About Don Paris, Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Don Paris has helped business owners, companies and private individuals achieve their financial goals for almost 30 years. Instead of providing too little service to too many clients, Don provides personal attention to his select group of clients. This individual attention enables him to understand and further his clients' personal and business goals.

For the second year in a row, Washington SmartCEO magazine selected Don Paris as one of the smartest 50 CPAs in the Washington-metro area. This recognition highlights Don's ability to provide the highest level of tax, accounting and professional financial counsel to his clients.

You take your business seriously, and so does Don Paris. His dedication to his profession is further demonstrated by the formal, ongoing education he undertakes to practice accounting to the highest standards. He holds a master's degree in taxation and a post-master's degree in electronic commerce. Don is one of just 19 CPAs in the State of Maryland capable of reviewing other CPA's financial statements through the profession's peer review procedure. Additionally, Don teaches CPAs throughout the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia and is in his third term as chair of the Ethics Committee of the Greater Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants (GWSCPA).

Additionally, Don Paris is well-versed in what has become the "New Philanthropy." With the attention brought to corporate and personal giving by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, Don guides high net worth individuals and business owners on the details of effective charitable giving. Read his article on "Philanthropy Now" here.

In short, what you should demand of all professional counsel involved in your business, you get from Don. Proven and consistent performance, superior education and experience, honesty, and service and communication all convey the feeling that you are his only client.

• Certified Public Accountant since 1979.
• Master’s degree in taxation from the University of Baltimore.
• Post-master’s degree in electronic commerce from Johns Hopkins University.
• Frequent lecturer, leader, and counselor to CPA and accounting groups throughout the region.
• One of 19 Maryland CPA firms qualified to offer peer review services in the state.