John Chitaley

Current Employers

Employment History

• 11/2011 → 09/2025
  Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
  University Place, WA
• 03/2010 → Present
  Chitaley Associates
  University Place, WA
• 02/2012 → 09/2025
  Avantax Advisory Services
  University Place, WA
• 02/2014 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc
  University Place, WA
• 10/2020 → Present
  Commencement Bay Cpa Pllc
  University Place, WA
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  University Place, WA
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2012-02-14 → 2025-09-05
  Avantax Advisory Services
  El Dorado Hills, CA
  University Place, WA

Other Businesses

2) Chitaley Associates 1479 Salmon Falls Road El Dorado Hills CA 95762 Tax Preparation/Accounting Owner/Sole Proprietor 3/1/2010 160hrs~120hrs Accounting, Booking, Tax Prep, Tax Representation, Payroll, QuickBooks Consulting, Busines/Management Consulting. 3) RED RIM ROCKS LLC 5150 SUNRISE BLVD, SUITE D-2 FAIR OAKS CA 95628 Rental Property Owner/Management Other 4/24/2013 8hrs~0hrs MEMBER MANAGER OF LLC WHICH HOLDS RENTAL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. HIRING OF PROPERTY MANAGERS, APPROVING AND LEASING PROPERTY, COLLECTING RENT, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, TAX COMPLIANCE 4) Teach Accounting, Federal Taxation & Finance~'NIR'~3318 Bridgeport Way W, Suite D6 University Place WA 9846 Education Teacher/Professor/Trainer 5/26/2016 4hrs~0hrs Teach courses on Accouting, Federal Taxation and Finance at community colleges, universities, CPA societies and Enrolled Agent societies 5) Rental Property~'NIR'~1479 Salmon Falls Rd~El Dorado Hills CA 95762 Rental Property Owner 10/1/2014 1hrs~0hrs Approve rent, repairs and filing taxes for the house using a local property manager in CA 6) COMMENCEMENT BAY CPA PLLC POSITION: OWNER NATURE: Practice Public Accountancy. Business Valuation, Consulting & Exit Planning. Tax Planning & Strategies for Business owners. Retirement Planning, Tax Preparation, IRS audit representation, Accounting services. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 110 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 44 START DATE: 10/26/2020 ADDRESS: 3318 Bridgeport Way W, Suite D6, University Place WA 98466, United States DESCRIPTION: This will be my primary business activity. Currently I provide CPA services and Financial advisor services under a Sole Proprietor structure - DBA "Chitaley Associates". As the business has grown I am branding the business and splitting the work with two separate LLCs. 1) Commencement Bay Capital LLC - was declared as an OBA earlier this year (around Feb - March 2020). This LLC is used for branding and marketing of my Avantax investment/financial advisory business. 2) Commencement Bay CPA PLLC is going to be a "CPA firm" in WA state. The entity has been formed in WA state, an application has been made to the WA State board of Accountancy to register as an "CPA Firm". I am the sole 100% owner of "Commencement Bay CPA PLLC" Duties: - Business Development - Consulting - Tax compliance, advice and planning. - Business Valuation, Strategic Planning and Exit Planning 7) COMMENCEMENT BAY CAPITAL LLC POSITION: Owner NATURE: The entity has been established for marketing / brand development purposes. It will not conduct any investment business. The entity will also be used to hire assistants in the future as my business with Avantax / HD Vest grows. "Commencement Bay" is part of south Puget Sound next to Tacoma in WA state. INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 100 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 100 START DATE: 02/05/2020 ADDRESS: 3318 Bridgeport Way W, Suite D6, University Place WA 98466, United States DESCRIPTION: Branding / Promotion of Advisory business. I do not envision spending any time in this business after the marketing collateral is developed.

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2012-01-18
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  2001-10-15

Designations