SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL ·
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JAN. 29, 2018
FINANCIAL
AREA'S LARGEST CPA FIRMS
Rank
Name
Address
Telephone•Fax
Website
Number
ofLocalCPAs
Total
Local
Staff
Partners
OtherProfessionals
Accounting&
Auditing
Taxes
Consulting
Specialties
TopLocalExecutive(s),Title(s)
YearFounded
Locally
1
(1)
BKD LLP
910 St Louis Street, Ste 200, Springfield 65806
(417) 865-8701 • (417) 865-0682
BKD.com138
474
34
97
48%
15%
37%
Wealth planning, financial institutions, health care,
manufacturing, real estate, construction, nonprofits,
government, forensic & litigation support, technologies
John Wanamaker, managing
partner, southern Missouri
1948
2
(2)
KPM CPAs & Advisors
1445 E Republic Road, Springfield 65804
(417) 882-4300 • (417) 882-4343
KPMCPA.com54
96
12
27
42%
32%
26%
Accounting outsourcing, auditing, tax preparation,
management consulting, employee benefit plan
services, IT consulting, business valuations, payroll
processing, wealth planning
James Lewis, managing
shareholder
1966
3
(5)
Abacus CPAs LLC
1835 E Republic, Ste 200, Springfield 65804
(417) 823-7171 • (417) 823-0744
AbacusCPAs.com19
75
2
70
45%
35%
20%
Business valuation, nonprofits, payroll, transportation,
audits, individual accounting, corporate tax planning,
insurance agencies, manufacturing, medical offices,
owner/operator franchises
Bill Dunton, managing partner;
Julian Rotramel, partner
1998
4
(3)
Elliott, Robinson & Co LLP
2305 S Blackman Road, Ste D, Springfield 65809
(417) 887-0585 • (417) 887-0619
ERCPA.com17
42
6
4
40%
35%
25%
Trust & estate planning, business valuations, historical
tax credits, cost segregation, audits, forensics
Bob Helm,
managing partner
1973
5
(4)
The Whitlock Co
3271 E Battlefield Road, Ste 300, Springfield 65804
(417) 881-0145 • (417) 881-1016
WhitlockCo.com17
40
9
15
38%
46%
16%
Outsourced accounting, audit, tax & estate planning,
community banking, real estate, consulting, higher
education & not-for-profits
Joe Page,
managing partner
1985
6
(6)
Roberts, McKenzie, Mangan & Cummings PC
4035 S Fremont Ave, Springfield 65804
(417) 883-5348 • (417) 883-8961
RMMC-CPA.com14
26
5
9
50%
40%
10%
Auditing, individual, business & estate taxes,
management services, payroll processing, forensic
services, accounting & financial statements,
controller/CFO
Patrice Moore,
administrative shareholder
1978
7
(7)
BRS CPAs & Advisors PC
3854 South Ave, Springfield 65807
(417) 877-0505 • (417) 886-1868
BRSCPA.biz10
24
4
10
52%
43%
5%
Closely held businesses, financial institutions, nonprofit,
homeowners associations, retiree & high net worth tax
services, payroll, 401(k) audit, business consulting
Greg Bush,
Darin Ramlow,
Jeff Shore,
Kassie Jarvis, shareholders
2002
8
(8)
Duckett Ladd LLP
4650 S National Ave, Ste B-4, Springfield 65810
(417) 883-6590 • (417) 883-6591
DuckettLadd.com8
18
2
7
67%
30%
3%
Low-income tax credit, small-business accounting
services, individual & corporate taxation,
government audits
Jared Duckett,
William Ladd, partners
2015
9
McCullough and Associates LLC
820 E Primrose St, Springfield 65807
(417) 883-1212 • (417) 883-4887
MCA-CPA.net8
15
1
4
40%
40%
20%
Wealth preservation, forensic & fraud investigations,
tax preparation
Terry McCullough,
managing partner
1992
10
(10)
Bohl, House & Samek CPAs
1900 S Ventura Ave, Springfield 65804
(417) 882-2500 • (417) 887-1552
BHSAdvisors.com8
13
2
5
20%
70%
10%
Accounting & auditing, tax consulting & return
preparation (business, individual, nonprofit, trust &
estate), payroll
Edward House, partner;
Ryan Bohl,
J Edward Samek, members
2011
11
Hagan, Tucker, Schmitt & Gintz LLC
1
1609 S Enterprise Ave, Springfield 65804
(417) 881-6919 • (417) 887-6098
HTSGCPA.com5
15
5
5
60%
30%
10%
Construction, manufacturing, transportation, professional
services, wholesale, retail, trust & estates, person &
business tax planning, payroll
Donald Hagan,
Jeffrey Schmitt,
managing partners
2016
12
(9)
Schultz, Wood & Rapp PC
3126 S Pickwick Place, Springfield 65804
(417) 865-4333 • (417) 865-4563
SWRPCCPA.com4
12
3
5
40%
50%
10%
Accounting, attestation, taxation, consulting, business
valuation, forensic services, estate & succession
planning, trusts
Ken Schultz, president;
Connie Rapp,
Bill Wood, shareholders
1947
13
Compere & Robinette CPAs
761 N 20th St, Ozark 65721
(417) 581-4100 • (417) 581-7602
CompereAndRobinette.com4
12
2
7
40%
40%
20%
Accounting outsourcing, tax preparation & planning,
consulting & CFO support
Kevin Yount,
Gary Wood, partners
1988
14
(17)
Lisa Middlebrooks CPA
636 W Republic Road, Ste F108, Springfield 65807
(417) 799-0013 • (417) 799-0042
1
3
1
2
41%
47%
12%
Business & individual tax consulting, QuickBooks
consulting, payroll & payroll taxes, compilations
Lisa Middlebrooks,
owner
1998
15
Smillie & Jackson CPAs LLC
1368 E Kingsley St, Ste C, Springfield 65804
(417) 889-0202 • (417) 889-0404
SmillieJacksonCPA.com1
3
1
3
75%
25%
0%
Payroll, bookkeeping, QuickBooks, compilation, review,
tax preparation, tax planning, retirement planning,
business consulting
Katie Aton-Jackson, owner;
Don Smillie, partner
2010
As of Aug. 28, 2017.
Ranked by number of local CPAs, then by total local staff, then by year founded locally. The previous year's rankings are in parentheses.
WND
= would not disclose. Other professionals include accountants not yet certified, business
and legal consultants, and consultants in a firm's area of expertise. Springfield Business Journal relies on the individual businesses to be truthful and accurate in their representation of information listed. To be included in future lists, email
mhenderson@sbj.net. 1 Last year's No. 11 company O'Dell, Hagan & Co LLP and No. 14 company Tucker & Co PC merged October 2016.
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