PrimeGlobal NA Members Named in Forbes 2021 Top Firms List
PrimeGlobal News
December 16, 2020 - AAFCPAs, Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, L.C., Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs, Blackburn, Childers & Steagall, PLC, Bland Garvey, P.C., Belfint, Lyons & Shuman, PA, Boulay PLLP, C&D LLP, Calvetti Ferguson, Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC, Cassady Schiller CPAs & Advisors, Clayton & McKervey PC, Flaherty Salmin CPAs, Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP, HoganTaylor LLP, Pinion, Katz, Sapper & Miller, Lutz, MCM CPAs & Advisors LLP, Moore Colson, PAAST, Perelson Weiner LLP, Petrinovich Pugh & Company, LLP, Realize CPA, LLP, Schneider Downs & Co., Inc., Sikich LLP, SingerLewak LLP, Smith Schafer & Associates, Ltd., Yeo & YeoForbes magazine recently published a list of the Best Tax & Accounting Firms 2021, partnering with market research company Statista to create a list of the most recommended firms for tax and accounting services in the United States. This year saw a total of 32 PrimeGlobal North American member firms included on Forbes' list representing over half of all PrimeGlobal North American firms. Of the 278 accounting and tax firms identified, PrimeGlobal members represented over 11% of all firms named on Forbes' list.
2020 has been a challenging year for tax and accounting firms with the disruption caused by COVID-19. Advances in technology has meant that many firms have had to adapt to new ways of working. Although there has been dramatic transformation throughout the profession, PrimeGlobal members have continued to thrive. PrimeGlobal North American firms have been able to adapt, learn and provide quality services to their clients during what has been a difficult period. The resilience, strength and exceptional standards set by our North American member firms has been recognized in Forbes' Best Tax and Accounting Firms 2021 list. Access the full Forbes' list including an interview with Carla McCall, managing partner with PrimeGlobal member firm AAFCPAs HERE>

"We are very proud that so many North American PrimeGlobal firms have been included on the Forbes list. Over the past twelve months our members have shown remarkable strength and determination to continue to provide outstanding services to their clients. Their inclusion on the list is further evidence of the quality that our members provide." Stephen Heathcote, PrimeGlobal Chief Executive

“What a fitting honor to the 32 world-class PrimeGlobal firms who received this award! It is with great pride that PrimeGlobal tops the list again, being recommended by other professionals and their clients.” Michelle Arnold, Executive Director North America
View Forbes‘ Best Tax and Accounting Firms list here. Find out more about the 32 PrimeGlobal firms included on the list by clicking on a firm profile below.
Content by:

AAFCPAs is considered an attractive alternative to national CPA firms by discerning clients who appreciate exceptional value. We provide audit, tax, accounting, and advisory solutions to non-profit organizations, commercial companies, and wealthy individuals/estates. Since 1973, our sincere approach to business and service excellence has built a thriving firm, with 3 offices in Massachusetts, driven by an altruistic mission to improve the economic well-being and quality of life for all our constituents. AAFCPAs donates 10% of its net profits annually to non-profit organizations..
Learn more
Built on the foundation of a strong audit and tax practice and driven by client need, Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, L.C. (AGH) offers a broad range of advisory services in multiple industry sectors. AGH looks forward to the opportunity to help and exchange knowledge within the PrimeGlobal member firms. Outside the “traditional” accounting arena, client needs led AGH to create advisory services addressing those concerns. AGH Employer Solutions helps clients recruit, compensate, engage and retain talent, handle payroll or provide an outsourced CFO/controller. AGH Advisors walks companies through business transitions, mergers and acquisitions, from analyzing options to post-merger operation.
Learn more
The advisors and accountants of Berkowitz Pollack Brant have provided comprehensive tax planning and compliance, forensic and litigation support audit services and business consulting to entrepreneurs, companies and individuals for more than four decades. Our strength is establishing inter-disciplinary teams comprised of CPAs, finance and valuation professionals, senior tax professionals, technical audit specialists, information technology resources, and financial and estate planning experts. The firm has earned a reputation for integrity, collaboration and technical skill.
Learn more
Blackburn, Childers & Steagall, PLC is one of the largest firms in Eastern Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and Western North Carolina. BCS employs over 100 professionals, and is a full service accounting firm, offering tax, accounting, auditing and consulting services. In addition, we also have wealth management, a trust company, and a business valuation company. We specialize in serving health care, nursing facilities, higher education, employee benefit plans, manufacturers, construction, governments, restaurants, and family-owned businesses, in addition to many others.
Learn more
Our Business Is Connecting With Yours. For help with your numbers, you shouldn’t have to be one. An established physicians’ group positioning its practice for sale. A recently graduated dentist exploring possibilities. A regional oil company poised to expand nationally. An area restaurant ready to franchise. A firm in need of credible financial testimony in court. If there’s one thing we’ve noticed during our 40 years of offering tax, accounting and consulting services to businesses, it’s that everyone is someone special. That’s why our individual team members are encouraged to develop deep understanding within an array of specialized niches. We also closely collaborate, to bring our collective experiences to bear in every relationship. The result is an environment in which we’re continuously challenging and strengthening ourselves to better serve you. What do you get from BLAND GARVEY that you can’t get anywhere else? You get us. Each and every one of us. How can we help you?
Learn more
Belfint, Lyons & Shuman was founded in 1923 as a small accounting practice whose staff was committed to building long-standing, mutually beneficial relationships with clients and business associates. Today, with 80 professionals, we have become one of the largest and most respected certified public accounting firms in Delaware while never losing sight of our founding commitments. We have a diverse client base and offer services such as: advisory services, assurance, auditing, tax planning & compliance, small business services, litigation support, employee benefit plan audits, succession planning, business & management consulting and corporate services for investment holding companies. We are headquartered in Delaware and have a satellite office in the Greater Philadelphia Area, Pennsylvania.
Learn more
Boulay works with closely-held businesses, public companies and individuals who are, or who aspire to be, financially successful. Our focus is to help you protect your business, build your wealth and secure your future by partnering with you and integrating our depth of experience in accounting, tax, and other financial services designed to “help you get there.” Founded in 1934 and located in Minneapolis, MN, we employ approximately 180 personnel, including 33 partners and 100 Certified Public Accountants. Our firm has experienced a long history of consistent growth in revenue, employees, clients, and practice areas. This is a testament to both our people and loyal client base.
Learn more
C&D is a team of CPAs and advisors located on California’s Central Coast. Our team works with a wide variety of businesses and individuals. We provide tax, accounting, and consulting services to major clients in Santa Barbara, as well as nationally. No matter where our clients are, our accountants provide timely and profitable advice in the simplest terms possible.
Learn more
Calvetti Ferguson is a middle-market CPA firm that provides accounting, advisory, assurance, & tax services with an entrepreneurial mind & spirit. We combine the experience and know-how of a Big Four firm with tailored business solutions to provide our clients with the ultimate consulting experience.
Learn more
Carr, Riggs & Ingram (CRI) is one of the top 20 largest accounting firms in the United States and the fastest growing in the top 100. CRI delivers innovative, solutions-oriented support specifically tailored to help its clients maximize their profitability and success. CRI’s traditional and specialized services are derived from the firm’s national strength and grown from its continued commitment to client service and hospitality. Our services include accounting and auditing (A&A), business consulting and support, transaction advisory services, forensic accounting, IT auditing, retirement plan auditing, SEC compliance, litigation support, business valuation, local, state, federal and international, tax planning and consulting, and trusts and estates. Additionally, CRI’s portfolio of companies delivers service organization control (SOC) reports, transaction advisory services, and wealth management.
Learn more
Ahead of the Curve. 30 Years Strong. For three decades Cassady Schiller has been a trusted partner to individuals and organizations seeking transformative financial growth. Our legacy is built on lasting relationships with clients, forged by working collaboratively to harness opportunities with informed, forward-thinking solutions. Your success is our first priority. Together we can build a prosperous financial future.
Learn more
Headquartered near the international border of the U.S. and Canada, Clayton & McKervey is a Detroit-based, full-service accounting and business advisory firm focused on global business. The firm’s clientele includes closely held, middle-market, growth-oriented companies. Since 1953, Clayton & McKervey has created a strong reputation, both domestically and internationally, with four types of clients, U.S. entities with operations in other countries, foreign entities expanding to the U.S., businesses with international growth plans and clients in need of transfer pricing service.
Learn more
Flaherty Salmin CPAs is a full service professional firm of Certified Public Accountants providing a variety of services in affordable housing, audit, accounting, tax and advisory. We are currently ranked the 10th largest CPA Firm in the Rochester area, per the Rochester Business Journal. Each of the founding partners worked in a Big 4 international firm prior to starting their own CPA practices. The firm takes great pride in providing its clients with the knowledge, experience and technical capabilities of a Big 4 Firm but with increased attention to service at competitive prices. We are extremely pleased that Flaherty Salmin CPAs has always completed its peer reviews with an unmodified report (the highest rating attainable). The issuance of an unmodified opinion serves as recognition that the firm has achieved a level of quality control that reflects the highest standards within the profession today.
Learn more
Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP is a full-service accounting firm with the experience that counts. At Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina, our clients receive more than an accounting advisor that investigates documents and reviews balances. They get a partner that is fully dedicated to solving problems, achieving goals and realizing business potential. Based in Glastonbury, CT, the firm has offices in Stamford and New Haven, CT and includes eight partners and a staff of nearly 50 professionals in key service areas of audit, tax and business consulting services. Our partners bring proven experience working in multi-national firms and a dedication to personal attention and prompt service to every engagement.
Learn more
HoganTaylor LLP is one of the largest business advisory and public accounting firms in Oklahoma and Arkansas. The Firm has more than 300 employees and provides tax, assurance, risk, business advisory, accounting, technology and many specialty and industry-focused services. HoganTaylor is an independent member firm of PrimeGlobal, one of the five largest associations of independent accounting firms in the world.
Learn more
Pinion, (formerly KCoe Isom), is a top 100 accounting firm and the nation's leading food and agriculture consulting firm. With roots dating back to 1932, the firm has expanded upon traditional accounting services to deliver increased value and growth for clients through comprehensive policy-to-plate strategies and specialized advisory in the areas of sustainability, federal affairs, land conservation, wealth management, succession planning, managed accounting services, strategic advisory, and talent strategy to name a few.
Learn more
Katz, Sapper & Miller (KSM) is a nationally recognized advisory, tax, and audit firm. Through our deep experience across multiple disciplines and industries, we leverage emerging technologies, combined with our people’s differing perspectives, ingenuity, and creativity, to help our clients solve their most difficult challenges.
Learn more
Since our founding in 1980, Lutz has steadily grown because of our integrity, work ethic and collaboration to become the largest locally owned firm of its kind in Nebraska. Our clients' goals are our goals and we believe that understanding our clients is a vital part of getting to the bottom line and ensuring their success. We provide accounting services such as tax, assurance, business consulting and valuation. We also support our clients in the areas of investments and planning, recruiting and technology services.
Learn more
As a large regional CPA firm, MCM LLP provides highly specialized services to a broad range of clients. Privately and publicly held businesses, not-for-profits, small businesses and individuals across the region and throughout the country receive personalized attention and local access from national level talent. We specialize in a variety of tax, assurance, accounting and consulting services and are proud to offer expertise in more than a dozen disciplines, each staffed by a team of highly qualified professionals.
Learn more
Moore Colson has been providing accounting, advisory and consulting services to mid-market businesses and Fortune 500 companies in the Southeast and nationwide since 1981. Headquartered in Atlanta, Moore Colson is one of America’s largest and top award-winning firms delivering innovative and practical solutions in a true partnership model. We offer expertise in tax compliance & consulting, accounting & auditing, team members benefit plan audit, IT audit security & consulting, Sarbanes-Oxley consulting, restructuring and turnaround services, management consulting, estate and trusts services, lender advisory services, transaction services, forensic & litigation support services, and fiduciary & bankruptcy services for more than 15 industries.
Learn more
PAAST is a full service accounting and business advisory firm offering a variety of services to clients ranging from emerging business to large corporations. We help clients succeed by combining thoughtful insight in a number of industries with a comprehensive set of technical business competencies. We work with our clients to evaluate their needs and find ways for them to improve and grow their business. It is through this collaboration that we have fostered long and mutually prosperous relationships that are built on confidence and trust.
Learn more
Perelson Weiner LLP is a leading advisory and full-service accounting firm where longstanding client relationships and technical expertise come together to positively impact our clients’ lives and businesses. We help clients around the world, specializing in advising successful entrepreneurs, high net worth individuals and families, Family Offices, privately held businesses, non-profit organizations and foundations on achieving an integrated and coherent approach to resolving the financial complexities facing businesses and individuals today.
Learn more
Petrinovich Pugh & Company is located in the heart of Silicon Valley, the undisputed hub of technological development and innovation. We've provided expert financial, tax and consulting services since 1951. This allows us to gain an understanding of the general business landscape in the region, and issues specific to a wide range of industries. The unique cultural and regional business characteristics of the Valley keep us excited about coming to work every day. As a melting pot, Silicon Valley provides incredible opportunities to work with clients from around the world. In this global economy we understand the need to strategically deploy talent while maintaining productivity.
Learn more
We are a team of highly accomplished, professional accountants, assembled to provide full service personal and business accounting. Our experienced team of partners, managers, specialists, and support staff are able to offer a boutique level of personalization and client service. Our clients tend to be high net worth individuals and/or company principals located on the US West Coast. We have particular experience in serving individuals who have both personal (family) needs, as well as corporate business entities.
Learn more
Schneider Downs is a top regional accounting and business advisory firm located in the northeastern part of the United States with a significant international reach. For more than 60 years, we have provided professional services to public and private companies, nonprofit organizations, professional associations, service firms and government entities across the United States and around the world. We have more than 450 employees and 42 shareholders and offer more than 80 services with dedicated teams from five business units: Assurance and Tax Advisors, Business Advisors, Corporate Finance Advisors, Technology Advisors and Wealth Management Advisors.
Learn more
Sikich LLP is a leading professional services firm specializing in accounting, advisory, technology and managed services. Founded in 1982, Sikich now ranks as the country’s 28th largest Certified Public Accounting firm and is among the top 10 of all enterprise resource planning solution partners in the country. From corporations and not-for-profits to state and local governments, we help our clients reach their long-term, strategic goals through a unique formula of products and services. Visit our website to discover how you can elevate performance in your organization.
Learn more
SingerLewak is a public accounting firm focused on serving clients by being nimble, service-oriented and technically proficient. We are headquartered out of the Westwood, Los Angeles office with another nine offices spread throughout California, from the Bay area to Orange County and the Inland Empire. We also have expanded to Denver, Colorado and are looking to grow within the Northwest region. Serving clients since 1959, SingerLewak has built a reputation for excellence by providing expertise in accounting, tax and advisory services. We work in all industries from technology, life sciences, manufacturing and distribution, construction, services and entertainment. We are able to help companies grow, whether it is an early stage medical device company located in San Jose to raising capital through the public markets through a Regulation A offering, or an initial public offering to offering services to help a company get sold with the right team and technical experience to the appropriate strategic buyer or financial sponsor. The breadth of services that we provide mirror that of a national firm in key business sectors and industry specializations from providing bookkeeping services, state and local tax advice, high net worth individual concierge services to the attest and taxation services that are the foundation of our services.
Learn more
Update overall summary - Smith Schafer is a community-oriented public accounting and business consulting firm offering a thoughtful advisory relationship to business and individual clients since 1971. Our deep bench of local, experienced professionals in Rochester, the Twin Cities and Red Wing, Minnesota, result in high-value results and loyal relationships. Our client satisfaction is exceptional, as demonstrated by our 95% satisfaction rate.
Learn more
Yeo & Yeo is a top 200 full-service assurance, tax and advisory firm with a reputation for personal service, commitment to clients and community support. Founded in 1923, Yeo & Yeo has grown to include more than 200 trusted professionals who have been successfully advising Michigan businesses. Through our four companies – Yeo & Yeo CPAs & Business Consultants, Yeo & Yeo Computer Consulting, Yeo & Yeo Medical Billing & Consulting and Yeo & Yeo Wealth Management – we have created a strong network of professionals with the expertise to solve complex problems in each industry we serve.
Learn more