The Partners are Certified Public Accountants

Jim Becher joined BDG in 1985 as a staff accountant, from college campus recruiting. Jim came up the ranks, partnership in 1992, and has two decades of extensive, diversified tax experience and also manages several audit clients. His clients range from over $500 million in real estate holdings, high tech venture companies, to individuals. Jim's easy going manner makes him a pleasure to work with and his high level of talent in both tax and accounting, make him exceptionally sharp at identifying and resolving key client service matters.  

Neil Della Torre founded BDG in 1982, after a career with PricewaterhouseCoopers, starting with a 6 by 8 foot office and no clients.  Neil manages the audit and attestation practice and carefully coordinates with BDG tax talents. Clients' needs served include Sarbanes-Oxley carve out work, a world leading filter manufacturing company, many employee benefit plan audits, and some individuals. Neil is also an Accredited Business Valuator under the AICPA. Neil taught cost accounting at NYU and a local college. He devotes substantial time to BDG staff development. His mentor and personal advisor at PwC became Chairman Worldwide. 

Joseph J. Gitto joined BDG from PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1989 as a partner. Joe honed his distinguished tax talents at 3 of the Big 4 firms over 13 years, including an offer to run a major city's tax practice. Joe's tax leadership, as well as highly respected business advice, has risen BDG to the highest tax and consulting service level. Partner-in-charge of several national and world known prominent companies, Joe is also personal tax and planning advisor to many executives and other high net worth people. Joe was president of the Estate Planning Council of Bergen County. Joe is recognized by his colleagues as being in an elite class of tax and business professionals. He is a graduate of Villanova University, holds a masters degree in taxation, is an Accredited Estate Planner and received the 2011 Five Star Wealth Manager award by New Jersey Monthly Magazine.

Rachel Votto joined BDG in 1999 and admitted as a partner in 2008. Starting in 2004, she has concentrated mostly in the tax area. She serves many corporate and partnership clients including closely held businesses to multinational corporations with experience on acquisitions, reorganizations, international, multistate structures and complex tax planning strategies to assist clients in maximizing tax savings Rachel also provides comprehensive financial planning to executives and high net worth individuals. She is a member of the prestigious Estate Planning Council of Bergen County. She has made various presentations on new tax legislation and other tax topics. Rachel has strong technical and analytical skills and keeps current on tax issues and developments. She is a graduate of Villanova University and also holds a masters degree in taxation.

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