{"id":38120,"date":"2022-12-12T18:19:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T23:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=38120"},"modified":"2022-12-12T18:19:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T23:19:49","slug":"as-business-grows-bst-co-cpas-merges-with-an-albany-based-accounting-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2022\/12\/as-business-grows-bst-co-cpas-merges-with-an-albany-based-accounting-firm\/","title":{"rendered":"As Business Grows, BST & Co. CPAs Merges With An Albany-Based Accounting Firm"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ron Guzior is a managing partner at , BST & Co. CPAs.
Courtesy BST & Co. CPAs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BST & Co. CPAs, LLP, an accounting and management consulting firm, has merged with O\u2019Connor & O\u2019Connor CPAs, an Albany-based accounting firm that has served clients in the Capital Region and beyond for more than half a century.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Connor & O\u2019Connor CPAs offers a variety of professional accounting, financial and tax services to businesses and nonprofit organizations. The team, comprised of four CPAs and administrative staff, counts small businesses, professional service firms, professional athletes, medical practices, real estate agencies, and individuals among its clients.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As the business has grown, its needs have evolved, prompting leadership to seek a like-minded business partner poised for exceptional future growth.<\/p>\n

\u201cBST is thrilled to join forces with O\u2019Connor & O\u2019Connor CPAs, whose culture, clients and reputation are second to none. John and I have known each other professionally and socially for 35 years and we are excited for our firms to come together at this time,\u201d said Ron Guzior, BST & Co. managing partner. \u201cWe are confident that the many years of expertise the veteran tax specialists from O\u2019Connor & O\u2019Connor bring to our team will benefit our existing clients and enable us to cultivate deeper relationships through expanded solutions for O\u2019Connor & O\u2019Connor clients.\u201d<\/p>\n

O\u2019Connor & O\u2019Connor CPAs was originally established more than five decades ago as a part-time practice under the sole leadership of John V. O\u2019Connor Sr., a full-time professor of accounting and taxation at UAlbany and Siena College. After earning his degree from St. Bonaventure University and getting licensed as a Certified Public Accountant, his son John V. O\u2019Connor Jr. joined the firm in 1981.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span>The father- and-son team formed O\u2019Connor & O\u2019Connor CPAs in 1984. O\u2019Connor Jr.\u2019s sister Mary, an alumnus of Bryant College and Certified Public Accountant, came onboard three years later. Prior to the merger with BST, the sibling CPA team managed the business.<\/p>\n

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John O\u2019Connor Jr. is a partner at O\u2019Connor & O\u2019Connor CPAs.
Courtesy BST & Co. CPAs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe are excited to partner with a firm that shares similar client service focus, demonstrated professionalism, and a common culture,\u201d said John O\u2019Connor Jr. \u201cBST\u2019s expansive resources, such as sophisticated information technology, marketing and virtual accounting tools, will give us the edge we need to better compete in today\u2019s global marketplace and offer our staff greater opportunities for professional growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

BST & Co. dates back to 1947. Comprised of more than 100 partners and associates, BST offers a broad portfolio of services to clients that include closely held companies, family-owned businesses, not-for-profit and governmental entities, and high-net worth individuals.<\/p>\n

The partnership with O\u2019Connor & O\u2019Connor CPAs marks the second merger for BST in less than two years.<\/p>\n

Later this month, BST will move its Albany-based corporate headquarters to 10 British American Boulevard to accommodate its expanded operations within a 25,000-square foot collaborative workspace. The team from O\u2019Connor & O\u2019Connor will join BST at the new location in mid-December.<\/p>\n

For more information about BST & Co. CPAs, LLP, visit www.BSTco.com.<\/p>\n

BST & Co. CPAs, LLP is a multi-disciplinary accounting and business advisory firm headquartered in Albany serving the needs of closely held companies, family-owned businesses, nonprofit and governmental entities, and high-net worth individuals. BST offers a broad portfolio of accounting and auditing, tax, consulting, outsourced accounting, talent strategy and marketing services; as well as valuations, forensic accounting and litigation support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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