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William Barnes CPA, CFP®, MST, CDFA
Bill Barnes is a shareholder who joined Groen, Kluka & Company, P.C. in 2001 and focuses his efforts on tax compliance and tax planning. He also is involved with the newly established Wealth Management Group, tax management and litigation support. He Bill has brought extensive knowledge and experience in taxation issues to the firm.
He has industry experience with Chief Financial Officer responsibilities, as well as many years of taxation and financial planning strategies experience with two of the Big Four accounting firms, KPMG and Deloitte & Touche, within Big 5 firms KPMG where he served in a senior management capacity as a Senior Tax Manager, Deloitte & Touche serving as Tax Manager in the Middle Market Group and Ernst & Young as Tax Compliance Manager.
Bill also has a Certified Divorce Financial Planning designation which makes him an expert in providing wealth management counseling and advice to individuals who have completed or are in the process of a divorce.
Bill earned his Bachelor's of Accounting, as well as his Master's in Taxation from Walsh College in Troy, Michigan. Bill is a member of the MACPA Federal Tax Task Force Group and serves on the CPA Associates International Tax Committee for 2007. Bill is also a member of the Detroit Athletic Club and served on the Finance Committee in 2006.