Baker Newman Noyes Promotes Josh Lapierre to Tax Principal
Baker Newman Noyes (BNN), a nationally recognized top 100 accounting and advisory firm, announced today the promotion of Josh Lapierre, CPA to principal in the firm’s tax practice. He is based in BNN’s Portland, Maine headquarters.
“Josh has played an integral role in our tax practice, and we are pleased to recognize his talents and many years of dedication to BNN,” said Dayton Benway, managing principal of BNN. “The expertise Josh brings to the firm through his knowledge of complex tax services has strengthened our overall operations and continues to enhance our client services capabilities above and beyond industry standards. He will help us achieve our goals, and the goals of our clients, in 2021 and beyond.”
Lapierre provides exceptional tax advisory, consulting, planning, and compliance services for businesses and their ownership groups, particularly in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, tax structuring, and due diligence. He works primarily with commercial businesses, including the real estate and construction, hospitality, manufacturing and distribution, and retail industries.
“Helping clients achieve their tax planning goals is my passion, and our team at BNN is second to none in providing those clients with timely advice and effective solutions,” Lapierre said. “I look forward to continuing to strengthen our practice and enhance our client services capabilities in this new role, alongside my talented colleagues.”
Lapierre has spent his career serving a wide range of clients including those with U.S. and international operations, passive and active ownerships, and multi-generational family business and partnership structures. He works with businesses of all types, including S Corporations, C Corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies. He helps clients with overall tax planning, transaction assistance, and tax efficiency and minimization strategies, including entity choice and structure, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and dispositions, both complete and partial.
“Clients turn to Josh for his unique and sophisticated approach to handling complex tax situations. Josh uses his technical knowledge and creativity to provide clients with strategies and solutions that advance clients’ overall tax goals and objectives for their business,” said Mike Stillings, principal and director of tax services at BNN. “I know that as a principal, Josh will further elevate our team in our effort to provide exceptional service to our clients.”
Lapierre holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s in business administration from Husson University. He currently resides in Freeport, Maine with his family.