To meet the needs of our clients, Affordable Tax and Accounting Inc.,  was established as a Charlotte County Accounting firm to provide accounting, tax, and business advisory services to corporations, small businesses and individuals throughout Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda and Fort Myers. We provide quality service for our clients by staying abreast of accounting and tax law changes and by taking a proactive interest in the smooth financial management of your business. At Affordable Tax and Accounting, Inc., we make it our goal to understand the individual needs of every client including addressing industry specific challenges, compliance needs and standard tax practices.

John J. Merola, ABA, MSBA

John Merola has more than 30 years of experience in the public and private sector of accounting. Previously, he was a CFO of a Fortune 500 Size company headquartered in New York City.  Mr. Merola takes pride in being able to teach small businesses how to take advantage of tax breaks that up to now were available only to large companies with large tax and accounting staffs.

Mr. Merola received his BA in Economics from Iona College and a MS in Business Administration from Adelphi University.  John is also a graduate of the U.S. Naval Aviation Maintenance and Material Management Systems Data Analysis School.  Consequently, Mr. Merola has many years of hands on experience in business operations, data analysis and management consulting from the military to large and small companies.

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