
Founder
Four Decades of Financial Judgment. One Deliberate Standard.
Christopher York is a New York State Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Personal Financial Specialist (PFS), and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA). In 1982 he graduated Magna Cum Laude from CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College with a BBA in Accounting. He worked in both a national CPA firm and local accounting firms before starting his own, and began handling his own clients in 1986. Chris founded C. York CPA, P.C. in 1997. He maintains over 40 CPE credits annually to stay current with the accounting and tax industry, and brings more than 40 years of experience, careful analysis, and diligence to each engagement.
Credentials
Every credential, stated plainly and open to verification.
AICPA member
Membership in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
VerifyNew York State CPA
Christopher York is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in New York State.
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Chartered Global Management Accountant designation.
VerifyPFS
Personal Financial Specialist credential, awarded by the AICPA to CPAs in personal financial planning.
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Authorized to file returns electronically with the Internal Revenue Service.
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C. York CPA, P.C. was founded in 1997; Christopher began handling clients in 1986.
Credentials, dates, and any award references should be confirmed with the firm before publication. Awards are listed only where the award name and the issuing organization can be identified.
The team
The people who carry the work between meetings.

Richard Ferber
Senior Accountant
Richard graduated from Doane University with a BBA in Economics in 1973, then from Pace University with an MBA in Accounting in 1977. He has worked with many sole practitioners and holds the longest record of service at C. York CPA. Richard prepares both complicated business and individual tax returns. In his free time he does clowning for charity at a children's hospital.
In the client experience: Complex individual and business filings

Gene Maller
Senior Accountant
Gene graduated from Touro College with a BBA in Accounting in 1979. He worked at Sotheby's International Realty for 10 years and became senior accountant at Tourneau Watches in 1990. With more than 36 years of accounting experience, Gene prepares highly complex tax returns and works through complicated taxation problems. Outside of accounting he is interested in French antiques.
In the client experience: Highly complex returns and complicated taxation matters

Phillip Fiorenza
Accountant
Phillip graduated from York College with a BBA in Accounting in 1987. He worked for a CPA firm from 1986 to 1989, then spent 20 years at an advertising agency, advancing from junior accountant to project manager. Phillip has worked at C. York CPA since 2012. He focuses on payroll calculations, sales tax, correspondence with the IRS and NYC, clients' power of attorney, service and payment inquiries, and individual tax returns. He collects and listens to a wide range of music.
In the client experience: IRS and New York City correspondence, payroll, power of attorney

Tracey Chin
Accountant / Bookkeeper
Tracey graduated from Baruch College in 1985 with a BBA in Marketing. She was assistant manager at an import/export jewelry wholesale firm for about 10 years. She has been with C. York CPA for about 15 years, handling bookkeeping and preparing individual tax returns.
In the client experience: Bookkeeping and financial records
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Ken
IT Specialist
Ken is head of the IT department, providing technical support for the team and its processes. He maintains security and confidentiality for client and company records and keeps the firm's systems running at their best performance.
In the client experience: System security and client confidentiality
Who handles what
A complex engagement moves across the firm, not around it.
Work is allocated by what the matter actually requires. Select a function to see where it sits.

Case analysis and strategic direction
Christopher York, CPA, CGMA, PFS
Reads the notices, establishes what the IRS has asserted, sets the sequence of the response, and decides what the engagement should and should not attempt.
Responsibilities reflect the roles published by the firm and should be confirmed with the firm before publication.
Meet the firm
The standard the firm holds itself to.
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C York CPA — What We Stand For
The standard the firm holds itself to across every engagement.
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