The professional staff at ED Sylvia CPA is always ready to help you with any of you Tax or Accounting needs.

Ed is the principal in the firm which he established in 1985. He has experience in both the private and public fields of accounting and tax. Before establishing the firm he worked for a big six accounting firm.

He has a Master of Science degree in Taxation from Bryant College (1992), a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Babson College (1981), and a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, with a minor in Computer Science from Northeastern University (1977).

Ed became a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Massachusetts and New York State in 1983 and in 1990 was also licensed as a Certified Financial Planner. He is a member of the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants.

He is a corporator of Fall River Five Cents Savings Bank, pilot class member of the Prince Henry Society, and past president of the New Bedford chapter of Toastmasters Speech Club. Ed has also taught accounting and management courses at Bristol Community College and Lesley College. A native of New Bedford and alumnus of Bishop Stang High School, Ed resides in North Dartmouth with his wife Maureen, and four children.

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Michele Hurd, EA  joined the firm in 2001 and currently holds the position of senior accountant. She has more than 15 years experience in the public accounting field. In 2011 Michele received her certificate of enrollment from the Internal Revenue Service to become a Enrolled Agent (EA). An Enrolled Agent is federally authorized in all fields of taxation to represent taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service.

Michele received her Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 2006. She also holds a Associates degree in accounting and computer information sciences from  Bristol Community College (1992). Michele also attends various seminars and workshops annually in the area of corporate taxes, personal income tax and preparation of financial statements.

A native of Westport, MA she resides in Dartmouth with her husband and their two daughters.

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