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Louis Sandor III

CPA, CCIFP® Partner, Practice Leader, Construction Services

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Lou is a licensed certified public accountant in the states of New Jersey, New York and Florida and holds the CCIFP (certified construction industry financial professional) credential through the Institute of Certified Construction Industry Financial Professionals.

With more than 30 years of professional experience, Lou is in charge of the firm’s Construction Services Team in NJ, NY, PA and FL which specializes in businesses serving the construction industry such as contractors, builders, manufacturers, distributors, equipment dealers and service providers. Lou is involved with providing advisory, tax and accounting services to companies ranging from closely-held businesses to multinational corporations.

Lou joined Withum in 1990 after working at a large international CPA firm in which he started his career in auditing large manufacturers and construction companies.

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Education:

  • BS, Accounting, Rider University

Professional Affiliations:

  • Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
  • Member, New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA)
  • Member, Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA)

The Withum Construction Services Team actively participates in many construction industry organizations aimed at advocating, educating and promoting those involved in servicing this industry, including Utility & Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA), Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA), NJ Alliance for Action, NJ Subcontractors Association (NJSA), Associated Construction Contractors of New Jersey (ACCNJ), Land Improvement Contractors of America (LICA), and Professional Women in Construction (PWC).

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Construction Executive Names Withum in Annual Top Firm List

Withum is proud to announce that Construction Executive, a leading publication in the construction industry, named Withum in their list, The Top 50 Construction Accounting Firms™. Withum has ranked in the top 20 since 2019. Constructive Executive’s Top 50 ranking is determined by an algorithm weighing key factors such as construction and architectural & engineering…

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Accounting Software Vulnerabilities: A Wake-up Call for Construction Companies

A recent alert from Maryland-based cybersecurity firm Huntress highlights a concerning vulnerability for construction companies using on-premise accounting and project management software with default login credentials. According to their report last month, a brute-force attack targeted users of a major construction accounting software vendor, exposing sensitive data due to default usernames and passwords being left…

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Share You may not be aware that some of the activities that your company performs may qualify for federal and state research and development (R&D) tax credits. We are not talking about the white lab coat drug research programs where a company can spend millions of dollars with no definitive ability to recoup these costs…