United States of America, Florida, Fort Lauderdale
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Profile
Joeph Barnes CPA- managing principal of Barnes & Associates CPAs in Florida practicing in immigration planning, closely held businesses, estate planning, international taxation, real estate taxation, tax planning for foreign investors in the U.S., private charitable foundations, the construction industry, import-export businesses, e-commerce, retail businesses, manufacturing and the broadcasting industry.
Overview
Joseph B. Barnes, CPA Chief Executive Officer Joseph Barnes is a founding member of the firm. Mr. Barnes was born in 1942. He graduated from The College of William and Mary in Virginia in 1964 with a Bachelor of Arts in accounting. Mr. Barnes was associated with PricewaterhouseCoopers for eight years in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He then became a partner in the firm Madsen, Sapp and Barnes, and in 1977 established the present firm of Barnes & Associates. Mr. Barnes is a Certified Public Accountant in Florida and Virginia and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Barnes served on the Management Board and as an Area Representative in North America for the MSI Global Alliance for more than 10 years. He is a past chapter president of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants and served on the Board of Governors of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He also served as a Federal Congressional Key Person Coordinator for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and for 15 years as Campaign Treasurer for a South Florida congressman. Mr. Barnes' special interests include immigration planning, closely held businesses, estate planning, international taxation, real estate taxation, tax planning for foreign investors in the U.S., private charitable foundations, the construction industry, import-export businesses, e-commerce, retail businesses, manufacturing and the broadcasting industry. He also specializes in corporate acquisitions and liquidations. He has many years of audit experience in these industries.