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Olga Rivenbark
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Scranton, Pennsylvania 18512
Olga Rivenbark is a certified public accountant with a long-standing practice in Scranton, Pennsylvania. With a focus on serving individuals and famil...
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Eric D. Davis
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Scranton, Pennsylvania 18501
Based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Eric D. Davis offers tax planning and consulting services to small and medium-sized businesses. With over 10 years of...
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William R. Lazor
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Scranton, Pennsylvania 18501
Based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, William R. Lazor has provided accounting services to individuals and families, as well as small and medium-sized busi...
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William J. Moran
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Scranton, Pennsylvania 18504
Based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, William J. Moran has over 25 years of experience as a Certified Public Accountant, providing financial expertise to s...
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Lisa M. Bruno
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Scranton, Pennsylvania 18509
Based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Lisa M. Bruno is a certified public accountant (CPA) with significant experience in serving small and medium-sized bu...
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John J. Latina
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Scranton, Pennsylvania 18504
Based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, John J. Latina has over 15 years of experience providing accounting services to family-owned enterprises and small to...
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Charlotte Noun
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Scranton, Pennsylvania 18512
Charlotte Noun, a certified public accountant based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, has over a decade of experience providing accounting services to indivi...
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Ryan W. Wilson
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503
Ryan W. Wilson is a certified public accountant (CPA) based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, with over a decade of experience providing financial guidance a...
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Frank P. Orlando
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Scranton, Pennsylvania 18512
Frank P. Orlando, CPA, is based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and has been providing tax and accounting expertise since 2005. He serves a diverse range o...
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Lawrence A. Durkin
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503
Based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Lawrence A. Durkin is a certified public accountant with extensive experience providing financial guidance to clients...

Pennsylvania's large CPA market serves a populous state with diverse economy from finance and healthcare to manufacturing and agriculture. The Pennsylvania State Board of Accountancy requires 150 semester hours for licensure. CPAs must complete 80 hours of continuing professional education every two years, including 2 hours of ethics and minimum technical requirements.

Key Tax Considerations: Pennsylvania has a flat 3.07% individual income tax (no local deductions allowed) and 8.99% corporate net income tax, but extremely complex local taxation with thousands of jurisdictions imposing earned income tax, local services tax, and business privilege taxes. CPAs commonly handle state tax compliance, navigating the bewildering array of local taxes, sales and use tax, and multi-state issues. Philadelphia has its own city wage tax and Business Income and Receipts Tax adding complexity. The lack of state deductions for federal itemized deductions creates planning differences from most states.

Industry Specializations: Healthcare systems and life sciences, financial services and insurance, manufacturing (traditional and advanced), higher education, energy (Marcellus Shale natural gas), agriculture, technology, professional services, and tourism are primary focus areas. Philadelphia CPAs often specialize in life sciences and financial services, while Pittsburgh focuses on healthcare and technology transformation. Rural areas maintain strong agricultural and traditional manufacturing practices.

For CPA Professionals: The Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs serves one of the nation's largest CPA communities. Major markets include Philadelphia (life sciences, finance, professional services), Pittsburgh (healthcare, technology, traditional industries), and numerous secondary markets like Harrisburg, Allentown, and Erie. The state offers diverse opportunities from sophisticated urban practices to rural agricultural services. Local tax complexity creates specialization opportunities, and the large population base provides stable demand. Cost of living varies significantly from expensive Philadelphia suburbs to very affordable rural areas.