Raymon R. Finch & Company founded the firm as a branch of its Columbia, South Carolina office in 1963. In 1964, Edwin L. Oxner joined that firm as the second member of its Florence professional staff and became a partner in 1968. During the years 1968-1985 the firm merged and changed names several times. Its successive names were: Finch Kight & Jackson ; Ernst & Ernst ; Yochum Oxner & Co. ; and Finch Hamilton Oxner & Co. On January 1, 1986, the firm became Burch Oxner Seale Co Roy F. Burch, Jr., joined the Ernst & Ernst professional staff in 1973. Fred R. Seale became a member of the Yochum Oxner & Co. professional staff in 1978. Edwin L. Oxner, Roy F. Burch, Jr., and Fred R. Seale were the initial shareholders of Burch Oxner Seale Co, CPA's, PA. Donald E. Oxner joined the Finch Hamilton Oxner & Co. professional staff in 1982 and became a shareholder in Burch Oxner Seale Co on May 1, 1988. Tracy S. Huggins joined the Burch Oxner Seale Co professional staff in 1992 and became a shareholder on May 1, 2000. Since its inception in 1963, Burch Oxner Seale Co has grown from one CPA and one assistant to its present size. Our growth has been planned carefully and is expected to continue at a controlled rate. Our firm is a member of the Division for CPA Firms of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. As a Division member, our quality controls are reviewed every three years for compliance with the highest professional standards. We had our most recent peer review in June, 2003.
Tracy is a graduate of the College of Charleston (’91) and became a Certified Public Accountant in 1993. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and of the South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants (SCACPA). Tracy is a past President of the Pee Dee Chapter of SCACPA. He has received the AICPA Certificate of Educational Achievement in Tax Planning for Closely Held Businesses. He was named the firm’s Audit Partner in May 2000. As the director of our Audit Division, Tracy supervises an extensive range of audits, including for-profit, not-for-profit, governmental, and employee benefit plans.
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Alison is a graduate of Francis Marion University (’00). She joined Burch, Oxner, Seale Co. in March 2000 and became a Certified Public Accountant in 2004. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) as well as the South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants (SCACPA). On July 1, 2014, Alison was made a partner in the firm becoming the first female partner in the firm’s history. Alison provides income tax planning and consulting services for individuals and closely-held businesses. She specializes in servicing high-net worth clients that operate primarily in the healthcare industry.