Alan Z. Richards, CPA, JD and Robert S. Witt, CPA, Founded Richards, Witt & Charles LLP in 1979. The firm has emerged as one of the preeminent New York accounting and business consulting organizations. Today, the medium-sized, niche-based accounting firm specializes in new and used car auto dealerships and restaurants, as well as our general practice focusing on the needs of small businesses in the New York Tri-State area.