Business & Merchant

Last Updated on Friday, 29 May 2015 13:52

Pete Jenkins-Tax, Accounting & Financial Services has been named the Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) April 2015 Business of the Month.

Pete Jenkins - Tax and Accounting

Pete Jenkins graduated from Charleroi Area High School in 1974 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Duquesne University with a major in accounting in 1978. He began his career working as a staff accountant for a trucking firm headquartered in Dravosburg, where he was later promoted to controller and then general manager. He began his tax and accounting practice from an office in his home in Charleroi in 1979 before moving the business to Park Centre in Monessen in 1990. In June of 2005 the business moved to a new building on Route 837 in Carroll Township.

The business is a full service accounting firm, providing individuals and small businesses with payroll services, bookkeeping, and comprehensive tax return preparation. Pete is also a licensed Registered Representative of The Investment Center, Inc. providing his clients with investment products such as mutual funds, traditional and Roth IRAs, pension plans, 401(k) and other retirement plan rollovers, and many types of annuities. Being an independent representative, the firm can search hundreds of different companies to find just the right investments for each client's unique situation.

Besides Pete, the business has five employees, including his wife, Patty, who has been with the company since 1979, along with two other members of the family - his son, Derek, and his daughter, Carly, as well as two other long-time and very valuable employees, Donna Caruso and Joann Verin.

Their mission statement is to be the best at what they do and provide customers with services promptly, accurately, and courteously. Their client base has grown over the last 36 years to over 1,500 clients, valued not only as clients but also as friends. They are members of the National Society of Accountants and the National Association of Tax Professionals. Pete is an Accredited Tax Preparer through the National Society of Accountants and also passed the IRS test for a registered tax return preparer.

All securities offered through The Investment Center Inc. Bedminster, NJ
Member FINRA/SIPC
Tax and Accounting services are provided by Pete Jenkins.
Such services are not affiliated with The Investment Center Inc.