Thomas Barber Joins Philadelphia-Area Office of WeiserMazars LLP as a Partner

NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- WeiserMazars LLP is pleased to announce that Thomas Barber has joined the firm as a partner in its Financial Services Group. Mr. Barber, who will be based in the firm's Horsham, Pennsylvania office, has 27 years of experience dealing with the taxation of property and casualty, life, health, mortgage, financial guaranty and captive and insurance companies. 

With the addition of Mr. Barber, WeiserMazars' Financial Services Group, already highly regarded for its insurance audit and consulting services, will be able to expand the suite of services offered to clients operating in the insurance space. 

"The Mid-Atlantic region continues to be a strong growth market for WeiserMazars and Tom's addition will greatly benefit us, particularly as we seek business from the large population of top tier property and casualty insurance companies located in this region," said Douglas A. Phillips, WeiserMazars' managing partner.  

Prior to joining WeiserMazars, Mr. Barber served in a variety of capacities including an executive director at Ernst & Young's Financial Services Office in Philadelphia, a managing director at LECG-SMART's Insurance Tax Services group, a senior tax manager with Deloitte Tax LLP's National Insurance Tax Practice, and as an assistant vice president of tax at Reliance Insurance Company.  A licensed CPA in Pennsylvania, Mr. Barber holds a BBA in Accounting from Temple University.

Mr. Barber's tax consulting background includes numerous projects for public and non-public enterprises involving ASC 740 (formerly FAS 109, including FIN 48) and SSAP No. 10R.

"WeiserMazars' existing Insurance Practice is a tremendous platform on which to build a service line in insurance tax services," said Mr. Barber.  "Market volatility has sharply increased the challenges faced by these companies, both in managing their business and in their tax exposure, and we are well positioned to help them meet these shifting demands."

About WeiserMazars

In September 2011, WeiserMazars LLP was ranked as one of the top 15 firms in the Philadelphia metro by the Philadelphia Business Journal.  WeiserMazars, the independent U.S. member firm of Mazars Group, provides a unique combination of foresight and experience to our clients in fulfilling their accounting, tax and advisory needs. Our team of partners and professionals bring their technical expertise, industry knowledge and an integrated, customized approach to bear on the critical issues and competitive challenges facing a wide array of clients including owner-managed businesses, complex, multi-national organizations and high net worth individuals in a multitude of industries.

Established in 1921, the firm has been built upon a framework of traditional values and thought leadership enabling us to turn the science of business into an art. We accomplish this by offering a broad range of services that will meet each of our client's specific needs. Whether on the local level or internationally, we have helped guide clients through their day-to-day operations and work with them to help ensure they have the right financial structure in place to meet their business goals.

WeiserMazars has over 90 partners and more than 650 professionals in seven U.S. offices with additional locations in Israel and the Cayman Islands.

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Mazars is a prominent international accounting, audit, tax and advisory services organization. With more than 13,000 professionals located around the world, Mazars offers accounting, audit, tax and advisory services in more than sixty countries on six continents.

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