SACRAMENTO, CA, | AUG. 6, 2026—At its annual Members Club Summit, CalCPA welcomed Miklos Ringbauer, MBA, CPA, PMP and founder of MiklosCPA as its 2026–27 Chair. A passionate advocate for the accounting profession, educator and entrepreneur, Ringbauer brings a vision to inspire the next generation of CPAs, strengthening member engagement and elevating the profession’s visibility and impact.
For Ringbauer, a longtime CalCPA volunteer leader, accounting wasn’t his first career—but it quickly became his calling.
After spending more than a decade in investment and finance, he realized that nearly every professional path eventually led him back to accounting. Encouraged years earlier by an accounting professor who recognized his potential, Ringbauer ultimately pursued his CPA license and discovered a profession where he could combine analytical thinking with his passion for helping people succeed.
“The defining moment came when I helped my first client,” Ringbauer said. “Seeing the relief in their eyes when they learned they would not have to give up their business cemented for me that I had found the right path.”
As founder of MiklosCPA, he has built a firm dedicated to providing strategic accounting, tax and advisory services, while translating complex financial information into practical business decisions for clients. And his influence extends well beyond his practice.
Ringbauer teaches federal taxation at Orange Coast College and believes education is one of the profession’s greatest responsibilities. Some of his proudest moments, he said, come when former students return to share the success they’ve achieved in their careers.
“Accounting is about solving puzzles,” Ringbauer said. “Every client brings a unique story and a new set of challenges. That’s what makes this profession so rewarding.”
Ringbauer has been named one of the Los Angeles Business Journal's Top 100 Accountants, recognized on the Forbes Best-in-State list and has shared his expertise through publications including Tax Notes and interviews with major national media outlets such as CNBC and The Wall Street Journal.
His commitment to CalCPA has been equally impressive.
Over more than a decade of volunteer leadership, Ringbauer has served at both the chapter and statewide levels, including as president of the CalCPA Los Angeles Chapter, State Council representative, Education Foundation vice chair, secretary/treasurer and first vice chair of the CalCPA's Board of Directors. He has also remained deeply involved in scholarship programs that help develop the profession’s future leaders.
Ringbauer credits CalCPA with helping shape both his career and his leadership philosophy.
“What first drew me to CalCPA was the genuine sense of welcome and support I experienced early in my career,” he said. “It wasn’t just a professional association—it was a place to grow, contribute and develop. That inspired me to pursue leadership so I could pay it forward.”
As chair, Ringbauer plans to focus on expanding awareness of the CPA profession and creating stronger pathways for future accountants. He believes the profession must do a better job telling its story—not simply as a career in numbers, but as a gateway to leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation and public service.
That vision also embraces emerging technologies and the evolving role of today’s accounting professional. Ringbauer believes innovations such as artificial intelligence, automation and advanced analytics should strengthen—not replace—the profession by helping CPAs develop talent more quickly, collaborate more effectively and better serve clients and communities.
“A CPA license can be a foundation for far more than traditional accounting,” he said.
