Karly A. Laughlin, CPA, AEP® is a Director in the Tax & Small Business department at Belfint, Lyons & Shuman, P.A., an IPA Top 300 firm located in Wilmington, Delaware. She is a graduate of the University of Delaware with a BS in Accounting and Finance. Karly is an Accredited Estate Planner® and leads the firm's Estate & Trust section where she is known as an expert in consulting and providing tax compliance services for trusts and estates. One of her greatest strengths is helping clients develop and implement their estate plans. She also works closely with high net worth individuals and small businesses as their trusted advisor. Karly is recognized in the community for her expertise - becoming a CPA Practice Advisor 40 Under 40 Honoree in 2017 and a Board member of the National Association of Estate Planners, and a national presenter on estate & trust topics. Karly has been published in Trusts & Estates magazine and the Delaware Bankers Association's magazine. Karly is a member of the AICPA, DSCPA, National Association of Estate Planners and Councils, and the Estate Planning Council of Delaware. She is very active in the community as treasurer of Delaware CarePlan, volunteer at the Wilmington Flower Market, Mentor to University of Delaware Trust Minor students, and a passionate animal rescuer.