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Shawn Gillon

CPA Partner, Audit Team Leader

Get to Know Me

Shawn Gillon is a Partner in the firm with over 21 years of public accounting experience.

He specializes in real estate Audit services and works on the Not-for-Profit and Insurance Teams. Shawn helps clients understand the standard audit language.

Not only is Shawn an Audit Innovation Leader, but he is also a member of the Central Analytics team.

Shawn has his CPA license in the states of Michigan, New Jersey and New York.

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Education:

  • BS, Accounting, cum laude, New York University

Professional Affiliations:

  • Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
  • Member, New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA)

Shawn is a current board member and board secretary for Arc Middlesex County, and a former board member and board secretary of the New Jersey Education Foundation Partnership.

Shawn resides in Mercer County with his wife and four sons.

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Tax Liability Insurance

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Pennsylvania Data Security Bill Signed Into Law

In June 2023, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law a cybersecurity bill, the Pennsylvania Insurance Data Security Act (the “Act”), that requires insurance licensees (with an exception for certain small businesses) to conduct a risk assessment to identify cybersecurity threats and determine the potential damage that might occur. Also required under the Act is…

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Statutory Lease Accounting: Much Ado About Nothing

Originally published in November 2022 Lease accounting for lessees has been a hot and widely discussed topic for several years and the new standard under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842, Leases, became effective for private companies with fiscal years beginning January 1, 2022, and later. The relative lack of buzz…