Ken Khalil likes to get a head start—especially when it means making tax season less stressful for his clients. As a Tax & Advisory Manager at LSL, he looks ahead to upcoming deadlines, works through questions early, and helps businesses and individuals understand their options before it’s time to file.

His experience includes tax compliance and planning for small and midsize businesses, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, investment partnerships, and nonprofits. He has also worked with publicly traded corporations on tax provisions and book-to-tax adjustments. Ken enjoys understanding how the pieces of a complex return fit together and keeping the work organized along the way.

For clients, that planning can take several forms: comparing investment-sale scenarios, reviewing retirement withholding, preparing quarterly estimates, or working with partners to evaluate a business’s entity structure. He takes a practical approach to each situation, looking ahead while keeping the details in view.

Ken’s interest in accounting started with visits to his grandfather’s office, where a large ledger and trips to seeing the operations made a lasting impression. Before moving into accounting, Ken managed a high-volume retail location while taking accounting classes at night. That experience gave him a firsthand understanding of the day-to-day demands business owners face and inspired him to pursue his CPA license. Today, he enjoys sharing what he has learned with younger staff and watching them develop.

Outside of work, Ken enjoys hiking, traveling with his wife, and trying new foods. He also plays pickleball and volleyball with colleagues and tackles projects around the house. Building model engines and wooden 3D mechanical puzzles with his nephew gives him another way to put his problem-solving skills to work.

Professional and Civic Involvement

PrimeGlobal, Firm member

Education

B.A. in Economics with additional coursework in Accounting – Cal State University – Fullerton