About

Our name is changing...

We’re excited to share that Fiducial Tax and Business Services is now H&E Tax Services!

While we’ve operated as a franchise of Fiducial for many years, our agreement is coming to an end this year. Thankfully, the only changes will be the name on the sign and the website address.  Now H&E Tax Services, we’ll continue to serve individuals and small businesses with their tax and business needs.

What does H&E stand for, you ask?  H&E Tax Services is a family business, Karl Herba EA, Founder, and daughter Kim Ellithorpe EA, Business Manager, continue to serve clients who in many cases are also like family. We’re grateful for your patronage and look forward to you making this transition with us.

Our commitment continues

Our firm has been servicing small businesses like yours, and individual clients just like you, since 1985.

Our specialty is working hands on with small business owners and individuals; people who need affordable accounting services, quality work, and personal service.

We have helped many small businesses with a variety of services, including accounting and bookkeeping, tax planning, new business advisement and more. You’ll have us by your side all the time, and you’ll have peace of mind that you will get the information you need and service you deserve!

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Get to Know Us

Karl Herba
Enrolled Agent

Founder/Principle
Bachelor's degree from Columbia University.
Email: [email protected]

Having served clients for nearly 50 years, Karl’s expertise in business counseling and taxation is extensive and invaluable. While his client base has been quite diverse over the years, working with many types of businesses, he’s often been referred to as a local expert in the gasoline and automotive repair industries, having helped countless station operators across NYS. Karl’s also the “go-to” guy, for clients and colleagues, if you’ve got a question about NYS Sales Tax. Passionate about education, Karl’s been a very active member of the NY Chapter of the NATP -National Association of Tax Professionals for more than 25 years, teaching and serving on the Board of Directors in various positions. He’s enjoyed a career of helping small business owners thrive and had the satisfaction of building a robust tax preparation practice. Karl continues to service his legacy clients and provides quality control over the work going on in the office, and while you won’t find him in the office often, he comes and goes quickly since his daughter Kim has joined him and runs the day-to-day operations, know that his knowledge and experience are never far away.

Kim Ellithorpe
Enrolled Agent

Business Manager
Bachelor's degree from SUNY Plattsburgh
Email: [email protected]

A native of Syracuse, after graduating from college, Kim moved to Atlanta, GA where she spent seventeen years working in operations for Hilton Hotels. Specializing in finance and human resources, she has expertise in financial management, business analysis, payroll and benefits administration, and personnel management. After spending five years as Director of Operations for a non-profit organization in Atlanta, she decided to move her family back to the Syracuse area and join her father Karl in business. “It was always our goal to come home to Syracuse. Having earned my “chops” so to speak in corporate America, Dad and I agreed it was the right time for us to work together.” says Kim. She adds, “I think our unique combination of experience and our desire to help others be successful makes us a great team."

Jay Byrnes
 

Accountant
Bachelor's & M.B.A degrees from SUNY Oswego
Email: [email protected]

Ernie Volpe
Enrolled Agent

Tax Preparer
Email: [email protected]

Hours & Location

Monday - Thursday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday: Closed

Effective Feb 1 - April 15, tax season hours will be:
Monday - Thursday : 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Friday : 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM -1:00 PM

Need an appointment outside of office hours?
Just let us know, we’ll gladly accommodate your request.

Just past Lyndon Corners with convenient access from both Routes 5 and 92

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H&E Tax Services offers unique solutions to your complex problems. We have a variety of options to meet, and are flexible with all of our clients. You'll receive a a personalized email on everything you need to bring for our first meeting. First time clients always get a discount, and if we aren't the right fit for you, we won't bill you.

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