HISTORY

From the beginning, Gray, Gray & Gray was determined to be different from other accounting firms. Mervin Gray recalls, “We didn’t want to be a firm that just did auditing and taxes and had contact with clients once or twice a year. We wanted to deal more closely with clients in order to help them deal with their problems.” That philosophy remains a cornerstone of the firm.

Under the leadership of Managing Partner Neil Krug the firm experienced a period of strong growth from 1986 through 2007. In 2008, C. Joseph Ciccarello became Managing Partner of the firm and his steady hand helped both the firm and our clients thrive throughout a global recession. In 2018, Jim DeLeo assumed the mantle of Leading Partner, with a clear vision for growth and expansion of the firm in the decades ahead. A worldwide pandemic in 2020 provided a platform for the firm to show our depth and resources as we helped clients navigate through economic disruption and adapt successfully to the “new normal.”

Innovative thinking is not new for Gray, Gray & Gray. The firm has always been a trendsetter, hiring a computer consultant as early as the late 1940s, and becoming the first local accounting firm to use word processing for the preparation of financial statements. In addition, as part of a test program with the IRS, Gray, Gray & Gray was one of the first CPA firms in the country allowed to file computer-generated tax returns. More recently, we have taken the lead in cloud computing for our clients, remaining at the cutting edge of accounting technology.

In 2000 the firm launched Gray Private Wealth, LLC (formerly Gray Equity Management, LLC) an independent personal financial advisory firm, to help clients and others with tailored asset management and investment strategies. Gray, Gray & Gray was among the first accounting firms in Massachusetts to take this important step.

Another key to our success is our continued commitment to remaining an independent firm, and not succumbing to the lure of merging into a larger national organization. This independence directly benefits our clients by allowing us to provide more personalized service, with more attention, more detail, and more rapid response to opportunities and questions.

Over the years this commitment to doing more has been successful for clients of all sizes, in a wide range of industries, operating in regional, national and international markets. We have earned an exceptional reputation for effective counsel and service to closely-held and family owned businesses and the individuals who own them. 

Working with Gray, Gray & Gray is a pleasure. They make our 401(k) audit quite simple in comparison to what we went through with the larger national firms, who used our audit as a training ground for inexperienced staff. Over the years I have been impressed with Gray, Gray & Gray’s professionalism and organizational skills. I highly recommend Gray, Gray & Gray to anyone who wants their audit to run smoothly and efficiently.

 

Russell MacMannis Barker Steel, LLC