“With football and accounting, there are similarities with time management and multitasking. In football, there’s working out, attending practice and (balancing that) with other extracurricular activities and schoolwork. With public accounting, you work on something new almost every day, whatever the client needs you work as a team to get there,” he says. “In football, if somebody doesn't do their assignment the play is going to fail. If somebody doesn't do their assignment working on a return then the client’s not going to have a good product and be unhappy. It’s a good thing we have a stellar team here at Rudler!”

After graduating from Thomas More with his B.A. in Accountancy, Kandra would join Rudler, PSC full-time in June 2019. His first exposure to the firm was two years prior when he started as a co-op. The experience only helped solidify his interest in accounting, a notion he credits his junior varsity basketball coach for first piquing. “He did a phenomenal job teaching it and I discovered ‘I’m actually good at this,’” Kandra recalls. “I enjoyed doing it and it was then that I knew what I wanted to major in at college. I loved all my classes and professors in the accounting department.”

He currently lives in Delhi Twp. with his wife Annie and their two children, Owen and Frankie. Evan still enjoys football, watching the NFL and playing video games (outside of tax season, of course) and spending time with family. His philanthropic nature extends to the time he spends participating in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA), working in conjunction with Thomas More University accounting students, to provide tax preparation assistance to low income and elderly individuals. Evan also volunteers with St. Dominic Parish and his high school alma mater’s Dad’s Club, which helps Elder students in various capacities.

If he can deliver a similar level of championship service to help clients achieve their goals alongside his Rudler, PSC teammates, he’ll be happy.

“We're here to help them with any service they might need from an accounting standpoint and even some non-accounting items. That’s why we’re here and like to be looked at as a trusted adviser,” he says.

Area of Concentration

• Tax Services
• Employee Retention Tax Credit

Industry Experience

• Individuals
• Small Businesses

Designations

• Certified Public Accountant - Ohio

Education

Thomas More University
Bachelor of Arts in Accountancy

Memberships

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
• Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants (OSCPA)
• Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants (KYCPA)

Community Involvement

• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA)
• Volunteer, St. Dominic Parish
• Volunteer, Elder High School Dad's Club