Steven Danowitz

Steven Danowitz serves as a Lecturer in Accounting and Tax within the Orfalea College of Business at California Polytechnic State University, leveraging extensive industry experience from his 40-year career at Ernst & Young where he retired as a tax partner in 2017 while maintaining ongoing consulting engagements.

His academic and professional foundation includes:

• Degree from California State University, Northridge (CSUN), 1978

Mr. Danowitz specializes in complex tax domains with emphasis on California-specific regulations, where his research and practice explore residency determinations, business/nonbusiness income allocations, unitary group structures, apportionment methodologies (both standard and alternative), intercompany transaction treatments, and federal-state tax interplay. His expertise bridges theoretical frameworks with real-world dispute resolution scenarios, particularly valuable for students navigating corporate tax compliance and litigation.