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[Request a time with Eleanor →](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/partners/eleanor-ashcombe#consult) **28 years** in practice**60+** practices served ![Eleanor Ashcombe, managing partner](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark-demo/art/hero-eleanor.png?width=600&height=680&name=hero-eleanor.png) ![Eleanor Ashcombe, CPA, managing partner](https://www.nopethemes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tickmark-demo/partner-eleanor.jpg?width=1200&height=800&name=partner-eleanor.jpg) Phone [(212) 555-0148](tel:2125550148) Email [eashcombe@ashcombe-reed.com](mailto:eashcombe@ashcombe-reed.com) Office 118 West 27th Street, New York [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/) [Book a consultation with Eleanor](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/contact?hsLang=en)[All partners](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/partners?hsLang=en) Managing partner ## Eleanor Ashcombe CPA, PFS · Partner since 1998 Eleanor founded the firm in 1998 after twelve years in a Big Four tax practice, because she wanted to know her clients by name. She leads the firm's work for medical and dental practices, construction companies and family-owned businesses. Clients describe her as direct: she tells you what you owe before you owe it, and what to do about it. She sits on the NYSSCPA's closely held business committee and teaches a yearly course on practice buy-ins. ### Licenses - CPA, New York - CPA, New Jersey - Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) ### Education - MS Taxation, Fordham University - BS Accounting, Rutgers University ### Focus - Medical and dental practices - Construction and trades - Practice buy-ins and successions ### Memberships - AICPA - NYSSCPA, closely held business committee - NJCPA ![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) ★★★★★ > “We used to find out what we owed in April. 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