About
Hal E. Hershkowitz, C.P.A. is one of Tampa Bay’s premier locally owned and operated accounting firms and has been serving businesses and individuals since 1980. We’ve built our firm through an unwavering commitment to our clients’ satisfaction and success as well as our continual investment of time and resources in professional continuing education, state-of-the-art computer technology and long-lasting beneficial business connections. We work hard to make your most important job easier – securing the success and well-being of your families and businesses. With many years of professional experience and a wide range of qualifications in tax, accounting, payroll, and business consulting, our firm offers the highest level of service for individuals, corporations, partnerships, and numerous other clients. Our firm, with our talented team of CPAs and accountants, yields the very unique quality of being large enough to offer a full array of tax, accounting, and business services, while still making it our business to get to know you personally.
Hal E. Hershkowitz
A Montefiore Society Leadership Award Recipient, recognized for excellence and integrity in the financial sector, Hal started his accounting career in 1980 with the international accounting firm of KPMG Peat Marwick in the Private Business Advisory Services division. From KPMG, Hal moved into the position of CFO/Controller at Photronics, Corp. a publicly traded corporation, later acquired by DRS Corporation. In 1989, Hal moved from Long Island, NY to St. Petersburg, FL to become a partner in the public accounting firm of Joslin & Associates, P.A., later renamed Hal E. Hershkowitz, C.P.A., where he is now President and Managing Partner.
Hal is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant by the State of Florida Board of Accountancy as well as the New York State Board of Accountancy. He has also earned the designation of Certified Florida Sales and Use Tax Auditor from the Florida Department of Revenue, and has been a member of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Government Accountants. Currently he is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is a current member and Past President of the Suncoast Chapter of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Hal obtained his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, while attending as a Westinghouse Scholar before continuing his education at Adelphi University where he obtained a Masters in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting.
Hal has not only been a prominent member of the accounting community, but of the Tampa Bay community, as well. He served as Treasurer for the Jewish Federation of Pinellas and Pasco Counties and Chairman of the Budget and Allocations Committee; and is the past Treasurer of Vincent House of Pinellas Park/Van Gogh’s Palette, Inc. - a nonprofit social and vocational recovery program for adults living with mental illnesses. In the past, Hal has served on the Board of Directors of Palms of Pasadena Hospital, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Advisory Board, as Treasurer of the Jewish Community Center of Pinellas County and is a Past President and Treasurer of Temple Beth-El of St. Petersburg.
His personal interests include spending time with his wife Judy, while boating, enjoying time in New York City and Southern California, bicycle riding, taking their dogs “Sidney” and "Cooper" for walks and running. Hal finished his first marathon, the Chicago Marathon, in October 2018.
Hal and his wife of 41 years, Judy, reside in Tierra Verde, Florida and have raised three grown children together, Beth, Dean and Dana.