--- title: About the firm | Ashcombe & Reed, CPAs description: A partner-led firm on West 27th Street and in Montclair. Every engagement is written down, and a partner reviews every return. --- [Skip to main content](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/about#main-content) Next deadline: [extended individual returns, Oct 15 →](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/tax-calendar?hsLang=en) [Documentation](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/documentation?hsLang=en)·[Client portal](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/client-portal?hsLang=en)·[(212) 555-0148](tel:+12125550148) [![Ashcombe & Reed, CPAs](https://www.nopethemes.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/studionope-for-accounting/images/brand/ashcombe-reed-editorial-lockup-light.svg)](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/home?hsLang=en) - Services Services - [Tax preparation & planningBusiness and personal returns, planned before year end.](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/services/tax-preparation?hsLang=en) - [Bookkeeping & monthly closeReconciled books, closed by the 10th of every month.](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/services/bookkeeping?hsLang=en) - [AdvisoryCash-flow forecasts, entity choices and a monthly review.](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/services/advisory?hsLang=en) - [Audit & assuranceReviews, compilations and audits for lenders and boards.](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/services/audit?hsLang=en) [All services](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/services?hsLang=en) ![A partner meeting a client at a round table](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark-demo/video-poster.jpg?width=800&name=video-poster.jpg) Free consultation An hour with a partner, free. 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[![](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark-demo/authors/author-daniel-reed.jpg?width=96&name=author-daniel-reed.jpg) Daniel ReedTax partner · CPA, CFP](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/partners/daniel-reed?hsLang=en) - [![](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark-demo/authors/author-denise-carter.jpg?width=96&name=author-denise-carter.jpg) Denise CarterAudit partner](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/partners/denise-carter?hsLang=en) - [![](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark-demo/authors/author-robert-hale.jpg?width=96&name=author-robert-hale.jpg) Robert HaleAdvisory partner](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/partners?hsLang=en) [Meet the firm](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/partners?hsLang=en) - [Fees](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/fees?hsLang=en) - [Tax calendar](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/tax-calendar?hsLang=en) - [Blog](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/blog?hsLang=en) - [Contact](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/contact?hsLang=en) [Client portal](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/client-portal?hsLang=en) [Book a consultationBook now](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/contact?hsLang=en) - 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[NonprofitsForm 990, restricted funds, audits.](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/industries?hsLang=en) - [Retail & tradesInventory, sales tax and seasonal cash.](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/industries?hsLang=en) - [Real estateRentals, 1031 exchanges, depreciation.](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/industries?hsLang=en) [All industries](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/industries?hsLang=en) - Partners - [![](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark-demo/authors/author-eleanor-ashcombe.jpg?width=96&name=author-eleanor-ashcombe.jpg) Eleanor AshcombeManaging partner · tax](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/partners/eleanor-ashcombe?hsLang=en) - [![](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark-demo/authors/author-daniel-reed.jpg?width=96&name=author-daniel-reed.jpg) Daniel ReedTax partner · CPA, CFP](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/partners/daniel-reed?hsLang=en) - [![](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark-demo/authors/author-denise-carter.jpg?width=96&name=author-denise-carter.jpg) Denise CarterAudit partner](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/partners/denise-carter?hsLang=en) - [![](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark-demo/authors/author-robert-hale.jpg?width=96&name=author-robert-hale.jpg) Robert HaleAdvisory partner](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/partners?hsLang=en) [Meet the firm](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/partners?hsLang=en) - [Fees](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/fees?hsLang=en) - [Tax calendar](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/tax-calendar?hsLang=en) - [Blog](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/blog?hsLang=en) - [Contact](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/contact?hsLang=en) [Client portal](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/client-portal?hsLang=en)[Book a consultation](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/contact?hsLang=en) [Documentation](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/documentation?hsLang=en)[Client portal](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/client-portal?hsLang=en)[(212) 555-0148](tel:+12125550148) About the firm # Two partners, one rule: *answer the same day.* Eleanor Ashcombe and Daniel Reed opened the firm in 1998 above a bakery on West 27th Street. The bakery is gone. The rule stayed. [Meet the partners](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/partners?hsLang=en)[Book a consultation](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/contact?hsLang=en) ![Two members of the Ashcombe & Reed team in the Manhattan office](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark-demo/art/hero-about.png?width=600&height=680&name=hero-about.png) ## The numbers behind the firm - 1998 Founded in Manhattan Two partners, one office on West 27th Street. - 400+ Owner-run businesses From two-chair dental practices to 40-person contractors. - 4.9 Google rating From 212 reviews across both offices. - 1 day Partner reply time Every email and portal message, every business day. How we work ## Small enough to know your file. Big enough to cover April. Twenty-two people across two offices, four of them partners. Every client has a named partner and a senior accountant, and the two of them read every return before it leaves. We publish our fees because we'd want to see them ourselves. - Licensed in New York and New Jersey - AICPA and NYSSCPA members - Peer reviewed every three years, clean each time [See our fees](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/fees?hsLang=en) ![Home office interior](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark-demo/feature-office.jpg?width=1200&height=800&name=feature-office.jpg) Our history ## Since 1998 From a one-room practice on West 27th Street to two offices and four partners. 1. 1998 1998 ### Eleanor Ashcombe opens the firm A one-room practice on West 27th Street, doing returns for neighborhood businesses. 2. 2004 2004 ### Daniel Reed joins as tax partner The firm becomes Ashcombe & Reed and adds year-round tax planning. 3. 2011 2011 ### Montclair office opens A second office on Church Street for clients across Essex County. 4. 2016 2016 ### Audit and assurance practice Denise Carter builds the audit team for nonprofits, lenders and boards. 5. 2020 2020 ### Secure client portal Every document, signature and deadline moves off email. 6. 2026 2026 ### 400 owner-run businesses Four partners, two offices and one named partner on every file. ## 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](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark-demo/staff-3.jpg?width=1200&height=800&name=staff-3.jpg) ### James Porter Senior accountant Runs the monthly close for our construction and trades clients. [mailto:jporter@ashcombe-reed.com](mailto:jporter@ashcombe-reed.com) - ![Monica Ellis, Tax manager](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark-demo/staff-2.jpg?width=1200&height=801&name=staff-2.jpg) ### Monica Ellis Tax manager Prepares business returns and leads the November planning calls. [mailto:mellis@ashcombe-reed.com](mailto:mellis@ashcombe-reed.com) - ![Hannah Brooks, Bookkeeping lead](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark-demo/staff-4.jpg?width=1200&height=800&name=staff-4.jpg) ### Hannah Brooks Bookkeeping lead Sets up new clients in the portal and in QuickBooks or Xero. [mailto:hbrooks@ashcombe-reed.com](mailto:hbrooks@ashcombe-reed.com) - ![Ryan Mitchell, Payroll specialist](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark-demo/staff-5.jpg?width=1200&height=800&name=staff-5.jpg) ### Ryan Mitchell Payroll specialist Files payroll and sales tax in New York and New Jersey. [mailto:rmitchell@ashcombe-reed.com](mailto:rmitchell@ashcombe-reed.com) - ![Karen Doyle, Client service manager](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark-demo/staff-6.jpg?width=1200&height=800&name=staff-6.jpg) ### Karen Doyle Client service manager Your first call for documents, deadlines and the portal. [mailto:kdoyle@ashcombe-reed.com](mailto:kdoyle@ashcombe-reed.com) - ![Greg Turner, Audit senior](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark-demo/staff-1.jpg?width=1200&height=800&name=staff-1.jpg) ### Greg Turner Audit senior Leads fieldwork on nonprofit audits and lender reviews. [mailto:gturner@ashcombe-reed.com](mailto:gturner@ashcombe-reed.com) Members and certified partners - AICPA American Institute of CPAsMember firm - NYSSCPA New York State Society of CPAsMember firm - NJCPA New Jersey Society of CPAsMember firm - QuickBooks ProAdvisor Advanced certificationCertified - Xero partner Certified advisors on staffCertified Watch ## Your business tax account, in a minute A short IRS walkthrough of the online account we set up for every business client, so you can see payments and notices yourself. ![Caucasian colleagues give each other high five](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark-demo/video-poster.jpg?width=1200&height=778&name=video-poster.jpg) Business tax account overview, from the IRS1:16 ## Client stories Three owners, three different problems. Each one now gets a plan in November instead of a bill in April. ![Dr. Megan Walsh in her practice](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark-demo/story-walsh.jpg?width=1200&height=780&name=story-walsh.jpg) Dental & medical ### Walsh Family Dentistry A two-chair practice buying out a retiring partner, with no view of cash until April. > “We used to find out what we owed in April. Now we see it every month.” Dr. Megan Walsh, owner $38k tax saved in year one 10th books closed every month [Read the story](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/industries/medical-and-dental?hsLang=en) ![Marcus Hayes, president of Hayes Building Co.](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark-demo/story-hayes.jpg?width=1200&height=800&name=story-hayes.jpg) Construction ### Hayes Building Co. A 40-person contractor bidding on jobs without knowing which ones made money. > “Our bonding line went up because the WIP report finally made sense.” Marcus Hayes, president +40% bonding capacity 12 jobs costed monthly [Read the story](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/industries?hsLang=en) ![Laura Bennett, executive director of Riverside Pantry](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark-demo/review-avatar-2.jpg?width=801&height=1200&name=review-avatar-2.jpg) Nonprofits ### Riverside Pantry A growing food pantry facing its first single audit and a board asking for monthly numbers. > “Our first audit was calm. The board gets the same report every month.” Laura Bennett, executive director 3 clean audits in a row 6 wks 990 filed early [Read the story](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/industries?hsLang=en) Results are specific to each client. Your figures will depend on your business. ## 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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