SYRACUSE — Peters & Associates, CPAs, P.C. (P&A), a Syracuse–based accounting firm, recently announced a pair of acquisitions it made in Pulaski and Utica toward the end of 2017. P&A acquired Shirley Kessler Accounting and Tax Service of Pulaski and Robert A. Deschano, CPA, P.C. of Utica. Pulaski P&A has provided services in Pulaski […]
SYRACUSE — Peters & Associates, CPAs, P.C. (P&A), a Syracuse–based accounting firm, recently announced a pair of acquisitions it made in Pulaski and Utica toward the end of 2017.
P&A acquired Shirley Kessler Accounting and Tax Service of Pulaski and Robert A. Deschano, CPA, P.C. of Utica.
Pulaski
P&A has provided services in Pulaski for more than 20 years, but is now located at 4759 Salina St. in the Colosse Cheese store building in downtown Pulaski, according to a company news release.
“They’re very complementary with us,” Mark Peters, P&A’s president, said of Shirley Kessler Accounting. “We specialize in local businesses that want hands-on service from a firm that concentrates on them. We do not work with large companies that are required to have annual audits. Clients want the same individual handling their accounting and taxes each year. However, since we employ 30 people, we have the expertise to handle any complex issues that may arise.”
Matt Hill will lead the P&A Pulaski office. His wife purchased the Colosse Cheese store in 2014. The merger of the two accounting firms led to immediate growth with the hiring of an additional accountant for the Pulaski office.
The merger closed last October. P&A didn’t disclose financial terms of the transaction. P&A has retained Shirley Kessler as part of the combined firm.
Utica
Peters & Associates, located at 1008 Cornelia St. in Utica, has provided accounting and tax services in Utica for more than 40 years. The acquisition of Robert A. Deschano, CPA, P.C. is “an opportunity to capitalize on the similarities between the practices” and is expected to boost P&A’s revenue by more than 10 percent, the firm said in a separate news release.
The merger closed in December. P&A didn’t disclose financial terms of the transaction. The firm has hired an additional accountant in Utica.
P&A has also previously acquired the practice of Robert Smoral, CPA of Camillus in 2012 and completed a merger with Moore & Hart, CPAs of Utica in 2015.
Peters & Associates is headquartered at 731 James St. in Syracuse.
