Co-founder & Shareholder of The Barson Group PA
Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Brooklyn College;
Certified Public Accountant – New Jersey and New York;
Accredited in Business Valuation, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified in Financial Forensics

 

Along with his wife Janet, Kal Barson is the co-founder of The Barson Group, a CPA 

firm with offices in Somerville, New Jersey. He graduated from Brooklyn College 

with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, and over the years has become 

licensed in both New Jersey and New York. In his work as a CPA, he has also 

attained the ABV (Accredited in Business Valuation) designation, as well as 

the CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) and the CFF (Certified in Financial 

Forensics). 

 

Besides the usual type of services everyone thinks about when they 

hear CPA (such as tax and accounting), over the years, Mr. Barson has developed a 

specialty in Litigation Support Services. This includes forensic/investigative 

accounting, business valuations, funds flow tracing, and a specialty 

in the divorce arena. That type of service, along with accounting 

and tax in general, has enabled him to be a frequent lecturer, having spoken 

on behalf of, or to, various CPA groups, bar associations, and other 

professionals. Mr. Barson is the author of several texts as well as several mini-books dealing with Investigative Accounting and Divorce Taxation, as well as Business Valuation; and has had many articles published in professional publications.

 

Mr. Barson is a former member of the Board as well as former President of the Jewish 

Federation of Somerset, Hunterdon & Warren Counties (now called the Jewish 

Federation of West-Central New Jersey). He is also a Board member, as well 

as the past President (for 8 years) of CPA-USA Association —  a nationwide 

association of CPA firms. 

 

Mr. Barson has been married for many years to his wife Janet, and they are 

blessed with 2 daughters - Rebecca (a graduate of Williams College as well 

as having a Master of Public Health Administration from Johns Hopkins) and 

Emily (a graduate of George Washington University, and formerly assistant to 

Kathleen Sebilius, head of Health & Human Service in the Obama 

Administration). They are also proud to have 2 grandsons. 

 

Currently, Mr. Barson is on the Board and active in the NJ Collaborative Law Group. Finally, Mr. Barson performed a 15-minute stand-up routine at the 2023 annual holiday party of the NJ Collaborative Law Group.

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