Hancock, Askew & Co., LLP, is pleased to announce that we have joined forces in Atlanta with Jackson, Reece and Scott, PC.

Combination expands Atlanta Service Offerings

ATLANTA, GA - Jackson, Reece and Scott, PC (JRS), has joined forces with Hancock, Askew & Co., LLP (HAC), a regional accounting firm with offices in Atlanta and Savannah.  The combined firm will operate as Hancock Askew & Co., LLP and it's Atlanta offices are relocated at 275 Scientific Drive, Suite 2500, Norcross, GA 30092.

HAC has 3 partners and approximately 20 professionals serving the Atlanta area with 10 partners and 60 professionals firm-wide. This combination results in a stronger firm with expanded resources in Atlanta to continue providing financial statement audit services to both private and public companies, internal audit including Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 services, along with tax, estate planning and business advisory services for executives, retirees, business owners, and small to medium sized businesses in a variety of industries.

For 20 years, Jackson, Reece & Scott has been a leading firm in the Atlanta area and has served as a trusted business partner, assisting growth-oriented, private businesses; entrepreneurs; and high-net-worth individuals. JRS has earned an excellent reputation for technical quality and client service.  Russell Reece is a founding partner of JRS and will head up the Atlanta HAC office business services group. He specializes in providing accounting and tax advice to closely held business clients and the individuals who own them. Eddie Scott joined JRS in 1993 as a tax partner and will lead the Atlanta HAC tax service offering for high net worth and high income individuals. He specializes in providing proactive tax planning and compliance services for a wide range of clients including high net worth individuals, retirees, trusts, estates, and charitable entities.

Chad Miller, an audit/advisory service partner with Hancock Askew running the firm’s Atlanta audit practice prior to the merger, will continue to serve as a partner in the Atlanta audit and assurance group providing financial statement audit services to public and private companies along with continuing to build the firm’s internal audit practice.

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