Caras and Shulman, PC

Caras & Shulman, PC is a mid-size accounting firm that focuses on privately owned businesses and non-profit organizations. It positions itself as a business advisor as well as an accountant, working as an extension of a client’s management team to build plans for growth. Effective tax planning is the core of the practice, and the firm aims to pair the responsiveness of a smaller firm with the depth and sophistication of a larger one.

Services include audits and financial statements, tax advisory, planning and compliance, accounting and virtual bookkeeping, employee benefit plan audits, mergers and acquisitions support and retirement planning, plus consulting for dental and healthcare practices. Every client works directly with one of the firm’s principals, who draw on four decades of experience. Several team members previously worked at PwC and specialize in multi-state tax compliance, closely held businesses and high-net-worth individuals.

What to Know

• The team includes Charles A. Miraglia, CPA, CVA, and Raffi Donabedian, CPA, who leads the accounting and audit department.
• Rachael Hylan and Graham M. Ranks, both CPAs with master’s degrees in taxation, joined the firm in 2012 and 2007.
• The firm’s website lists an affiliation with Integra International.
• Business valuations and negotiation support are part of its advisory work.
• It is a member of the Burlington Area Chamber of Commerce.