Ed, Managing Partner of EP Caine & Associates CPA, LLC with offices in PA, NJ, NY, and FL, is a graduate of both Lehigh University (BS and BA) and Temple University (MBA) with over 40 years of experience in management and accounting. His clients gain the unique perspective of dealing with a nationally recognized partner. He is known for his ability to interpret tax laws and accounting issues that impact clients in such a way that makes it easy for them to understand.
Ed, a member of Beta Alpha Psi (the National Honorary Accounting Fraternity) is listed in Marquis “Who’s Who in America”. Recognized by his peers, he is the Immediate Past National President of NCCPAP (the second largest CPA Organization in the United States) as well as chair of its Issues committee. In 2013 he was listed as one of the 100 most influential CPAs in the Country by Accounting Today. Ed is also a member of the National Association of Tax Professionals (NATP), the Pennsylvania Society of Tax & Accounting Professionals (PSTAP) and the National Society of Tax Professionals (NSTP).
He regularly presents CPE sessions on Tax, Accounting, Auditing, and Ethics courses including SSARS 21 and control issues impacting Auditors.
At the request of the IRS, Ed serves on the steering committee for the annual Eastern Pa “Working Together Conference”, the largest conference for CPAs and Tax Attorneys in the Delaware Valley. In addition, he is a member of the Pennsylvania IRS Liaison Committee and serves on the IRS National Public Liaison Committee (NPL).
He serves on numerous other boards including Golden Slipper Club and Charities (as National President). Ed is Vice-Chair of the Citizens Audit Review and Financial Advisory Committee (CARFAC) of Radnor Township (as well as chair of its audit committee). He is a member of both the American Institute and Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs (AICPA and PICPA) and currently serves as a council member of both. Ed is Treasurer of the Delaware County Community Foundation. He is a founding member of the Main Line II chapter of Business Network International (BNI) (the largest chapter in the United States).
Ed is a Past President of both the Temple University School of Business and Management Alumni Association and Main Line Reform Temple (the largest synagogue in the Delaware Valley). He is a past chair of the PICPA state-wide Business, Government, and Education (BGE) committee.
Finally, in 1997-98, Ed was appointed to and served on President Clinton’s Roundtable on Race Relations.