About Us

Since 1983

Giardina & French CPAs LLC and staff have been providing individuals and businesses with financial services since 1983.

Individuals rely on the need for tax planning, sophisticated return preparation, self-employment issues, charitable gifting, family estate and legacy planning, retirement planning, and advice on the myriad of financial obstacles that arise in business and family affairs.

making a start

Having a solid, long-term relationship with a quality tax professional is one of the keys to successfully managing your business and personal affairs. Whenever a client encounters a significant or unusual event, we make ourselves available to correct the financial issues and plan for tax outcomes.

Expert Consultancy

The firm also prepares forecasts and projections for clients in raising equity funds or obtaining bank loans. As part of this process, we review the underlying assumptions with the client to help assure that the forecast or projection is as realistic as possible and meaningful to the user.

Financial Planning

Giardina & French gives detailed attention and rapid, thorough response to each client. Planning for the future is as essential as preparing your tax return for the past year. Having a solid, long-term relationship with a quality tax professional is one of the keys to successfully managing your business and personal affairs.

Tax Preparation

Significant tax issues arise with major financial events such as purchasing or selling a business or a real estate transaction. Giardina and French can identify these tax issues and assist clients in structuring the transaction to achieve as favorable an outcome as possible.

important things you should know

Questions And Answers

Do you take Overseas Customers?

We do not take overseas customers. We apologize for the inconvenience.

what is the best way to contact you?

The best way to contact us is through the form on our Contact page. This will send us an email that we’ll respond to as soon as we can.

Accounting as a way of life

our professional team

Scott French

President Co-Founder

Scott holds a Bachelors of Business Administration, with a concentration in accounting and finance from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is a certified public accountant in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He has been in professional practice since 1999, providing tax planning and preparation to a myriad of client types, as well as financial statement reporting and advice.

Erin Mandracchia

Enrolled Agent

Erin joined Giardina & French CPAs as an Enrolled Agent in 2022. She has been preparing tax returns since 2012. Her most recent work experience was with the Management Team at TurbTax. Her expertise is in preparing 1040s. She is thorough, efficient and a great communicator.

Jenny Salines

Office Coordinator/ Client Relations Specialist

Jenny is the prolific Office Coordinator for Giardina and French. Ambitious and client-focused, she is the first point of contact in the office. Whether you want to schedule an appointment or have any questions regarding the online Portal. She has a proven reputation for building customer satisfaction.

Beverly Pinto

Principle

Beverly wears many hats in the office and is a highly skilled para-professional with over 40 years of experience. She has extensive knowledge of federal and state taxation and is involved in tax preparation. She is also the firm’s Office Manager and handles resource on all payroll tax matters.

Emeritus Status

Edward Giardina

Retired, Co-Founder

Ed holds a Masters in the Science of Accounting from Northeastern University, Boston, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from Boston College.
He has been in professional practice since 1983, providing income and estate tax planning, tax preparation, financial statement reporting and business valuation services to businesses and individuals.

Kathy Nakamoto

Manager

Kathy deals directly with clients on all issues, and works closely with the partners on planning and implementation of client work. She has extensive knowledge of federal and state taxation, generally accepted accounting principles, and financial reporting matters.