Jeffrey D. Neuman is a director and president of Barnes Wendling CPAs. He has over 30 years of experience working with clients developing comprehensive strategies related to all aspects of building and maintaining their net worth, including…
Michael S. Essenmacher is a director in the accounting and assurance services department and is the lead director in the construction industry group. Mike is also very active in the non-profit industry group. He has over 23…
Larry D. Friedman is a director and chairman of the tax department. He has over 30 years of experience specializing in S-corporation taxation, complex tax transactions, and corporate acquisitions and reorganizations. As the lead client service director…
Laurie A. Gatten is a director in the accounting and assurance services department. She has over 25 years of experience providing accounting, auditing, and tax services to privately held companies in the manufacturing, distribution, and service industries.…
Janine M. Iacobelli is a director in the accounting and assurance services department as well as firm administrator. With over 35 years of experience in the accounting industry, Janine works directly with middle market companies in a…
Matthew D. Maker is a director in the tax department. He has over 18 years of experience in S-corporation, C-corporation, partnership, international, and individual taxation. Matt is regularly assisting his clients with tax compliance, consulting, research, and…
Timothy D. Mayles is a director at Barnes Wendling in the accounting and assurance services department and is based in our Sandusky office. Tim has been in public accounting for over 20 years. His specializations include fraud…
Michael Pappas is the director in charge of the accounting and assurance services department as well as the lead director of the manufacturing and distribution group. With over 40 years of experience helping privately-held business owners build…
Steven J. Piatak is a director with Barnes Wendling Valuation Services and its parent company, Barnes Wendling CPAs (collectively “Barnes Wendling”). The firm specializes in valuation and ligation services, along with fair value for financial reporting, including…
Rosemary Rehner is a director in the accounting and assurance services department. Her audit experience in public accounting includes both private and public company clients. Prior to joining Barnes Wendling CPAs in 2007, Rosie served as a…
Jeffrey L. Schmittgen is a director in the tax department. He has spent over 40 years advising closely held companies and individual clients throughout Northeast Ohio. With extensive expertise in family businesses, healthcare, and hospitality, Jeff acts…
Floyd A. Trouten III is a tax director in the transaction advisory service area. Floyd has over 40 years of experience and has been involved in over 400 transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, redemptions, leveraged buyouts,…
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Barnes Wendling has been our company accountants for over seven years. Their knowledge has been instrumental in helping us grow strategically during this time. And although we’ve seen many changes in our economy that we cannot control, we’ve always been able to trust the Barnes team to be by our side. The Barnes team feels like family. We can’t thank them enough for their support!
Christine Kloss - Controller, AT&F
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Barnes Wendling has been our company accountants for over 15 years. During this time, the business has grown exceptionally, and Barnes has kept pace, providing accurate, quality advice. Our finances are more efficient than ever, and the expense of hiring Barnes has been a definite positive add to our bottom line. I give my highest recommendation to their firm.
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Barnes Wendling has provided us guidance and recommendations that have strategically helped strengthen our business and position ourselves for growth. We needed to hire a new VP of Finance and Controller this past year, and they were instrumental in helping us find the best candidates for our company.
Sara Blankenship - President, Kaufman Container
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We value the trust, accuracy of information, and reliability of Barnes Wendling and Mike Essenmacher personally. Mike has been instrumental as a trusted advisor on accounting, tax, and personnel issues. His advice is always accurate, and he is very reliable. His associates are also very talented.
Dominic Ozanne - President and CEO, Ozanne Construction Company
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We value Barnes Wendling’s expertise with all things accounting so we can operate our business using our strengths and allowing them to be our experts. They have also brought me a few business sale opportunities to allow me to grow my assets.
John Gaydosh - President and Metallurgical Engineer, Ohio Metallurgical Service
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Barnes Wendling (especially Lena) did a great job with our financials. Everything. It is extremely refreshing and comforting to know that all of our numbers are not only correct, but they are in the right place(s). Your diligence and reporting truly does make me (personally) feel better.
Thomas Adomaitis - Controller, Bialosky Cleveland
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I can wholeheartedly tell you that I have yet to work with an audit or tax team that have been more helpful, easy to work with, and committed than the team at Barnes Wendling- I have been through three different firms in the last few years.
Michelle Saylor, Former Controller, Aero Mag
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Floyd Trouten at Barnes Wendling CPAs is an “expert’s expert” when it comes to M & A accounting. Not only does he understand the evolving details of the Tax Code but he also sees the fine points of their application for owners, managers, investors, and financiers.
Mark A. Filippell, Western Reserve Partners
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The service is amazing at Barnes Wendling CPAs. The benefit is worth more than the cost. Sometimes it’s true that you get what you pay for.
Mark Boucher - Former Owner, Castle Heating & Air
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Floyd and Barnes Wendling CPAs always provide us with peace of mind. Floyd is not only our trusted financial advisor, but we trust him like family. The Barnes Wendling CPAs team is always proactive and meet all of our deadlines. We are very grateful for them.
Trish Gleason, OMCO Holdings & Gleason Family Office
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Our heartfelt thanks to the Barnes Wendling CPAs team for all you do for us, such as your remarkable responsiveness, timeliness in meeting deadlines, and being such a pleasure to work with!
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Barnes Wendling takes a holistic, comprehensive approach that helps ensure we are looking ahead to the future. By keeping us up to date on relevant law and regulation changes, we can focus on running our business rather than burying ourselves in tax law. All of this is well communicated, which is the key to any relationship.
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