Joshua James Shilts

Josh Shilts CPA, ABV, CFF, CGMA, CFE is the president and owner of Shilts CPA, PLLC in Jacksonville, Fla. He developed its Forensic & Valuation division, leading a team of professionals in providing an array of forensic and valuation services, and he leads the firm’s tax and accounting division (ShiltsTAX), as well as developed quality control processes. Previously, he was director of Forensic Audit with Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, where he developed and led the company’s forensic au-dit team, which was responsible for internal investigations and forensic audits, and identified a multi-millionaire fraud scheme and assisted management in recovery. He also was with Deloitte LLP in itsSenior Forensic & Dispute Services department and managed Protiviti’s Litigation Support & AdvisoryServices. Mr. Shilts was an adjunct professor at Florida Atlantic University’s School of Accounting from 2013-15, teaching principles of fraud examination. He is a member of the American Institute of CertifiedPublic Accountants, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, American Society of Appraisers, National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, FloridaAcademy of Collaborative Professionals, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and Association of Corporate Growth, and was named to NACVA’s “40 Under 40” list in 2018. Mr. Shilts received his B.S. in accounting from the University of South Florida’s Mumu School of Business in 2005 and his M.Acc. with a concentration in forensic accounting from Florida Atlantic University’s College ofBusiness in 2007.