Every year, IPA names 75 Best of the Best CPA firms – including 60 firms over $10 million in net revenue, 10 under $10 million and five Canadian firms. To select these superstars of the profession, IPA applies a proprietary scoring formula of more than 35 metrics to the 600+ firms that participate in the IPA Practice Management Survey.
These data points include traditional metrics such as net revenue growth and leverage, along with governance policies, long-range planning efforts, professional development, outsourcing, compensation and process improvement.
By participating in the IPA Practice Management Survey, you’ll be in the running to join this prestigious honor roll. Show off your firm’s excellence and become one of the best CPA firms.
Continuing a tradition built over nearly three decades, INSIDE Public Accounting annually names the top-performing firms in North America as the IPA Best of the Best. They come in all sizes – from a billion-dollar firm to a $4 million firm. The IPA Best of the Best can serve multiple industries over a national footprint or a single industry from one office with one partner and a few staff.
In other words, it doesn’t take unlimited resources to be named a top performer – smaller firms that do more with less can grow quickly and efficiently with results that are the envy of their peers. The Best of the Best find ways to excel despite the vagaries of the economy, technological changes and staffing challenges.
What all the Best of the Best have in common is a focus on operational and financial excellence. Leaders don’t get so caught up in the day-to-day routine that they overlook the basics of running a business and running it well. They watch their numbers and keep a steady eye on their growth goals, all while maintaining a positive work environment. Our list is designed to provide an even playing field to recognize the valuable work that drives our industry forward.
| FIRM / HEADQUARTERS | CEO / MP | NET REVENUE |
|---|---|---|
| Abacus CPAs LLC / Springfield, Mo. | William Dunton | $17,812,262 |
| Anders CPAs + Advisors LLP / St. Louis, Mo. | Robert J. Minkler Jr. | $78,510,140 |
| Aprio LLP / Atlanta | Richard Kopelman | $420,790,000 |
| Aycock & Company LLP / Houston | Matthew Aycock | $15,925,194 |
| Bennett Thrasher LLP / Atlanta | Jeff Call | $102,790,108 |
| Berkowitz Pollack Brant / Miami | Joseph Saka | $118,795,963 |
| Brady Martz & Associates PC / Grand Forks, N.D. | Todd Van Dusen | $57,430,650 |
| BRC Bernard Robinson & Company LLP / Greensboro, N.C. | Lory Kelley | $30,812,778 |
| Brixey & Meyer Inc. / Miamisburg, Ohio | Douglas L. Meyer | $50,638,971 |
| Capin Crouse LLP / Indianapolis | Francis K. Brown | $40,481,164 |
| Centri Business Consulting / Philadelphia | Michael Aiello | $47,173,533 |
| CLA | Jennifer Leary | $2,000,000,000 |
| Cohen & Company Ltd / Cleveland | Chris Bellamy | $153,896,588 |
| Dean Dorton Allen Ford PLLC / Lexington, Ky. | David Bundy | $63,897,609 |
| Doeren Mayhew & Co. PC / Troy, Mich. | Chad M. Anschuetz | $137,400,000 |
| Dopkins & Company LLP / Williamsville, N.Y. | Thomas Emmerling | $17,473,932 |
| Eide Bailly LLP | Jeremy Hauk | $704,979,000 |
| Elliott Davis LLC / Greenville, S.C. | Rick Davis | $189,222,035 |
| Fasten Halberstam LLP / New York | Moti Halberstam | $19,333,771 |
| Forvis Mazars LLP | Tom Watson | $2,152,395,000 |
| Frazier & Deeter LLC / Atlanta | Seth McDaniel | $163,099,000 |
| GBQ Partners LLC / Columbus, Ohio | Darci L. Congrove | $59,647,928 |
| Global Tax Network US LLC / Maple Grove, Minn. | David S. Kolb | $20,004,882 |
| Grassi Advisory Group Inc. / New York | Louis C. Grassi | $132,569,402 |
| GreerWalker LLP / Charlotte, N.C. | John M. Norman | $39,251,859 |
| Hancock Askew & Co. LLP / Savannah, Ga. | Michael T. McCarthy | $48,900,000 |
| Harding Shymanski & Company PSC / Evansville, Ind. | Scott A. Olinger | $25,595,014 |
| HHM CPAs / Chattanooga, Tenn. | James D. Hutcherson | $64,464,171 |
| HoganTaylor LLP / Tulsa, Okla. | Randy Nail | $70,959,778 |
| James Moore & Co. PL / Gainesville, Fla. | Suzanne Forbes | $45,055,966 |
| Katz Sapper & Miller / Indianapolis | Tim Cook | $144,874,633 |
| Kaufman Rossin / Miami | Blain L. Heckaman | $151,500,000 |
| Keiter / Glen Allen, Va. | Gary Wallace | $42,878,842 |
| KRD Ltd. / Schaumburg, Ill. | Jon Segal | $26,083,941 |
| Louis Plung & Company / Pittsburgh | Lou Plung | $11,791,406 |
| Lutz / Omaha, Neb. | Mark Duren | $81,196,249 |
| MaloneBailey LLP / Houston | George Qin | $34,667,099 |
| Maner Costerisan PC / Lansing, Mich. | Edward (Trey) L. Williams III | $42,071,528 |
| Maxwell Locke & Ritter LLP / Austin, Texas | Kyle Parks | $52,170,082 |
| Meaden & Moore LLP / Cleveland, Ohio | James P. Carulas | $51,352,016 |
| Miller Cooper & Co. Ltd. / Chicago | Kristen Fitzpatrick | $135,375,540 |
| Miller Grossbard Advisors LLP / Houston | Brian I. Miller | $15,901,213 |
| Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas PC / Houston | Sonia Freeman | $36,907,471 |
| Rehmann LLC / Troy, Mich. | Stacie Kwaiser | $203,783,464 |
| Saville CPAs and Advisors LLC / Dallas | Daniel DeLaughter | $34,843,511 |
| Sax LLP / Parsippany, N.J. | Joseph A. Damiano | $93,500,000 |
| Schneider Downs & Co. Inc. / Pittsburgh | Christopher McElroy / Steven Thompson | $124,033,517 |
| Sikich / Chicago | Christopher Geier | $363,765,824 |
| Smith + Howard / Atlanta | Sean Taylor | $53,193,000 |
| Tanner LLC / Salt Lake City | Mark Erickson | $54,186,784 |
| Templeton & Company LLP / West Palm Beach, Fla. | John Templeton | $18,464,000 |
| Thomas Howell Ferguson PA / Tallahassee, Fla. | Jeff Barbaracci | $31,066,972 |
| Weaver / Houston | John J. Mackel | $328,276,610 |
| Wegner CPAs LLP / Madison, Wis. | Glenn Miller | $32,924,758 |
| Whitley Penn / Fort Worth, Texas | Larry G. Autrey | $217,662,843 |
| Whittlesey PC / Hartford, Conn. | Drew Andrews | $43,546,485 |
| WilkinGuttenplan / East Brunswick, N.J. | Daniel Fiorentino | $36,835,321 |
| William Vaughan Company / Maumee, Ohio | Aaron Swiggum | $22,697,481 |
| WithumSmith+Brown PC / Princeton, N.J. | Patrick Walsh | $584,154,000 |
| Yeo & Yeo PC / Saginaw, Mich. | David R. Youngstrom | $44,137,702 |
| FIRM / HEADQUARTERS | CEO / MP | NET REVENUE |
|---|---|---|
| GJC CPAs & Advisors / Detroit | Anthony R. McCree | $5,542,679 |
| Hajek & Associates LLC / St. Petersburg, Fla. | Mike Hajek | $6,912,984 |
| Hall CPA PLLC / Raleigh, N.C. | Brandon Hall | $8,734,000 |
| Kirsch CPA Group / Hamilton, Ohio | John Kirsch | $9,346,392 |
| Lawrence J. Beardsley CPA PLLC / Arlington, Texas | Brian Wing | $6,547,504 |
| Meadows Urquhart Acree & Cook LLP / Henrico, Va. | Douglas A. Urquhart | $9,696,000 |
| Payne Nickles & Company / Norwalk, Ohio | Michael K. Miller Jr. | $8,282,896 |
| Pulakos CPAs PC / Albuquerque, N.M. | J. Brad Steward | $8,535,030 |
| Sprowls & Company PC / Chandler, Ariz. | Jason L. Sprowls | $3,971,990 |
| Whalen & Company CPAs / Worthington, Ohio | Lisa Shuneson | $7,274,630 |
| FIRM / HEADQUARTERS | CEO / MP | NET REVENUE |
|---|---|---|
| Baker Tilly WM LLP / Vancouver, British Columbia | Paul Websdale | $29,322,000 |
| Demers Beaulne LLP / Montreal, Quebec | Dino Masciotra | $43,022,705 |
| RLB LLP / Guelph, Ontario | Jonathan Biffis | $25,016,573 |
| Segal GCSE LLP / North York, Ontario | Dan Natale | $52,879,311 |
| Virtus Group LLP / Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Jeremy Hansen | $21,400,871 |