The public accounting firm of Martin Starnes & Associates was established in January 1987. We have offices located in Hickory and Taylorsville North Carolina. Our professionals are members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants. Our firm participates in the Peer Review program sponsored by the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants. Membership in the division requires that we be subjected to a peer review by an independent CPA firm. Such a review assures that the services our clients receive meet the highest standards of the accounting profession. We have completed three reviews since the program started and all reviews resulted in unqualified opinions with no letter of comments. This is the equivalent of an “A+” in the non-accounting world