Jim Redpath is the Managing Partner and a tax partner at HLB Tautges Redpath. He specializes in business structuring, ownership succession, as well as corporate, partnership, international and individual tax planning and consulting. Understanding the tax law and performing strategic planning with his clients is his passion. He has extensive experience in advising individuals, families and closely held businesses on tax matters.
Jim is the former Chairman of the Advisory Board for the S Corporation Association. As Chairman, Jim worked with Advisory Board members to initiate and lead discussions with the S Corporation Association Board of Directors on key issues facing S Corps. He will remain involved with the federal legislative efforts of the S Corporation Association. In addition, Jim is an active member of ESCA (Employee Owned S Corporations of America), an organization that provides a voice for the Subchapter S Corp ESOP community in Washington, D.C.
Jim graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., with a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting. He received the third highest score in the nation on the November 1980 CPA exam, which also was the highest score in Minnesota for the sitting. He also has taught several tax courses at local universities.
Jim is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants (MNCPA).
He and his wife Jan live in Stillwater. For fun, Jim reads the tax code – that’s the truth - attends Rolling Stones concerts whenever and wherever possible, and boats on the St. Croix River.