Bowers & Company CPAs adds tax partner

SYRACUSE — Bowers & Company CPAs, PLLC has announced the addition of Richard Smith as a tax partner in the firm.  With more than 19 years of experience in public accounting, Smith joins the firm as a tax specialist in the Syracuse office. Smith’s experience includes corporate and multistate tax services for public and privately […]

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SYRACUSE — Bowers & Company CPAs, PLLC has announced the addition of Richard Smith as a tax partner in the firm. 

With more than 19 years of experience in public accounting, Smith joins the firm as a tax specialist in the Syracuse office.

Smith’s experience includes corporate and multistate tax services for public and privately held companies, along with small-business consulting and compliance. He also has a specialized expertise in the area of multistate tax consulting for large and small businesses, Bowers & Company said.

Smith’s experience includes eight years at Deloitte and the last five years at Firley, Moran, Freer, & Eassa, CPA, P.C. of Syracuse, providing tax and accounting services. Smith earned both his bachelor’s degree in accounting and his MBA degree from SUNY Oswego, per a Bowers & Company news release.

He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Smith currently serves as the treasurer and board member of the Fayetteville-Manlius Youth Football Association. He is also the former treasurer and board member for L’Arche Syracuse, a nonprofit organization whose mission includes making known the gifts of people with developmental disabilities.

About Bowers & Company

Bowers & Company CPAs has served private and closely held businesses with financial advice for more than 40 years. It focuses on matters pertaining to tax and audit issues, business valuation, accounting/bookkeeping, forensic accounting, or financial-planning services.

Bowers & Company has 20 partners, a staff of more than 90, and operates offices in Syracuse and Watertown.

Eric Reinhardt

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