Joel Stewart, CPA

Joel is an Aiken, SC native and resides there with his two boys, Jones and Miles. He is an active member of Fearless Church and currently serves on the school board for Tall Pines STEM Academy. He attended the College of Charleston where he received his Bachelor of Accounting and Bachelor of Business Administration. He then attended Augusta State University where he obtained his Master of Business Administration.

Joel began his accounting career after finishing his MBA in 2005 with D.M. Snyder, CPA, PC.  In 2008 he was offered partnership in the firm, and it became Snyder and Stewart, PC. In 2011 he purchased the remaining shares and his partner retired. In 2017, he merged with SME CPAs to manage our Aiken, SC office. Joel’s areas of expertise are individual taxation, multi-state business returns, and business startups.

Family:  Two children Jones and Miles Stewart

Fun:  Spending time with his boys camping and salt water fishing when he has spare time. Joel is also an avid reader averaging a book a week.

Favorite Quote: “It all pays the same.” My great-grandfather always said that. He owned his own large construction company and he wanted to make sure that any job that needed doing, was done quickly and efficiently without regard to position or title.  He would take out the trash if needed even though he owned the company and it wasn’t his “job” if it needed to be done and expected the same from all his employees.