--- title: Eleanor Ashcombe, CPA, managing partner | Ashcombe & Reed, CPAs description: Eleanor Ashcombe leads tax planning for owner-run businesses in construction and professional services. --- [Skip to main content](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/partners/eleanor-ashcombe#main-content) **Next deadline:** extended individual returns, Oct 15 [Tax calendar](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/tax-calendar?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/templates/ashcombe-reed-wordmark.svg)](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/home?hsLang=en) - Services - [Industries](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/industries?hsLang=en) - [Partners](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) - [Resources](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/resources?hsLang=en) - [Blog](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/blog?hsLang=en) - [Contact](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/contact?hsLang=en) [Book a consultation](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/contact?hsLang=en) Services [Tax preparation and planning Returns, estimates and planning before year end.](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/services/tax-preparation?hsLang=en) [Bookkeeping and monthly close Reconciled books by the tenth of each month.](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/services/bookkeeping?hsLang=en) [Advisory Forecasts, entity choice and a monthly review.](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/services/advisory?hsLang=en) [Audit and assurance Audits, reviews and compilations.](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/services/audit?hsLang=en) Industries [Medical and dental practices Practice entities, owner pay and buy-ins.](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/industries/medical-and-dental?hsLang=en) [Construction and trades Job costing and bonding statements.](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/industries?hsLang=en) [Nonprofits Form 990, restricted funds and audits.](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/industries?hsLang=en) [All industries](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/industries?hsLang=en) - Services Services [Tax preparation and planning](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/services/tax-preparation?hsLang=en) [Bookkeeping and monthly close](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/services/bookkeeping?hsLang=en) [Advisory](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/services/advisory?hsLang=en) [Audit and assurance](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/services/audit?hsLang=en) Industries [Medical and dental practices](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/industries/medical-and-dental?hsLang=en) [Construction and trades](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/industries?hsLang=en) [Nonprofits](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/industries?hsLang=en) - [Industries](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/industries?hsLang=en) - [Partners](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) - [Resources](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/resources?hsLang=en) - [Blog](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/blog?hsLang=en) - [Contact](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/contact?hsLang=en) [Book a consultation](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/contact?hsLang=en) - [Client portal](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/client-portal?hsLang=en) - [(212) 555-0148](tel:+12125550148) ![Eleanor Ashcombe](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark/photos/partners/partners-01-v4.jpg?width=800&name=partners-01-v4.jpg) Contact Phone [(212) 555-0148 ext. 101](tel:2125550148,101) Email [eleanor@ashcombe-reed.example](mailto:eleanor@ashcombe-reed.example) Office New York Licences New York CPA · 1994 New Jersey CPA · 2014 Education Baruch College BBA, Accountancy · 1990 NYU Stern MS, Taxation · 1996 Memberships - AICPA - NYSSCPA # Eleanor Ashcombe CPA Managing partner Eleanor started the firm in 1998 after years in public accounting working with contractors and design firms. She leads tax planning for owner-run businesses and still reviews every construction client's year-end file herself. Outside tax season she teaches a continuing-education course on job costing for contractors. Services - [Tax preparation and planning](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/services/tax-preparation?hsLang=en) - [Advisory](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/services/advisory?hsLang=en) [Book a consultation with Eleanor](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/contact?hsLang=en) Construction and trades ## Eleanor's clients bid from their own job costing. Most of her clients are contractors and design firms. She sets up job costing with them, reviews every year-end file herself, and teaches the course on it. Since 1998 Leading the firm Job costing Set up with every contractor Bonding Statements on the surety's timetable ![A framer working on a timber build under a blue sky](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark/photos/industry-construction/industry-construction-02-v4.jpg?width=1200&name=industry-construction-02-v4.jpg) Job costing, from the same books. ![Walter Hayes in a plaid shirt on site](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark/photos/clients/client-construction-v4.jpg?width=1200&name=client-construction-v4.jpg) A client of Eleanor's > Eleanor built our job-costing report with us. We bid from it every week, and the bonding company reads the same numbers we do. Walter Hayes Owner, Hayes Building Co. Services Bookkeeping, tax, advisory Client since 2011 Partner Eleanor Ashcombe Writing ## Articles by Eleanor Book with Eleanor ## Request a time with Eleanor Sixty minutes, at the New York office or by video. 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