David Saathoff CPA

About Us

David T. Saathoff, CPA is privately-owned accounting firm located in Vancouver, Washington.

We provide a variety of tax and accounting services to individuals and businesses. Our clients are our most valuable assets. One of our goals when helping clients is to have them pay the lowest amount of tax possible. With tax laws constantly changing, our team stays on top of the changes to provide the best service possible to our clients. In addition, we have an online client portal to provide faster service to our clients.

We have been proudly serving the Vancouver and Portland metro area since 1984 and continue to take pleasure in assisting our clients with their ever-growing needs. We have a talented team of accountants and staff to support our clients. Meet our team below.

Our Team

David Saathoff

Certified Public Accountant

David Saathoff is a licensed Certified Public Accountant. He has been a Washington State CPA and a member of the Washington Society of CPA’s and The American Institute of CPA’s since 1981. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Washington State University in 1969 and his Master’s Degree in Accounting from Arizona State University in 1983. He has been practicing for over 40 years and provides experience and accuracy to his clients. One thing that you may not know about David is that he is an avid outdoor sportsman and enjoys spending his time during the off-season hunting.

Kristin McMahon

Senior Manager, Certified Public Accountant

Kristin McMahon is a licensed Certified Public Accountant. Kristin works with many small businesses and enjoys helping clients better understand their tax returns and assisting with tax saving strategies. She joined our firm in 2009. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Washington State University with a double major in Accounting and Management & Operations with a minor in Human Resource Management. Outside of work, she loves spending time with her family and exploring the outdoors.

Ashley Gebhardt

Senior Manager, Certified Public Accountant

Ashley Gebhardt is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and Enrolled Agent. She joined us in 2019 with over 10 years of experience in various accounting roles. She began her career in tax and realized that her passion is in helping individuals and small businesses understand complex and ever-changing tax law. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Washington State University with a double major in Accounting and Management Operations with a minor in Human Resources. Outside of work, Ashley enjoys spending time with her family and friends, volunteering with her children’s schools and sports teams, camping, and reading.

Tammy Bredeson

Office Manager

Tammy Bredeson is the Office Manager and joined the firm in 2021. She graduated from the University of Oregon and shortly after moved to Portland. Before joining David Saathoff CPA, she spent her early career days in a variety of positions in the financial industry and obtaining her Series 7, 63 and 65 licenses. In 2007, she moved to Washington with her husband and two children. She stayed home with her children and worked from home doing bookkeeping. Although she missed the corporate world, she would choose to stay home with her kids all over again. Once her children were in high school it was time to rejoin the workforce. Tammy enjoys all things fitness and has a CPT certificate through NASM. She spends as much time with her daughter and son as she can. She also enjoys dinner with friends, hiking, biking, and kayaking.

Karter Lindquist

Certified Public Accountant

Karter Lindquist is a licensed Certified Public Accountant. Karter began working in public accounting in 2018 and joined David T. Saathoff, CPA in 2022. He enjoys working with both business and individual tax clients. Karter received his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Brigham Young University-Idaho.  In his free time, he enjoys working on home renovation projects with his wife. He spends all the time he can with his wife and kids, getting outdoors any chance they get.

Vanessa Banda

Office Administrator

Vanessa Banda is the Office Administrator and joined the firm in 2023. After working in the world of self-directed IRAs as an IRA facilitator as well as assistant to the CEO for a 1031 exchange company, she was excited to dive deeper into the tax world and gain more knowledge on how to help people with their individual tax needs. She is proficient in problem solving and pays attention to detail, always looking for ways to better help her team. When she is out of the office, she enjoys traveling, dancing and going on outdoor adventures with her husband.