Almost 60 firms, from four with a hundred or more accountants to some with just two or three, responded to Columbus C.E.O.'s annual survey of multiple-accountant practices. Here's the list, in alphabetical order.
Arena & Harrison CPAs
615 Rome Hilliard Road
Columbus, Ohio 43228
(614) 878-7167 Fax (614) 878-7191
Email: ahcpainc@ahcpainc.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 2
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 4
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, closely held businesses/corporations, tax
Ary Roepcke Mulchaey
2 Miranova Place, Suite 600
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 486-3600 Fax (614) 486-3400
Email: rary@armcpa.com
Website: www.armcpa.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 4
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 16
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, litigation services, tax
Balestra, Harr & Scherer, CPAs
P.O. Box 875
Circleville, Ohio 43113
(740) 474-5210 Fax (740) 474-7319
Email: harr@bhscpas.com
Website: www.bhscpas.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 2
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 50
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, governmental, tax
Blue & Company
8800 Lyra Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43240
(614) 885-2583
Website: www.blueandco.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 4
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 31
Primary areas of practice: health care, pension, tax
Bodine Perry
7620 Olentangy River Road
Columbus, Ohio 43235
(614) 431-1040 Fax (614) 431-0553
Email: jhunter@bodineperry.com
Website: www.bodineperry.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 5
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 22
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, closely held businesses/corporations, tax
Bottom Line CPA
53 N. High St.
Dublin, Ohio 43017
(614) 408-8354 Fax (614) 408-8250
Email: jacob@bottomlinecpa.com
Website: www.bottomlinecpa.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 1
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 6
Primary areas of practice: business consulting/planning, closely held businesses/corporations, tax
Brady Ware
10 W. Broad St., Suite 1500
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 885-7407 Fax (614) 885-8625
Email: sagresti@bradyware.com
Website: www.bradyware.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 4
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 15
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, business valuations, tax
Brown & Brown CPAs
1570 Fishinger Road
Columbus, Ohio 43221
(614) 451-5501 Fax (614) 451-5503
Email: jbrown@brownandbrowncpas.com
Website: www.brownandbrowncpas.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 2
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 6
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, business consulting/planning, tax
Clark Schaefer Hackett
150 E. Campus View Blvd., Suite 100
Columbus, Ohio 43235
(614) 885-2208 Fax (614) 885-8159
Email: ewalsh@cshco.com
Website: www.cshco.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 4
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 22
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, nonprofit/labor organizations, professional corporations/organizations
CPA Advisory Group
229 Huber Village Blvd., Suite 220
Westerville, Ohio 43081
(614) 942-1990 Fax (614) 942-1991
Email: info@cpaagi.com
Website: www.cpaagi.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 1
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 6
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, business consulting/planning, tax
Crowe Horwath
10 W. Broad St., Suite 1700
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 469-0001 Fax (614) 365-2222
Website: www.crowehorwath.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 10
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 130
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, business consulting/planning, tax
Deloitte
180 E. Broad St.
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 221-1000 Fax (614) 229-4647
Website: www.deloitte.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 27
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 218
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, business consulting/planning, tax
Dennis P. Williamson, CPA
3986 Main St.
Hilliard, Ohio 43026
(614) 527-1295 Fax (614) 527-9042
Email: dpwcpa@aol.com
Website: www.denniswilliamsoncpa.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 1
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 3
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, nonprofit/labor organizations, tax
Earman and Wood, CPAs
3955 Brown Park Drive
Hilliard, Ohio 43026
(614) 850-2727 Fax (614) 850-8861
Email: learman@ewcpas.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 2
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 3
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, closely held businesses/corporations, tax
Ernst & Young
41 S. High St., Suite 1100
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 232-7450 Fax (614) 232-7939
Email: craig.marshall@ey.com
Website: www.ey.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 15
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 128
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, business consulting/planning, tax
Fentress & Barnes
8001 Ravines Edge Court, Suite 112
Columbus, Ohio 43235
(614) 825-0011 Fax (614) 825-0014
Email: info@fentressbarnes.com
Website: www.fentressbarnes.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 2
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 38
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, employee benefit plan audits, tax
Ferguson Consulting
50 W. Broad St.
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 464-1182 Fax (614) 464-9802
Website: www.fergusonconsulting.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 1
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 4
Primary areas of practice: bankruptcy/insolvency, business valuations, litigation services
Fidler & Fidler, CPAs
6077 Frantz Road, Suite 106
Dublin, Ohio 43017
(614) 793-8222 Fax (614) 793-2221
Email: rafidler@fidlercpa.com
Website: www.fidlercpa.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 2
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 3
Primary areas of practice: closely held businesses/corporations, tax, technology consultation/computers
GBQ Partners
230 West St., Suite 700
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 221-1120 Fax (614) 227-6999
Website: www.gbq.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 13
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 79
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, business consulting/planning, tax
HHH CPA Group
1250 Old Henderson Road
Columbus, Ohio 43220
(614) 451-4644 Fax (614) 451-3818
Email: hhh@hhhcpagroup.com
Website: www.hhhcpagroup.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 2
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 7
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, business consulting/planning, tax
Holbrook & Manter, CPAs
1111 Dublin Road
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 340-3400 Fax (614) 340-3405
Email: ssmith@holbrookmanter.com
Website: www.holbrookmanter.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 6
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 16
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, closely held businesses/corporations, tax
Howard, Wershbale & Company
460 Polaris Parkway, Suite 300
Westerville, Ohio 43082
(614) 794-8710 Fax (614) 794-8712
Email: contactsus@hwco.com
Website: www.hwco.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 2
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 8
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, business consulting/planning, health care
Jamison and Associates CPAs
6115 Maxtown Road
Westerville, Ohio 43082
(614) 794-1771 Fax (614) 794-0080
Email: cpaoffice@jamisoncpa.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 1
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 4
Primary areas of practice: closely held businesses/corporations, QuickBooks setup/training, tax
John Gerlach & Company
37 W. Broad St.
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 224-2164 Fax (614) 224-1391
Email: tj@johngerlach.com
Website: www.johngerlach.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 3
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 25
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, closely held businesses/corporations, nonprofit/labor organizations
Jones, Cochenour & Company
125 W. Mulberry St.
Lancaster, Ohio 43130
(740) 653-9581 Fax (740) 653-0983
Website: www.jcccpa.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 4
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 17
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, business consulting/planning, tax
KPMG
191 W. Nationwide Blvd., Suite 500
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 249-2300 Fax (614) 388-5615
Website: www.kpmg.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 14
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 111
Primary areas of practice: advisory services, audit/compilation/review, tax
Laubie, Karling & Associates
1041 Dublin Road
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 481-0700 Fax (614) 481-0175
Email: kevin@lkacpas.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 2
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 17
Primary areas of practice: closely held businesses/corporations, compilation/review, tax
Levin & Company, CPAs
4449 Easton Way, Suite 200
Columbus, Ohio 43219
(614) 934-1550 Fax (614) 734-8509
Email: info@levincocpas.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 2
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 2
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, litigation services, tax
Lucas Romine and Associates
7534 Slate Ridge Blvd.
Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068
(614) 755-2727 Fax (614) 755-3804
Email: cromine@polingcpagroup.com
Website: www.polingcpagroup.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 3
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 5
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, business consulting/planning, tax
Mark P. Murphy & Associates
1051 Old Henderson Road
Columbus, Ohio 43220
(614) 459-3182 Fax (614) 459-6547
Email: firm@markmurphycpa.com
Website: www.markmurphycpa.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 1
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 5
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, real estate development, tax
McGladrey
250 West St., Suite 200
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 456-2800 Fax (614) 224-4197
Email: william.petrus@mcgladrey.com
Website: www.mcgladrey.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 2
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 34
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, business consulting/planning, tax
McLeish, Bowman, Barber & Pfahler
1000 N. 21st St.
Newark, Ohio 43055
(740) 366-4444 Fax (740) 366-6964
Email: rpfahler@mbbpcpas.com
Website: www.mbbpcpas.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 3
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 4
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, business consulting/planning, tax
Mellman & Perdue, CPAs
4029 E. Broad St.
Columbus, Ohio 43213
(614) 237-2523 Fax (614) 237-6886
Email: mpssperdue@yahoo.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 1
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 2
Primary areas of practice: business consulting/planning, financial planning/investments, tax
Neilley & Company CPAs
2720 Airport Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43219
(614) 418-1775 Fax (614) 448-9208
Email: admin@neilley.com
Website: www.neilley.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 1
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 3
Primary areas of practice: closely held businesses/corporations, financial reports/statements, tax
Norman, Jones, Enlow & Company
226 N. Fifth St., Suite 500
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 228-4000 Fax (614) 228-4040
Email: nwatts@nje.com
Website: www.nje.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 17
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 21
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, closely held businesses/corporations, tax
Oles & Associates
1328 Dublin Road, Suite 400
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 487-0774 Fax (614) 487-0777
Email: joles@oles-cpa.com
Website: www.oles-cpa.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 1
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 11
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, closely held businesses/corporations, tax
Parms & Company
585 S. Front St., Suite 220
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 224-3078 Fax (614) 224-4616
Email: info@parms.com
Website: www.parms.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 3
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 11
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, forensic accounting, tax
Payne & Company CPAs
4630 Sawmill Road
Columbus, Ohio 43220
(614) 458-1101 Fax (614) 458-1106
Email: sue@payneandcompany.com
Website: www.payneandcompany.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 1
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 6
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, closely held businesses/corporations, tax
Plante & Moran
65 E. State St., Suite 600
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 849-3000 Fax (614) 221-3535
Email: webmaster@plantemoran.com
Website: www.plantemoran.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 12
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 61
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, health-care consulting, tax
Premier Accounting Solutions
6063 Frantz Road, Suite 203
Dublin, Ohio 43017
(614) 659-9999 Fax (614) 659-9311
Email: premier@premiercpa.com
Website: www.premiercpa.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 2
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 7
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, financial reports/statements, tax
PricewaterhouseCoopers
41 S. High St., Suite 2500
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 225-8700
Website: www.pwc.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 12
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 87
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, financial reports/statements, tax
Pritchett, Dlusky, Saxe & Keller
1621 W. First Ave.
Columbus, Ohio 43212
(614) 481-8051 Fax (614) 486-0546
Email: billkeller@pdskcpa.com
Website: www.pdskcpa.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 3
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 8
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, business consulting/planning, tax
Pusateri, Nichols & Company, CPAs
115 Commerce Park Drive, Suite B
Westerville, Ohio 43082
(614) 891-5423 Fax (614) 891-1435
Website: www.pusaterinichols.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 2
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 4
Primary areas of practice: tax
Rea & Associates
5775 Perimeter Drive, Suite 200
Dublin, Ohio 43017
(614) 889-8725 Fax (614) 889-0159
Email: contactus@reacpa.com
Website: www.reacpa.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 12
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 29
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, closely held businesses/corporations, tax
Rogers & Company, CPAs
6827 N. High St.
Worthington, Ohio 43085
(614) 888-8736 Fax (614) 888-8676
Email: bill.rogers@rogcocpas.com
Website: www.rogcocpas.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 1
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 4
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, closely held businesses/corporations, tax
Schiffman Grow & Company
3821 N. High St.
Columbus, Ohio 43214
(614) 261-0600 Fax (614) 268-6363
Email: info@schiffmangrow.com
Website: www.schiffmangrow.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 4
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 8
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, financial planning/investments, tax
Schindler & Adams, CPAs
3380 Tremont Road
Columbus, Ohio 43221
(614) 538-0647 Fax (614) 538-0648
Email: teds@schindler-cpas.com
Website: www.schindler-cpas.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 2
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 4
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, nonprofit/labor organizations, tax
Schneider Downs & Company
41 S. High St., Suite 2100
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 621-4060 Fax (614) 621-4062
Email: rbuehler@schneiderdowns.com
Website: www.schneiderdowns.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 9
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 54
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, business consulting/planning, tax
Schoonover Boyer + Associates
383 N. Front St.
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 888-8000
Email: mschoonover@schoonoverboyer.com
Website: www.schoonoverboyer.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 3
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 13
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, business consulting/planning, tax
SS&G
300 Spruce St., Suite 250
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 488-3126 Fax (614) 488-0095
Email: info@ssandg.com
Website: www.ssandg.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 3
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 21
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, closely held businesses/corporations, tax
Stemen, Mertens, Stickler CPAs & Associates
380 S. Fifth St., Suite 1
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 224-0955 Fax (614) 224-0971
Email: lmertens@sms-cpas.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 3
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 12
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, governmental, tax
Susan E. Thomas, CPA
3960 Brown Park Drive, Suite C
Hilliard, Ohio 43026
(614) 771-7700 Fax (614) 771-7774
Email: sue@setcpa.com
Website: www.setcpa.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 1
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 3
Primary areas of practice: closely held businesses/corporations, financial reports/statements, tax
Thomas R. Daye & Associates CPAs
150 E. Wilson Bridge Road, Suite 160
Worthington, Ohio 43085
(614) 888-8699
Email: tom@dayecpa.com
Website: www.dayecpa.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 1
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 6
Primary areas of practice: closely held businesses/corporations, new business formation/startup, tax
Whalen & Company, CPAs and Consultants
250 W. Old Wilson Bridge Road
Worthington, Ohio 43085
(614) 396-4200 Fax (614) 396-4210
Email: lnay@whalencpa.com
Website: www.whalencpa.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 3
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 27.6
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, business consulting/planning, tax
Wilson, Shannon & Snow
10 W. Locust St.
Newark, Ohio 43055
(740) 345-6611 Fax (740) 345-5635
Email: nsnow@wssinc.net
Website: www.wssinc.net
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 11
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 22
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, closely held businesses/corporations, tax
Winfree, Ruff & Associates
692 Hill Road N.
Pickerington, Ohio 43147
(614) 837-8291 Fax (614) 837-5144
Email: general@wracpas.com
Website: www.wracpas.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 2
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 10
Primary areas of practice: closely held businesses/corporations, financial planning/investments, tax
Zehnder & Smith CPAs
5500 Frantz Road, Suite 105
Dublin 43017
(614) 793-5300 Fax (614) 793-9973
Email: tim@zehndercpa.com
Website: www.zehndercpa.com
Number of Central Ohio partners/shareholders: 1
Number of Central Ohio full-time equivalent accountants: 3
Primary areas of practice: audit/compilation/review, business consulting/planning, tax
Reprinted from the September 2011 issue of Columbus C.E.O. Copyright © Columbus C.E.O.