About Stanley
Stanley Dean, CPA, founded SDA CPA Group in 2003 and still leads the firm, working with small business owners on tax planning, accounting, and payroll.
He started in tax at Price Waterhouse in May 1986 and has been a CPA since 1988. He then spent about a decade in corporate tax and benefits, including as Corporate Tax and Benefits Director for Flexible Products Company, a $150 million polyurethane manufacturer later acquired by Dow Chemical.
He earned a BBA in Accounting and a Master of Accountancy (Tax) from the University of Georgia, and SDA CPA Group has been named to the UGA Alumni Association’s Bulldog 100 six times (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2025), an annual list of the fastest-growing businesses owned or led by UGA alumni.
Raised in Bainbridge, Georgia, Stanley lives in Sandy Springs with Kelly and enjoys boating, snow skiing, and UGA football. He’s an active member of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church.
Specialties
Entity selection. Tax strategy for small business owners. Multistate tax issues. Exit and succession planning.
Credentials
CPA since 1988. BBA Accounting, University of Georgia (1985). MAcc Tax, University of Georgia (1986). Member, Georgia Society of CPAs and PASBA.
Georgia CPA license #CPA010164. Verify at CPAverify.
