Joseph A. Chorba
CPA, CFE, Shareholder
Work hard, treat everyone with respect and good things will happen! Teamwork makes the dream work!
Talk to JoeConnect viaView as PDFJoseph has been with WilkinGuttenplan since 2002, serving clients in real estate and closely held businesses.
He serves as Homeowners Associations Practice Leader, working with common interest realty associations throughout New York and New Jersey. His work includes audits, compilations, forecasts, and consulting, as well as sponsor transition procedures and project management. For closely held business clients, he provides audit, review, compilation, tax planning, tax compliance, and consulting services.
As a Certified Fraud Examiner, Joseph brings additional depth to complex engagements. His experience spans criminal investigations, embezzlement, misappropriation of assets, and books-and-record reconstruction.
Beyond client work, he contributes to developing the firm’s next generation through training and orientation programs and is well-versed in accounting software for small and mid-sized businesses.
Before WilkinGuttenplan, he worked as a staff accountant at a firm in West Orange, NJ.
Licenses and Certifications:
- CPA License: New Jersey
- CPA License: New York
- CFE: Certified Fraud Examiner
Professional Affiliations and Civic Achievements:
- 2026 President-Elect and 2023–2025 Executive Board Member, Community Associations Institute – New Jersey Chapter (CAI-NJ)
- 2018–2022 Treasurer, CAI-NJ Legislative Action Committee
- 2018–2022 Treasurer, CAI-NJ Political Action Committee
- 2017 Chairman, Editorial Committee, CAI-NJ
- 2016 Vice Chairman, Editorial Committee, CAI-NJ
- 2015 Recipient, Author of the Year Award for Contributions to Community Trends Magazine, CAI-NJ
- 2013 Chairman, Membership Committee, CAI-NJ
- Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Member, New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA)
- Member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
Education:
- Bachelor of Science, Caldwell College
What excites you most about the future of your industry?
Young entrepreneurs and the energy they bring to the marketplace.
If you weren’t an accountant/consultant what would you be?
I would be an architect or marine biologist.
What’s your proudest professional achievement?
Being a part of the success of the WG family and all that WG represents.
What advice would you give to the next generation of CPAs and Advisors?
If something goes wrong, take responsibility. If something goes OK, share the credit with your team. When something goes great, credit your team for a job well done.
