BlumShapiro promotes Timothy Barry (who joined in 2011 via the Needel, Welch & Stone merger)

BlumShapiro has announced the election of a new tax partner, Timothy P. Barry.

Barry has more than 20 years of experience, specializing in tax return preparation, tax planning, estates and trusts and personal financial planning. He has extensive experience working with individuals and business owners on year-end and long-term financial planning issues.

Barry joined BlumShapiro in 2011 after BlumShapiro merged with Barry’s former employer, Boston-based accounting firm Needel, Welch & Stone, P.C. At the time of the merger, Barry was a leader of Needel, Welch & Stone’s Tax Services division. He began his career at BlumShapiro as a director in the firm’s tax group.

Barry graduated from Stonehill College in 1988 with a B.S. in Accounting and earned his M.S. in Taxation from Bentley College in 1996. Barry became a Certified Public Accountant in 1991, and earned the certified financial planning designation in 2001. He also earned designation as a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor in 2006.