Each year, INSIDE Public Accounting recognizes 75 Best of the Best CPA firms based on a comprehensive evaluation of financial and operational performance. The list includes 60 firms with more than $10 million in net revenue, 10 firms under $10 million, and five Canadian firms.
Selection is based on a proprietary scoring model that evaluates more than 35 performance metrics drawn from the 600+ firms participating in the IPA Practice Management Survey. These metrics include net revenue growth, leverage, governance practices, long-range planning, professional development, outsourcing strategies, compensation models and process improvement.
Firms that participate in the IPA Practice Management Survey are eligible for Best of the Best consideration, providing an opportunity to be recognized for sustained operational and financial excellence.
These quarterly reports take you inside the strategies, structures and leadership practices of the profession’s highest-performing firms.
For nearly three decades, INSIDE Public Accounting has recognized top-performing firms across North America through the IPA Best of the Best designation. These firms vary widely in size, structure and market focus — from billion-dollar, multi-office organizations to smaller firms serving specialized niches from a single location.
Best of the Best firms demonstrate that sustained success is not defined by scale alone. High-performing firms operate with discipline, adapt to economic and technological change, and manage growth strategically, regardless of their size or footprint.
What unites the Best of the Best is a consistent focus on operational and financial performance. Firm leaders closely monitor key metrics, maintain clear growth objectives, and build strong workplace cultures while managing the fundamentals of running a successful business. The IPA Best of the Best list is designed to recognize firms that combine sound management practices with measurable results.
| Firm / Headquarters | CEO / MP | Net Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott Stringham & Lynch / Campbell, Calif. | Deepa Bhat | $34,923,848 |
| Abdo LLP / Edina, Minn. | Steven R. McDonald | $50,832,772 |
| Anchin Block & Anchin LLP / New York | Russell B. Shinsky | $158,390,000 |
| Anders / St. Louis | Robert Minkler Jr. | $95,805,940 |
| Blue & Co. LLC / Carmel, Ind. | Brad Shaw | $153,421,161 |
| Boulay PLLP / Eden Prairie, Minn. | Thomas B. Johnson | $71,546,800 |
| Bowman & Company LLP / Stockton, Calif. | Daryl Petrick | $24,350,374 |
| BPM LLP / San Francisco | Jim Wallace | $255,192,000 |
| Centri / Philadelphia | Michael Aiello | $48,850,000 |
| Cg Tax Audit & Advisory / Tinton Falls, N.J. | Deborah Sundermann | $16,153,379 |
| Clark Nuber PS / Bellevue, Wash. | Tom Sulewski | $79,842,028 |
| Desroches Partners LLP / Houston | Harvin G. Lawhon | $14,924,518 |
| Doeren Mayhew / Troy, Mich. | Chad Anschuetz | $240,080,000 |
| Eide Bailly LLP | Jeremy Hauk | $835,388,000 |
| Ellin & Tucker / Baltimore | Aileen Eskildsen | $28,156,001 |
| Fasten Halberstam LLP / New York | Moti Halberstam | $23,527,327 |
| Forvis Mazars LLP | Tom Watson | $2,318,854,000 |
| Frank Rimerman + Co. LLP / San Jose, Calif. | Michael Rewkiewicz | $238,438,732 |
| Frazier & Deeter Advisory LLC / Atlanta | Jeremy Jones | $198,476,000 |
| GBQ Partners LLC / Columbus, Ohio | Darci L. Congrove | $78,187,086 |
| GHJ / Los Angeles | Tom Barry | $70,303,000 |
| Global Tax Network US LLC / Maple Grove, Minn. | David S. Kolb | $22,466,399 |
| Grassi Advisory Group Inc. / New York | Louis C. Grassi | $160,373,550 |
| Gray Gray & Gray LLP / Canton, Mass. | James A. Deleo | $47,134,582 |
| GreerWalker LLP / Charlotte, N.C. | John M. Norman | $46,810,777 |
| GRF CPAs & Advisors / Bethesda, Md. | Jacqueline Cardello | $57,068,652 |
| Gursey Schneider LLP / Los Angeles | Stephan Wasserman | $81,215,705 |
| HHM CPAs / Chattanooga, Tenn. | James D Hutcherson | $85,958,632 |
| Holthouse Carlin & Van Trigt LLP / Los Angeles | Vicken Haleblian | $291,728,601 |
| Katz Sapper & Miller / Indianapolis | Tim Cook | $215,262,184 |
| Kaufman Rossin / Miami | Marc Feigelson | $174,000,000 |
| Keiter / Glen Allen, Va. | Gary Wallace | $45,928,074 |
| KNAV Advisory Inc. / Atlanta | Nishta Sharma | $25,952,183 |
| LBMC PC / Brentwood, Tenn. | James Meade Jr. | $240,793,216 |
| LMC Advisors LLC / New York | Lee M. Cohen | $57,381,763 |
| Lumsden & McCormick LLP / Buffalo, N.Y. | Sara Dayton | $34,282,557 |
| Lutz / Omaha, Neb. | Ryan Cook | $96,642,124 |
| Maxwell Locke & Ritter LLP / Austin, Texas | Kyle Parks | $51,930,989 |
| Meaden & Moore LLP / Cleveland | Jim Rollins | $55,760,763 |
| Miller Cooper & Co. Ltd. / Chicago | Kristen Fitzpatrick | $167,457,000 |
| Miller Grossbard Advisors LLP / Houston | Brian I. Miller | $18,729,513 |
| Mowery & Schoenfeld LLC / Lincolnshire, Ill. | Jeffery Mowery | $46,496,094 |
| Novogradac & Company LLP / San Francisco | Michael J. Novogradac | $254,664,752 |
| Pease Bell CPAs LLC / Cleveland | Kuno S. Bell | $32,380,110 |
| Porte Brown LLC / Elk Grove Village, Ill. | Joseph A. Gleba | $50,431,319 |
| PYA / Knoxville, Tenn. | Martin D. Brown | $82,502,145 |
| Realize CPA LLP / San Francisco | Minerva Tottie | $23,804,616 |
| Sax LLP / Parsippany, N.J. | Joseph A. Damiano | $138,000,000 |
| Smith + Howard / Atlanta | Sean C. Taylor | $114,855,000 |
| Tanner LLP / Salt Lake City | Mark Erickson | $64,580,642 |
| Templeton Advisors / West Palm Beach, Fla. | John Templeton | $26,145,000 |
| TKR Advisors LLC / Arlington, Va. | Kelly P. Toole | $22,837,047 |
| Topel Forman LLC / Chicago | David N. Levine | $46,375,089 |
| Wegner CPAs LLP / Madison, Wis. | Glenn Miller | $40,038,165 |
| Whitley Penn / Fort Worth, Texas | Nathen McEown | $254,265,383 |
| Whittlesey PC / Hartford, Conn. | Drew Andrews | $39,633,693 |
| WilkinGuttenplan / East Brunswick, N.J. | Daniel Fiorentino | $40,791,565 |
| William Vaughan Company / Maumee, Ohio | Aaron Swiggum | $26,448,934 |
| WithumSmith+Brown PC / Princeton, N.J. | Patrick Walsh | $764,962,000 |
| Wolf & Company PC / Boston | Gerald R. Gagne | $105,280,000 |
| Firm / Headquarters | CEO / MP | Net Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Bassett & Associates / Raleigh, N.C. | Kevin J. Bassett | $4,817,646 |
| Blackman & Associates PC / Omaha, Neb. | Dennis Blackman | $4,300,000 |
| Daniels & Erickson PC / Dallas | Michael C. Pendleton | $9,754,805 |
| Hajek & Associates / St. Petersburg, Fla. | Mike Hajek | $9,333,386 |
| Keegan Linscott & Associates PC / Tucson, Ariz. | Carla J. Keegan | $7,576,351 |
| Mellott Advisors LLC / Cincinnati | Donald L. Mellott Jr. | $9,901,598 |
| Metz CPA PLLC / Phoenix | Travis Jack | $7,471,316 |
| Moody & O’Neal CPAs LLC / Mount Pleasant, S.C. | Lora Prevatte | $7,852,519 |
| Traphagen & Traphagen CPAs LLC / Oradell, N.J. | Robert J. Traphagen | $6,124,123 |
| Whalen CPAs / Dublin, Ohio | Lisa Shuneson | $8,231,001 |
| Firm / Headquarters | CEO / MP | Net Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Crowe BGK / Montreal, Quebec | Brian Kreisman | $61,748,553 |
| Demers Beaulne LLP / Montreal, Quebec | Dino Masciotra | $73,817,786 |
| Manning Elliott LLP / Vancouver, British Columbia | Jennifer Phipps | $56,502,188 |
| RLB LLP / Guelph, Ontario | Matthew Venne | $38,959,515 |
| Virtus Group LLP / Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Jeremy Hansen | $32,757,437 |
FAQs
IPA’s Best of the Best is an annual recognition of CPA firms that demonstrate exceptional financial and operational performance.
Firms are selected using a proprietary scoring model that evaluates more than 35 metrics from the IPA Practice Management Survey.
No. Firms of all sizes are evaluated, including firms under $10 million in revenue.
Firms must participate in the annual IPA Practice Management Survey to be eligible.
The list is published annually in October.