At a glance

Teresa works with local public and private companies providing assistance with tax compliance, tax provision issues, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and FIN 48 implementation. She has broad based experience including working with both public and private companies and their executives and owners. She has extensive experience with multi-state corporations, consolidated return issues, mergers and acquisitions, and tax provision issues.
She joined Dopkins in 2003 after 19 years in the Buffalo and New York City offices of a Big 4 international tax and accounting firm.

Principal areas of expertise

• Construction contractors
• Corporate tax
• Insurance companies
• Life sciences and biotech
• Manufacturing
• Mergers & acquisitions
• Privately-held businesses
• Publicly-held companies
• Resources for CFOs
• Risk Management & Corporate Compliance
• Tax provisions

Designations

• Certified Public Accountant

Professional affiliations

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• New York Society of Certified Public Accountants

Community Service

• Member, Board of Directors, Catholic Health Systems Inc.
• Member, Board of Trustees, Trocaire College

Education

• M.B.A. from the University of New York at Buffalo with a concentration in accounting
• B.S. in Business Administration from SUNY College at Oswego

Speaking Engagements

• Co-Presenter, SBA Economic Injury Disaster Relief Loans (EIDL) for Small Business or Non-Profits, sponsored by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo (April 2020)
• Co-Presenter, Pass Through Entities, Presented to the NYSSCPA Buffalo Chapter and the Buffalo Niagara Chapter of the Tax Executives Institute (November 2018)
• Presenter, How will the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act effect you and your clients? Presenter to the Estate Analysts of WNY (October 2018)
• Presenter, New York State Tax Credits: Incentive or Windfall? Presented to students at University at Buffalo (May 2018)

Awards & Achievements

• Listed, Power 200 Women (2021 – 2023), published by Business First of Buffalo
• Listed, Power 150 Women (2020), published by Business First of Buffalo
• Listed, Who’s Who in Banking and Finance, published by Business First of Buffalo

Video Presentations

• What’s new for Businesses under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
• What’s new for Individual Taxpayers? An update on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

News & Articles

• Read Teresa Majors insights on opportunities for women in finance, as featured in Business First of Buffalo (July 2023)
• Teresa Majors Joins Catholic Health Systems Inc. Board of Directors (February 2022)
• Dopkins Congratulates Teresa Majors for being named to the Business First Power 200 List (August 2021)
• Teresa Majors named to the Business First Power 150 List (July 2020)
• Teresa Majors Joins Trocaire College Board of Trustees (April 2019)
• Tax Reform: A year later, experts assess the impact of he new tax code on WNY Businesses, Business First of Buffalo (January 2019)
• Teresa Majors on front page of Business First of Buffalo coverage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

Blog Posts

• With no year-end tax package, businesses face unfavorable changes
• IRS grants relief to victims of Hurricane Ian
• New York court provides relief from residency rules for vacation homes
• Liability assumption in M&A: Tax Court addresses income and expense
• Tax Implications for Room & Board Refunds from Colleges & Universities
• “BREXIT” Triggers Market Volatility But Leaves Many Issues Open