David T. Zahorsky, CPA
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SUMMARY
Extensive and diverse public accounting experience progressing from staff level to principal owner of a ten-partner firm and included operating as a sole practitioner. Directly involved in the administration of and services to non-public closely held businesses, non-profit organizations and individuals. I am experienced in and familiar with income, estate, gift, sales, payroll, property and other tax planning and compliance services and system reviews, bookkeeping, compilations, reviews, audits, attestations, budgets, projections and various individual and business consulting projects. Computer skills include the use of CCH ProSystem fx, Intuit ProSeries, Thomson Reuters UltraTax CS, Intuit Quickbooks, Wolters Kluwer ATX, Blackbaud Financial Edge, Sage Group Sage 50 F/N/A Peachtree, Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
CORE STRENGTHS
Technical Research
Tax Planning and Compliance
GAAP Compliance
Accounting
Auditing
Consulting
Cost/Benefit Analysis
Profit/Loss Analysis
Buy/Sell Agreements
Client Management/Retention
Staff Management/Supervision
Instructing and Teaching Others
Communication Skills
Problem Solving Skills
Detail Oriented
Organized
Goal and Performance Oriented
Innovative
MOST CURRENT RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Francis S. Infurchia & Co., LLC, Norwalk, CT, Fiorita Kornhaas & Co., P.C., Danbury, CT
Manager 12/2015 to present (as needed)
Perform a variety of duties associated with normal and standard public accounting services.
Individual and business tax research, planning and compliance
Barron Gannon & Co., P.C., Fairfield, CT 2011 – 2012, 03/2015 – 10/2015
Staff - Individual and business tax research and compliance and preparation of financial statements.
Malkin & Daigle LLC, New Milford, CT 02/2015 - 04/2015
Staff - preparation of individual income tax returns.
Henry M. Berglewicz, CPA, Torrington, CT 10/2014 - 01/2015
Associate - performed various small firm services.
Unrelated Business Venture – wholesale distributorship 2007 - 2010
Cohen, Burger, Schwartz & Sax, LLC, Fairfield, CT 2003 - 2006
Manager
Performed a variety of duties associated with normal and standard public accounting services.
Leask & Leask, P.C., CPAs, Fairfield, CT (Currently merged with BlumShapiro) 1998 - 2002
Manager
Merged my practice and facilitated successful transition of client base.
Continued servicing merged client base along with providing services to additional clients assigned.
David T. Zahorsky, CPA, Norwalk, CT 1994 - 1998
Sole Practitioner
Operated as a Sole Practitioner providing services necessary to satisfy clients’ needs.
Generated over $100,000 in annual billings.
EDUCATION
University of New Haven, West Haven, CT
Sixteen (16) Graduate (MS) courses (48 credits) in Taxation - GPA: 3.80 (MST “est.” completion 09/2016)
Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT
Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC-MINDED ASSOCIATIONS
Member of CTCPA and AICPA.
Volunteer member of CTCPA related and Chamber of Commerce committees.
Volunteer with various Church programs, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital and at New Opportunities, Inc.