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Nick Mathias

Nick Mathias

Nicholas "Nic" Mathias, CPA, is a Partner at CohnReznick LLP in Charlotte, NC, specializing in tax-incentivized real estate — affordable housing, renewable energy, and historic rehabilitation tax credits.

Sep 22, 2026

Becker Accounting Podcasts

Becker Accounting Podcasts

Cool Careers in Accounting Ep. 39 - Public Accounting's Hidden Specialty: Real Estate Tax Credits with Nic Mathias

Sep 22 · 45m

Mike PotenzaHOST
31:49
Do we have to think beyond the numbers? Is it just looking at the ROI on this? Do we need to look at social impact? How do you assess this investment?
Nick Mathias
Nick MathiasGUEST
31:57
It is a tricky thing to quantify when you're looking at the social benefits for some of these programs because they're clearly there.
Nick Mathias
Nick MathiasGUEST
32:06
I think you have a couple of different interested parties that look at different criteria.
Nick Mathias
Nick MathiasGUEST
32:10
So a lot of times the owners and developers are much more invested in the social impact dynamic.
Nick Mathias
Nick MathiasGUEST
32:15
And many times those are nonprofit entities at the sponsor level.
Nick Mathias
Nick MathiasGUEST
32:20
The investors can fill both of those buckets because they certainly need to have an economic return.
Nick Mathias
Nick MathiasGUEST
32:25
That's kind of the baseline for them.
Mike PotenzaHOST
35:54
What was the rationale behind that?

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