• Michael H. Echols & Associates PC has admitted Josh W. Taylor, CPA, as a shareholder, and the accounting firm began operating as Echols, Taylor & Associates PC, effective Jan. 1, 2018.

Since joining the Tuscaloosa firm in November 2012, Taylor has served in a variety of capacities, most recently as manager, and has 10 years of public accounting experience. He also is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants, and is a past president of the Tuscaloosa Chapter of the ASCPA.

A Moundville native, Taylor is a graduate of the University of Alabama. He and his wife, Stacy, have one son.