TLB is please to announce that it will be attending and exhibiting a booth at the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s annual meeting and trade show. The trade show is to be held at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston on January 11 and 12, 2008.

TLB principals and staff will be on hand to meet and greet attendees and to discuss our services and products. Stop by our booth to learn what is new at TLB, meet some of our staff, grab some cool promotional items, enter a raffle and to learn about some of the emerging issues in Massachusetts municipal finance, auditing, and administration.

Joining TLB will be our friends from Kiss Computing, Inc. who are experienced in developing web based applications that will be of interest to Massachusetts municipalities. We are looking forward to having a great time at the show and seeing our friends from accross Massachusetts - make sure to stop by.

TLB is pleased to announce that Timothy S. Bell, CPA has been admitted as a Principal of the firm.  As a Principal, Tim becomes a key part of the TLB management team and will help to formalize firm policies, procedures and technical guidance and to oversee firm engagements and personnel.  With this promotion, TLB is well positioned to continue the client growth it has been experiencing over the last few years, as well as to continue to improve our service offerings to our current clients. 

Tim has been with TLB since 2003 and has over fifteen years professional experience, including service with regional and big four public accounting firms and as a controller for a technology start-up company.  Tim has substantial experience in individual, corporate and business taxation and in non-profit and municipal accounting and auditing. 

According to TLB partner, Rich Bienvenue, “Tim has demonstrated a superior level of technical competence, and more importantly, a passion for the accounting and auditing profession and for helping his clients.  Tim has made a difference for his clients and his colleagues and has gone above and beyond in mentoring and delivering service to both.  We are happy to admit Tim as a Principal and welcome his input into the administration and direction of the firm.”  

Thank you Tim for your efforts and support and we look forward to working together for years to come.

TLB is pleased to announce the launch of our website. The site is designed to provide a wealth of information to our business, not-for-profit, government and individual clients in accounting, auditing, taxation and finance issues. While the site does provide some basic information about our firm and its services, the primary focus of the site is to provide timely information to our clients via our blogs. Read the rest of this entry »

TLB is pleased to announce Erica Flemming, a senior accountant on our staff has passed the CPA exam and has met the requirements to earn the designation of Certified Public Accountant. We are very proud of Ms. Flemming and her accomplishment and are happy to have her as an integral part of our team. Erica is a graduate of Bridgewater State College and has been with the firm since 2004.

TLB is pleased to announce Eric Kinsherf, a municipal consulting manager with our firm, has passed the CPA exam and has met the requirements to earn the designation of Certified Public Accountant. Eric has been with the firm since 2005 and previous to joining TLB was the Finance Director for the Town of Braintree and Treasurer for the Town of Dennis, Massachusetts. We congratulate Eric on his accomplishment and wish him continued success in the profession.

The staff of TLB enjoyed its annual after tax season outing this year by racing at F1 Boston racing facilities in Braintree. After attending a brief staff meeting in the morning we broke for the tracks where we participated in four qualifying races. Read the rest of this entry »

A good time was had by all at our annual holiday party hosted at the Daniel Webster Inn in Sandwich, Massachusetts. In addition, to the good food and drink we all were able to enjoy each others company and the holiday spirit in a private function room – some of the staff made a weekend of it and stayed at the Inn overnight. Beth and Brian provided their usual entertainment and Rich provided an ornament giveaway with handcrafted ornaments from the Left Bank Gallery in Orleans. Leo suggested a yankee swap which provided for some interesting entertainment.

Thevenin, Lynch, Bienvenue and John J. O’Brien, CPA are pleased to announce the two firms have merged. John J. O’Brien has been practicing as a Certified Public Accountant for over 25 years out of his office in Abington, Massachusetts and has a similar client base, client profile and philosophy to TLB. Together, the two firms will continue to provide excellent service to its mutual individual, corporate and municipal clients from a consolidated office in Brockton, Massachusetts. John remains with the firm in the capacity of an advisor during the transition period and we look forward to working with John and our mutual clients in the future.