Top Certified Public Accountant Gulfport, MS - CPA Firm

Finding the best CPA can be a daunting task, especially in a big place like Gulfport, MS. Not to worry though, we’ve got you covered because we have searched out the top accountants in Gulfport, MS. We will also have helpful article to help plan finances, answer tax questions, and address those bookkeeping problems.

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Dan Burton, CPA

Gulfport, MS

Dan is a MS Gulf Coast Native, is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. With over 25 years of technical experience, Dan is ready to help you keep more of what you make and put your financial worries at rest.

Chris Taylor, CPA

Gulfport, MS

Chris joined Wright, Ward, Hatten and Guel in 2013. He graduated from the University of New Orleans in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. He was also a member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa. Chris has over six years of public accounting experience with Deloitte and Touche in their New Orleans office. Chris is a licensed CPA in the state of Mississippi and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the Gulf Coast Chapter of the Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants. Chris has over 25 years’ experience in private industry having served as controller for saving banks, a law firm and most recently a large homebuilder in Slidell, Louisiana.

Quinn A. Rigby, CPA

Gulfport, MS

Quinn is the sole owner/principal of this firm and as a client you will always receive prudent, personal service that has your best interest at heart. Quinn has more than fifteen years experience filing taxes for everyone: from college students to large corporations.

Charlene Kerkow, CPA

Gulfport, MS

Charlene joined Wright, Ward, Hatten, & Guel in 1993. In 2000, Ms. Kerkow left the firm for the position of Senior Accountant with the City of Gulfport. Ms. Kerkow once again became a part of Wright, Ward, Hatten, & Guel’s governmental audit team in 2004. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Accounting in 1992. Ms. Kerkow has over 18 years of experience in accounting and auditing. Ms. Kerkow has extensive experience in public accounting. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants and Gulf Coast Chapter of Certified Public Accountants. Ms. Kerkow is a licensed CPA in Mississippi.

Eddie J. Deano

Gulfport, MS

Eddie J. Deano offers financial statement review and compilation services as well as tax return preparation and planning. He graduated at Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1991.

Cathy Denman, CPA, CFE

Ridgeland, MS

Cathy can offer 20 years of accounting experience that spans audit, tax, fraud examination, litigation and compliance. But just as important, she has personally been through disaster and offer empathy and understanding to those working toward recovery. Helping people navigate these devastating and confusing times gives her a great deal of personal satisfaction.

Melissa Burton, CPA

Gulfport, MS

Melissa is a 2002 High Honors Graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration with an Accounting Focus. She has had over 18 years of experience in Public Accounting and 2 years in Private Accounting.

Sande W. Hentges, CPA, CFE

Gulfport, MS

Sande joined Wright, Ward, Hatten & Guel in 1997. She graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Accounting in 1997. Mrs. Hentges has over 12 years of tax, public accounting and auditing experience and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant, as well as a licensed Certified Fraud Examiner in Mississippi. Mrs. Hentges has extensive experience in public accounting with special emphasis in auditing. She has been the audit senior/manager on numerous audit engagements and has been responsible for the planning, performance and supervision of these audits.

Michael E. Guel, CFP, PFS, CVA, CPA, CFE

Gulfport, MS

Mr. Guel has been with the firm since 1975, becoming a partner in 1980. His experience includes audits of planning commissions, cities, not-for-profit organizations, contractors, schools (performing more than seventy-five school audits over the past thirty years) and several other entities. His taxation experience includes individual, partnerships, corporations, fiduciaries, not-for-profit entities, and various other forms of taxes. He also assists many of his clients with estate and other financial planning.

Bernadette Levens Tolson

Gulfport, MS

For more than 25 years, Bernadette Levens Tolson has served as a trusted business partner to clients throughout the Mississippi Coast. As a young girl, Bernadette worked in the tax and bookkeeping business of her mother, Mary Levens. Bernadette went on to complete her degree in business administration with a major in accounting in 1982 and received her CPA license in 1987.

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