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Sno L. Barry, CPA, CEPA, MST

Principal | Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC

Sno Barry is a Principal in BerryDunn's Assurance, Tax, and Advisory Group, including the Manufacturing, Technology, and Critical Infrastructure Group and is the Principal-in-Charge of our Bangor office. She provides federal and state tax consulting and compliance services to closely held and family-owned businesses, their owners, and related entities across a variety of industries, including retail and wholesale distribution, real estate, forest products, hospitality, and manufacturing.

Known for her proactive and highly responsive approach, Sno works closely with clients throughout the year to identify planning opportunities, anticipate challenges, and help ensure business, family, and tax decisions are coordinated and aligned. Having grown up amid family-owned small businesses and spent her entire professional career advising privately held businesses, Sno brings technical expertise and a practical perspective to helping owners navigate the opportunities and challenges that accompany multigenerational business ownership. 

Attest services are provided by BDMP Assurance, LLP, a licensed CPA firm.

Sno Barry is a Principal in BerryDunn's Assurance, Tax, and Advisory Group, including the Manufacturing, Technology, and Critical Infrastructure Group and is the Principal-in-Charge of our Bangor office. She provides federal and state tax consulting and compliance services to closely held and family-owned businesses, their owners, and related entities across a variety of industries, including retail and wholesale distribution, real estate, forest products, hospitality, and manufacturing.

Known for her proactive and highly responsive approach, Sno works closely with clients throughout the year to identify planning opportunities, anticipate challenges, and help ensure business, family, and tax decisions are coordinated and aligned. Having grown up amid family-owned small businesses and spent her entire professional career advising privately held businesses, Sno brings technical expertise and a practical perspective to helping owners navigate the opportunities and challenges that accompany multigenerational business ownership. 

Attest services are provided by BDMP Assurance, LLP, a licensed CPA firm.

Experience highlights

As a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), Sno works with business owners and family enterprises to align ownership structures, tax strategies, estate planning objectives, and long-term business goals. She helps clients with a variety of challenges, including:

  • Family business succession and ownership transition planning
  • Tax planning, consulting, and compliance for businesses and owners
  • IRS and state tax examinations and controversy matters
  • Entity structuring and restructuring
  • Mergers, acquisitions, and ownership transaction planning
  • Tax accounting methods and related planning opportunities
  • Wealth transfer and succession planning
  • Income tax accounting
  • Accounting and reporting under ASC 740, Income Taxes

Publications and presentations

  • Exit Planning and Value Acceleration, presented to SCORE Maine Tax Forum
  • M&A Readiness Panel, presented at BerryDunn's 2022 Next Year Now: What You Need to Know for Success in 2023 Seminar
  • 20 for 2020: Tax challenges and opportunities, presented at BerryDunn's 2019 Next Year Now: What You Need to Know for Success in 2020 Seminar
  • Gaining Momentum in Our New Tax Environment: Moving Forward with Confidence, presented at BerryDunn's 2018 Tax Briefing
  • Buying and Selling a Pass-through Entity, presented at the 2017 SCORE Maine's Tax Practitioner Institute
  • Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships and S Corporations, presented at the 2016 SCORE Maine's Tax Practitioner Institute
  • Tax Issues Impacting Your Business, presented at BerryDunn’s Annual Critical Issues Seminar

Memberships and committees

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • New England Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Exit Planning Institute
  • Down East Family YMCA, Treasurer, Board of Directors
  • Maine Real Estate & Development Association, Board of Directors
  • SCORE Maine Advisory Committee Member
  • Maine Society of Certified Public Accountants

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Education

BS, Salutatorian, Accounting, Husson University

MST, Thomas College

Certifications

  • CPA
  • CEPA
  • MST