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Services

Tax preparation & planning

Business and personal returns, planned before year end.

Bookkeeping & monthly close

Reconciled books, closed by the 10th of every month.

Advisory

Cash-flow forecasts, entity choices and a monthly review.

Audit & assurance

Reviews, compilations and audits for lenders and boards.

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Industries

Dental & medical

Practice entities, owner pay, buy-ins.

Construction

Job costing and bonding statements.

Restaurants

Tips, payroll and food-cost reporting.

Nonprofits

Form 990, restricted funds, audits.

Retail & trades

Inventory, sales tax and seasonal cash.

Real estate

Rentals, 1031 exchanges, depreciation.

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Partners

Eleanor Ashcombe, managing partner, portrait

Eleanor Ashcombe

Managing partner · tax

Daniel Reed, tax partner, portrait

Daniel Reed

Tax partner · CPA, CFP

Denise Carter, audit partner, portrait

Denise Carter

Audit partner

Robert Hale, advisory partner, portrait

Robert Hale

Advisory partner

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Partners

The people who sign your returns.

Four partners, all licensed CPAs, each with a senior accountant beside them. You meet both at the first consultation, and they stay on your file.

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The team on your file

Your partner leads. These are the people who close your books, file your payroll and answer the portal.

James Porter, senior accountant, portrait

James Porter

Senior accountant

Runs the monthly close for our construction and trades clients.

Monica Ellis, tax manager, portrait

Monica Ellis

Tax manager

Prepares business returns and leads the November planning calls.

Hannah Brooks, bookkeeping lead, portrait

Hannah Brooks

Bookkeeping lead

Sets up new clients in the portal and in QuickBooks or Xero.

Ryan Mitchell, payroll specialist, portrait

Ryan Mitchell

Payroll specialist

Files payroll and sales tax in New York and New Jersey.

Karen Doyle, client service manager, portrait

Karen Doyle

Client service manager

Your first call for documents, deadlines and the portal.

Greg Turner, audit senior, portrait

Greg Turner

Audit senior

Leads fieldwork on nonprofit audits and lender reviews.

How we assign a partner

You get the partner who knows your industry.

At the first consultation we match you with the partner who works with businesses like yours. If it isn't a fit, you can switch at any time.

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Matched by industry, not by who is free

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The same partner every year

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A senior accountant who knows your file

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A couple talking with their partner in the office

Licensed, reviewed and accountable

Every partner is a licensed CPA. The firm's work is peer reviewed every three years.

Licenses

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Certified Public Accountants, New York

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Certified Public Accountants, New Jersey

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IRS PTIN and e-file provider

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Firm permits on file with both state boards

Professional standards

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AICPA peer review, pass rating (2025)

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40 hours of CPE per partner, every year

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Written quality-control policy, reviewed yearly

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Engagement letters for every client

Specialist credentials

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CFP® professional (Daniel Reed)

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Personal Financial Specialist (Eleanor Ashcombe)

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Certified in Single Audit (Denise Carter)

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QuickBooks and Xero certified staff

License numbers are available on request and on each state board's public lookup.

What our clients say

Owner-run businesses from Manhattan to Montclair, in their own words.

4.9

★★★★★

212 reviews on Google

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★★★★★

We used to find out what we owed in April. Now Daniel walks us through it every quarter and the number never surprises us.

Dr. Paul Kessler, Kessler Family Dental

Dr. Paul Kessler

Kessler Family Dental, Montclair

★★★★★

Job costing finally matches what happens on site. Our bonding company asked who does our books, which has never happened before.

Marcus Hayes, Hayes Building Co., on a job site

Marcus Hayes

Hayes Building Co., Queens

★★★★★

Tips, payroll and sales tax used to eat my Sundays. Now the books close by the tenth and I spend Sundays in the kitchen.

Tony Russo, Russo's Trattoria

Tony Russo

Russo's Trattoria, Hoboken

★★★★★

Denise's team made our first audit calm. Our board got a clean opinion and our grantors got their reports early.

Laura Bennett, executive director, Riverside Pantry

Laura Bennett

Executive director, Riverside Pantry

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They set up our inventory accounting before the holidays and caught a sales tax problem that would have cost us thousands.

Jessica Hollis, Hollis Street Boutique

Jessica Hollis

Owner, Hollis Street Boutique

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Six rentals, two LLCs and a 1031 exchange. Robert keeps it all straight and I know my estimated payments before I ask.

Michael Grant, real-estate investor

Michael Grant

Real-estate investor, Brooklyn

Bring last year's return. We'll take it from there.

A free hour with a partner. You leave with a written scope and a fixed fee.

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