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Florida Accounting Firms Merge

Cocuy, Burns & Co., P.A., a CPA and consulting firm in Wellington, Fla. and Templeton & Company, LLP, a leading South Florida-based firm, combined practices effective August 1, 2015. Juan Cocuy and Tom Burns became partners in the newly combined firm...

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Cocuy, Burns & Co., P.A., a CPA and consulting firm in Wellington, Fla. and Templeton & Company, LLP, a leading South Florida-based firm, combined practices effective August 1, 2015. Juan Cocuy and Tom Burns became partners in the newly combined firm, called Templeton & Company.

The combination deepens the firm’s capabilities and expands its presence in the South Florida marketplace. The combined firm has offices in Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Wellington with over 60 professionals and staff serving eleven defined industries and multiple service lines. Templeton Solutions, its innovative technology affiliate, is a software publisher, implementer, IT consulting, and integration services provider, and TC Family Office, its multi-family office division, uniquely serves the needs of business owners and high net worth families.

“We have long admired Juan Cocuy and his talented team and are pleased to join our practices. They perfectly complement our existing services and are well-respected throughout the community,” said Steven Templeton, Founder and Managing Partner, Templeton & Company.  

“This combination provides a larger platform for us to expand our service offerings and provide growth opportunities for our people,” said Juan Cocuy, Cocuy, Burns & Co.’s founder.

Templeton & Company (before the combination) was the area’s 13th largest account firm, with $8 million in South Florida billings, according to the South Florida Business Journal’s Book of Lists. The combined firm’s billings will exceed $10 million.