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Joel C. Susco

CPA Partner

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Joel Susco is a partner at Withum with over 30 years of experience.

He encompasses a vast knowledge for reviews and compilations, as well as, budget and cash flow projections, audits, internal control design and implementation. With this breadth of knowledge and skills he is able to create custom, cost-sensitive solutions for clients. In particular, his work with consulting firms, professional service firms, professional partnerships, small businesses, commercial contractors, and wholesale distributors had broadened his sense of the issues that affect professional enterprises.

Joel possesses a strong knowledge of federal and state tax laws and serves the individual tax needs of many clients by providing helpful financial insights and developing customized tax strategies. Joel serves as an advisor to several charitable groups as well.

Joel was named one of Washington, DC’s Best Financial Advisers by Washingtonian Magazine in 2018.

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Education:

  • BA, University of Scranton

Professional Affiliations:

  • CPA, Certified Public Accountant in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia
  • Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
  • Member, Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA)
  • Member, Finance Chairman of the Epiphany of Our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church
  • Member, Bethesda Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce

 

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Joel Susco Named to The Washingtonian’s Top Financial Advisers List

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