OUR PARTNERS
Our Partners
We like to think we have some of the best minds available to help clients take advantage of opportunities and mitigate problems. We believe our success is tied to our clients, and our partners and staff service them accordingly. Feel free to contact our partners through email and schedule an appointment.
Partners
- Barry A. Cohen,
CPA
- Lewis J. Kaufman,
CPA, MBA
- Peter Kaufman, CPA, MSA
Barry A. Cohen, CPA
barry@cohenkaufman.com
Education
- CPA, 1973, State of Connecticut
- B.A., 1971, Temple University
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants
- Member CSCPA Personal Financial Planning Committee
Background
Barry started his accounting career with a major Connecticut regional accounting firm in 1971. He became a partner in this firm and gained his expertise in the area of taxation while servicing a variety of privately owned manufacturing, industrial, health care, service, and retail clients.
In 1984, Barry joined the international accounting firm Levanthal & Horvath as Director of Tax Services for Connecticut. In that position, he provided tax planning and compliances services to high-net-worth individuals and Fortune 1000 Companies.
Barry established the firm of Barry A. Cohen, CPA in 1987 and in August 1993 became a principal partner in the firm of Cohen, Kaufman, & Associates LLC. In addition to supplying his clients with accounting, auditing, and tax services, he specializes in providing tax and estate planning, tax compliance services, and representations on behalf of clients before the Internal Revenue Service. He has been an expert witness and has provided a full range of services to closely held industrial, retail, and service concerns, including distributors, manufacturers, medical and dental practices, retail, and service concerns.
Barry has hands-on experience in health care practice management and consulting. He has helped numerous physicians increase revenues, implement managed care strategies and facilitate mergers and acquisitions.
Barry has presented numerous lectures on behalf of the CSCPA Education and Research Foundation and has published articles on taxation and other topics.
Lewis J. Kaufman, CPA, MBA
lew@cohenkaufman.com
Education
- CPA, 1977, State of Connecticut
- M.B.A., 1977, University of New Haven
- B.A., 1970, University of Connecticut
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants
- Former Member: Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants Board of Governors
- Former Co-Chairman: CSCPA Health Care Committee
- Former Chairman: CSCPA Liaison with the Bar Committee
- Former Member: CSCPA Strategic Planning Committee
Background
Lew started his accounting career with the international public accounting firm Deloitte & Touche in 1975. In 1978 he joined Barclays’ Bank. As a Vice President and part of the Barclay’s management team, he was responsible for various senior-level strategic planning and general management activities including Barclay's entry into the financing of nursing homes. He established the firm of Lewis J. Kaufman, P.C. in 1988 and in August 1993 became a principal partner in the firm of Cohen, Kaufman, & Associates LLC, a CPA and consulting firm.
In addition to supplying his clients with accounting, auditing, and tax services, he specializes in providing a full range of practice management services to health care providers. This includes general practice management consulting, assisting health care clients with strategic planning, creating IPAs, proposal development for insurance company carve outs, and RBRVS studies. He has been an expert witness and has prepared numerous valuations for medical and dental practices. He is a featured speaker in the AICPA video self-study course on Litigation Support Services. Lew was the Treasurer for Women’s Health Services during its merger into Hill Health Center, a federally qualified health care center, and is currently a Director and Treasurer of Hill Health Center. He is also a member of the Connecticut Medical Group Management Association. He has published and spoken on a variety of topics, including those related to the health care industry.
Peter Kaufman, CPA, MSA
Education
- B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
- M.S., Accounting, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
- Member, Connecticut Society of CPAs
Background
Peter joined our firm after serving as a senior auditor with an international accounting firm. He provides accounting, auditing, and tax services to his industrial, commercial, and healthcare services clients.