Revenue Recognition / New Lease Pronouncements (E1809409)

Mr. Erdmann is a partner in the New York office of WithumSmith+Brown, PC. He has 25 years of professional accounting experience. He is a licensed certified public accountant in New York, New Jersey, and California and assists clients on both coasts. Specializing in accounting and auditing services for individuals and privately-held entities, he has specific expertise in the real estate and professional service industries. He is the Audit Services Practice Leader in the firm’s Real Estate Services Group. He is dedicated to educating businesses and individuals on the ever-evolving landscape within the accounting industry.

Mr. Erdmann received his Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting & information systems and economics as well as a master’s degree in accounting from Queens College of the City University of New York. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the New York State and New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA and NJCPA). Al is a frequent speaker at various industry seminars and a former adjunct lecturer of accounting at Queens College.

Margaret (“Peggy”) Gallagher, CPA, is in the Technical Resources department at WithumSmith+Brown’s Morristown office. Ms. Gallagher focuses her work on interpreting and applying technical accounting and auditing standards, and independence matters. With more than 25 years of accounting and auditing experience, her industry expertise includes manufacturing, distribution, construction, life sciences, real estate, non-profits and employee benefit plans. A frequent lecturer, she develops and presents accounting and auditing education classes for statewide audiences.

Ms. Gallagher is a member of the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) and serves on the NJCPA Accounting and Auditing Interest Group. She is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and a board member of Student/Partner -Alliance, Millburn, NJ. Ms. Gallagher received her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Fairfield University, where she graduated magna cum laude. She was awarded the 2013 NJ BIZ Best 50 Women in Business Award.

June is a principal at WilkinGuttenplan and is the president-elect of the NJCPA for the 2024/25 term. She has been a member of the NJCPA since 1995 and has served in a variety of capacities, including the Peer Review Executive Committee, Strategic Planning Committee and Volunteer Relations Committee, and was chair of the NJ-CPA-PAC Board of Trustees, chair of the Committee Operations Committee and vice leader of the Business Valuation, Forensic & Litigation Services Interest Group. She is also an active participant in the Accounting & Auditing Standards and Nonprofit interest groups. Before WilkinGuttenplan, June was the managing member of zbt Certified Public Accounting & Consulting, LLC. She is a former treasurer of Garwood Municipal Library; a recipient of NJCPA’s Volunteer Award in 2018 and its Women to Watch Award in 2019; one of New Jersey Monthly’s Leading Women in 2015 and one of NJBIZ Accounting Power 50 from 2020 to 2022.