting professor, worked for Ernst & Young’s Financial Service Office in the D.C. area, and started his own RIA.

He earned a Master of Accounting degree from Ohio State University and bachelor’s degrees in both Accounting and Business Management with a Finance Emphasis from Brigham Young University-Idaho.

He holds the following designations:

• CPA (Certified Public Accountant)
• CFP® (Certified Financial Planner)
• PFS (Personal Financial Specialist)
• CGMA (Chartered Global Management Accountant), and
• CRPS (Certified Retirement Plan Specialist).

Fun Facts:

• Grew up near the Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, hiking, fly-fishing, climbing, and backcountry skiing.
• Tries to find excuses to ride his Triumph Tiger motorcycle, or work on his “kids’” minibike.
• Can be found most evenings chasing kids at their soccer, football, lacrosse, piano, ballet, gymnastics, church, or musical play activities. (Yes, he and his wife Kristen are working on not overbooking the children.)