CPA and Financial Professional

Greg is a Certified Public Accountant and Financial Professional.

He was born in Flushing, NY and moved to Flemington, NJ in 1972. He graduated from Rutgers University in 1986 through its Honors Program where his research project was published in 1985.

After 5 years at J. H. Cohn & Company, Greg became a partner in PLP in Trenton, NJ. In 1995, he began this firm to provide the quality of services similar to larger firms with the emphasis to detail and reasonable prices second to none.

Greg is a registered representaitve of American Portfolios Financial Services. He offers investments, annuities and life insurance to his tax and estate clients.

Greg is a member of the Knights of Columbus JC3294 in Flemington. He has served on various non-profit organization boards throughout his career. He is a parishioner of St. Magdalen de Pazzi Church since 1972.

Greg is an avid softball player, and martial artist who loves his wife, Marianne, two boys, Matthew and Thomas and his loyal dog, Amazing Grace. Greg also has a few classic cars that the family thoroughly enjoys.

CPA Questions: gtocpa13@gmail.com
Financial Services: gtaranto@americanportfolios.com

Executive Assistant

Teresa joined the firm in January 2014 as the Financial Planning Executive Assistant. She also oversees all human resources matters and is the Accounting\Tax Office Manager.

With an extensive 30 year professional background, Teresa has experience in banking, title insurance, information technologies, and customer relations. She was a business owner. She is also a Notary Public and provides that service for our clients at no charge.

Teresa resides in Hunterdon County and has three children and two grandchildren.

Small Business Specialist for our small business and corporate clients.

Kristin has been an associate with Taranto & Associates since its inception in 1985. She assists many local businesses with their recordkeeping and tax compliance. She is an expert with Quickbooks and Peachtree accounting software.

While she is well versed in business tax preparation, Kristin enjoys forensic accounting.

Personal Tax Manager/Info Sys Mgr/Public Relations Mgr

IRS Enrolled Agent, Tax Advocate and Manager/Reviewer for personal, trust, estate, gift and fiduciary income tax returns.

She has over 23 years experience in Accounting and Taxation - She worked for Coopers & Lybrand and many years with H & R & Block in both New York & New Jersey. She joined the firm in 2007. She has a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from Pace University. Her major was Accounting and Information Systems.

As an IRS Enrolled Agent, Debbie is a federally-authorized tax practioner who has technical expertise in the field of taxation. She is empowered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to represent taxpayers before all administrative levels of the Internal Revenue Service for audits, collections and appeals. Only Enrolled Agents, attorneys and CPAs may represent taxpayers before the IRS. Enrolled Agents are the only taxpayer representatives who receive their right to practice from the U.S. government (CPAs and attorneys are licensed by the states).

Debbie served as Secretary/Treasurer for the BNI - Success Network Chapter - Flemington, NJ from April 2012-September 2013 and had served as Vice President from October 2013 to September 2015. She resides in Clinton and has two children.

Senior Staff

Tracy graduated from Rutgers University with degrees in both Business and Italian. During her education she studied abroad in Italy. Tracy spent 19 years working in corporate accounting with a large luxury manufacturer and came to Taranto & Associates in 2005.

As a Senior Business Manager Tracy's diverse background makes her invaluable in her internal systems and office managerial duties. Tracy focuses her time on Quick Books and small business accounting.