Lance Smith is a partner in the Petaluma, Calif., office of Novogradac. Mr. Smith specializes in managing audits, completing tax returns and providing other attestation and consulting services for partnerships in the affordable housing industry, including those subject to the auditing requirements of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for nonprofit organizations, including those subject to government auditing standards and Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for federal awards. Mr. Smith earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from Brigham Young University. He is licensed in California as a certified public accountant.