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Carlisle, PA 17015

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Camp Hill, PA 17011

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Carlisle, PA 17015

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Camp Hill, PA 17011

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A family business owner needs both an estate plan and a succession plan

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Camp Hill, PA
4660 Trindle Road, Suite 204
Camp Hill, PA 17011
(717) 975-3436

Carlisle, PA
19 Brookwood Avenue, Suite 101
Carlisle, PA 17015
(717) 243-9104

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804 Wayne Avenue
Chambersburg, PA 17201
(717) 263-3910

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19405 Emerald Square, Suite 1400
Hagerstown, MD 21742
(301) 733-5020

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Hanover, PA 17331
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York, PA 17401
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Accountants | Auditors | Consultants | CPAs – SEK offers strategic solutions and CPAs and is a Certified Public Accounting (CPA) and professional services firm serving businesses and their owners as well as entrepreneurial and high-net-worth individuals across the central and eastern United States. Our footprint includes offices in Camp Hill (PA), Carlisle (PA), Chambersburg (PA), Hagerstown (MD), Hanover (PA) and York (PA) locations. The firm provides a variety of tax, audit, accounting, bookkeeping, outsourced CFO, consulting, and advisory services. Key industries served include affordable housing, agriculture, construction, real estate, local government, healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit, and closely-held businesses.

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