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2017 IPA SPECIAL REPORT

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SPECIAL EDITION THE 2017 BENCHMARKING ISSUE

Over the past few months, INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA) has highlighted

the successes and challenges of the IPA 100, 200, 300 and Best of the Best

firms based on results from last fiscal year.

The common themes that connect each of these groups – and the hundreds of

firms that participated in the IPA survey this year – can be captured in the

following thoughts.

Growth is still prevalent but is increasingly harder to come by. Profitability is

eroding, forcing leaders to be even more innovative in challenging the status

quo to maintain income targets. The creativity needed to position firms for

the future is abundant across the profession, with success stories emerging in

firms of all sizes, geographies and practice mixes.

October 2017 Vol. 31, No. 10

TRENDS

Staff Turnover 4 Business Development 4 Women In Partnership 5

ACCOLADES

The 2017 Fastest-Growing Firms Under $5 Million 7

The 2017 Fastest-Growing Firms Over $5 Million 8

The 2017 Fastest-Growing Regional Firms 9

METRICS

The IPA 200 Metrics 11 The IPA 300 Metrics 13

SURVEY DATA

The Most Recommended Consultants 16

The Most Admired Peers 17

2017 IPA Best Of The Best Runners Up 18

2017 Largest Firms By Region 20

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IPA 200 PROFIT INDICATORS

IPA 300 PROFIT INDICATORS

MOST ADMIRED PEERS

MOST RECOMMENDED CONSULTANTS

THE FASTEST-GROWING FIRMS IN THE NATION

THE LARGEST FIRMS BY REGION



Firms That Score High Marks For Women In The Partnership Ranks

With an increasing number of client businesses

owned by women and more than half the accounting

labor pool being female, attracting, retaining and

developing women into firm leaders continues to be

imperative.

The percentage of female owners this reporting year

is at 18.9%, up slightly from 17.5% in 2016. But

among firms above $50 million, the average is

15.9%, a small percentage increase from 2016 at

15.7%.

From a report conducted by INSIDE Public Accounting and ConvergenceCoaching of more

than 700 young accounting professionals, women early in their careers felt strongly that their

firm would offer them leadership roles. This shifted when they reached the 34-40 age group,

when the percentages drop. Of all female respondents, 43% reported that they know what it

takes to advance, but this drops once again, as only 34% of respondents aged 34-40 felt the

same way.

IPA is recognizing 30 firms – 10 each in the IPA 100, 200 and 300 – that have the highest

percentages of female owners among the largest accounting firms in the nation. These firms

have made development, advancement and retention of women a priority. IPA



THE 2017 FIRMS WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF FEMALE EQUITY PARTNERS

Firm / Headquarters Managing Partner IPA

Ranking % Female Partners

THE 2017 IPA 100 FIRMS

Raffa PC / Washington, D.C. Thomas J. Raffa 80 71.4%

The Siegfried Group LLP / Wilmington, Del. Robert L. Siegfried Jr. 30 45.5%

PYA / Knoxville, Tenn. Edward V. Pershing 94 40.0%

Frank Rimerman + Co. LLP / Palo Alto, Calif. Brian Kreischer 50 34.8%

BerryDunn / Portland, Maine John M. Chandler 72 33.3%

K·Coe Isom LLP / Salina, Kan. Jeff Wald 65 32.4%

Kemper CPA Group LLP / Evansville, Ind. John A. Rubenacker 93 29.0%

Honkamp Krueger & Co. PC / Dubuque, Iowa Gregory C. Burbach 60 28.0%

Kahn Litwin Renza & Co. Ltd. / Providence, R.I. Alan H. Litwin 89 27.8%

Andersen Tax / San Francisco Mark L. Vorsatz 23 26.6%


DZH Phillips LLP / San Francisco Lawrence Wood 178 66.7%

Kerkering Barberio & Co. / Sarasota, Fla. Robert J. Lane 174 66.7%

Abbott Stringham & Lynch / San Jose, Calif. Raymond Scheaffer 185 50.0%

James Moore & Co. PL / Gainesville, Fla. Carol A. Villemaire 194 50.0%

Anderson ZurMuehlen & Co. PC / Helena, Mont. Don Laine 132 46.4%

Henry & Horne LLP / Tempe, Ariz. Chuck Goodmiller/Chuck Inderieden 127 46.2%

Johnson Lambert LLP / Vienna, Va. John Prescott 129 45.5%

Gursey | Schneider LLP / Los Angeles Stephan H. Wasserman 103 42.9%

Windham Brannon PC / Atlanta Heidi LaMarca 141 40.4%

Redwitz Inc. / Irvine, Calif. Robert R. Redwitz 183 40.0%


Wall Einhorn & Chernitzer PC / Norfolk, Va. Martin A. Einhorn 238 62.5%

Beene Garter LLP / Grand Rapids, Mich. Thomas P. Rosenbach 232 57.1%

KWC CPAs / Alexandria, Va. Stephen G. Travis 255 50.0%

RBT CPAs LLP / Newburgh, N.Y. Thomas D. Weddell 275 50.0%

Hood & Strong LLP / San Francisco Robert A. Raffo 201 46.2%

Melanson Heath & Company PC / Nashua, N.H. Frank Biron 267 42.9%

Clayton & McKervey PC / Southfield, Mich. Robert Dutkiewicz 262 42.1%

Bader Martin PS / Seattle David A. Stiefel 236 40.0%

HLB Gross Collins PC / Atlanta Michael Bohling 277 40.0%

Mengel Metzger Barr & Co. LLP / Rochester, N.Y. Mark J. Kovaleski 231 40.0%

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