Parkes & Shaffer, CPA

At Evelyn F. Parkes, CPA, P.A., we are dedicated to helping our clients maintain financial viability in the present while taking a proactive approach to achieve future goals. Our mission is built on open communication, research, and sound analysis to understand our clients' needs and provide them with high standards of excellence and professionalism.

Company History

Evelyn F. Parkes, CPA, P.A., is a full-service CPA firm providing financial statement compilations, reviews, audits, bookkeeping, and tax preparation services. The firm has over 800 clients, many of whom are small businesses and professional individuals. We provide federal, state, and local tax preparation services for individuals (including non-residents), partnerships, corporations, non-profit entities, retirement plans, estates, and trusts. We also provide bookkeeping services for various clients, including business, elderly, and trust clients. Our accounting and auditing services cover industries such as employee-benefit plans, professional services, retail establishments, trusts, and non-profit organizations. We participate in the Florida Institute of CPA's peer review program and have successfully completed our last review, which was accepted in November of 2019. Our team consists of six people: Evelyn F. Parkes-Brier, CPA; three staff accountants and two administrative assistants.

Our Mission

Our mission is to help clients maintain financial viability in the present, while taking a proactive approach to achieve future goals. This requires open communication to reach an understanding of our clients' needs through research and sound analysis. Evelyn F Parkes CPA PA is dedicated to meeting these goals with high standards of excellence and professionalism. We have been a staple of the area's business community for years, and pride ourselves on the level of esteem we have earned. Our dedication to hard work has earned the respect of the business and financial community in and around the area. We believe this to be a direct derivative of our talent and responsiveness to our client base. Whether you are a current or prospective client, rest assured that individuals and businesses who choose Evelyn F Parkes CPA PA receive competent and timely advice.

Personal History and Qualifications

Evelyn F. Parkes-Brier, C.P.A., Owner & President of Evelyn F Parkes, CPA, P.A., started her accounting career in 1983 as a staff accountant at the international accounting firm of Deloitte and worked there until 1989. During the five-plus years she was at Deloitte, she was promoted from staff accountant to senior accountant to tax manager. Evelyn was one of the few employees who worked in both audit and tax disciplines while at Deloitte. Evelyn is a native Hispanic Floridian. She was born in Miami, but raised in Pennsylvania and graduated from high school in North Philadelphia. Evelyn returned to Miami where she attended Florida International University while working in various areas of bookkeeping. She graduated from Florida International University in December, 1982. Evelyn sat for the CPA exam in 1983, and passed the two and one-half day exam on her first attempt. In 1989, Evelyn moved to Palm Beach County and worked for Mercurio & Associates, P.A., a full-service public accounting firm, where she was in charge of all aspects of the tax department and handled several audit clients. In 1995, after realizing that she had the knowledge and ability to run the entire practice, she purchased the accounting firm of Mercurio & Associates, P.A., and has operated the business successfully for over 27 years.