Accavallo & Company, LLC

Our Partners

John Accavallo

Managing Partner, CPA

John A. Accavallo is the managing partner of Accavallo & Company, LLC and has acquired knowledge in Governmental, Not-for-profit, Construction, Manufacturing and Professional Service Industries.  John is a certified public accountant in the State of Connecticut with nearly 20 years of experience.  Prior to becoming a partner at Accavallo & Company, LLC, he was a manager with UHY Advisors, a national firm, which serviced entities ranging from $1 million dollars to $8 billion dollars.

​John has assisted many governmental entities through financial reporting conversions such as the GASB 34 “New Reporting Model” and Not-for-Profit entities with FASB ASC 958 formerly SFAS No. 117 Financial Statements of Not-for-Profits.

​He is a graduate from Sacred Heart University with a B.S. degree in Accounting.  John is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Connecticut State Society of Public Accountants, National Governmental Finance Officers’ Association and Connecticut Governmental Finance Officers’ Association.

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Marilyn Ferris

Managing Partner, MBA, CPA

Marilyn L. Ferris is a Partner at Accavallo & Company, LLC.  Marilyn has acquired extensive knowledge in Individual and Business Taxation, including Real Estate, Public Housing, Construction, Retail, Wholesale, and Professional Services.  Marilyn is a certified public accountant in the State of Connecticut with 25 years of experience.  She is a graduate from Sacred Heart University with a Master’s in Business Administration degree in Taxation and a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.​

Marilyn’s expertise is in maximizing personal and business cash flow by implementing tax saving strategies.  Marilyn has represented and negotiated on behalf of clients during numerous federal and state audits and achieved favorable payment arrangements with the IRS saving clients up to a half-million dollars.​

Marilyn is a member of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and AICPA Tax Section.

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Sherri Fisher is a Tax Manager at Accavallo & Company, LLC.  Sherri has longstanding expertise in Trust and Estate Taxation, Eldercare, and Estate planning. Sherri appreciates the relationships she has built with estate planning attorneys and advisors, to provide a team approach to assisting her clients. Sherri also has seasoned experience in business and individual taxation and is partial to assisting start-ups in developing overall accounting and operating plans.

Prior to joining Accavallo & Company, LLC, Sherri was a manager in a large firm, servicing high net worth trust clients, business, and personal clients. She was also a Partner in a large bookkeeping firm, which specialized in cloud accounting systems for regional and national companies. Sherri led a team in assisting clients to organize their accounting systems.  She is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University with a B.S. degree in Accounting.    

Sherri’s experience includes working with companies and organizations in a variety of industries including:

  • Investment Trusts

  • DAPT and Family Investment Partnerships

  • Estate and Probate Administration

  • E-Commerce

  • Manufacturing

  • Construction

  • Real Estate Investment

  • Marketing and Service-based industries

In addition to her professional accomplishments, Sherri is an Intuit Advanced Pro Advisor, Intuit Future Firm Advisory Board member, member of the Valley WIN Network, and proudly served as past Connecticut Public School liaison for the Yale Tommy Fund for Childhood Cancer. Sherri enjoys time with her family, Cleveland sports, thrifting and gardening.