Dean Mercier Joins Fagliarone Group CPAs Utica Office

UTICA, N.Y., February 20, 2002 -- Dean J. Mercier joined the Utica office of Fagliarone Group CPAs, PC as a staff accountant. Mercier will be working on both tax preparation and auditing for several of the firms clients.

UTICA, N.Y., February 20, 2002 -- Dean J. Mercier joined the Utica office of Fagliarone Group CPAs, PC as a staff accountant. Mercier will be working on both tax preparation and auditing for several of the firms clients.

   In addition to his position at Fagliarone Group CPAs, Mercier also works as the business manager for North Coast Therapy, a home-based rehabilitative company. There he designs accounting, quality and procedural programs, and prepares internal financial statements, budgets, payroll returns and income tax returns. Prior to that, Mercier also spent three years at certified public accounting firms.

   A resident of Westmoreland, Mercier graduated from Utica College of Syracuse University with a bachelors degree in Accounting.

Fagliarone Group CPAs, P.C., an Independent Member of the BDO Seidman Alliance, is a regional Certified Public Accounting (CPA) firm with offices in Syracuse, Auburn, Utica and Oswego. Established in 1972, the firm specializes in a wide range of financial services for both businesses and individuals, including tax planning and preparation, auditing and financial planning services. The firm has over 50 professionals on staff.

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