Small firms (15-24 employees)
Rank Firm Headquarters No. of employees New hires in last year Turnover (%) % of internal promotion Avg. hours of orientation Training hours per emp. Chief executive
1 Mark Bailey & Co. Reno, Nev. 15 3 0.00 40.00 8 80 Mark Bailey
2 Johnson Jacobson Wilcox Las Vegas 24 6 1.00 18.00 70 80 Gary Johnson
3 Swindoll, Janzen, Hawk & Loyd McPherson, Kan. 21 1 5.00 1.00 20 60 Kyle Hawk
4 WhippleWood CPAs Littleton, Colo. 19 5 0.00 21.00 16 40 Richard Whipple
5 Pittman & Brooks Portland, Ore. 19 3 NA 40.00 120 50 Randa Brooks
6 Kreinces Rollins & Shanker Rochelle Park, N.J. 17 2 0.00 7.00 24 40 Brad Kreinces
7 Armao, Costa & Ricciardi CPAs Garden City, N.Y. 24 6 0.00 25.00 16 40 Salvatore Armao
8 Bartolomei Pucciarelli Lawrenceville, N.J. 18 2 0.00 5.00 25 45 James Bartolomei
9 Soukup, Bush & Associates CPAs Fort Collins, Colo. 17 2 5.00 0.00 80 80 Mark Soukup
10 E. Cohen and Co. CPAs Rockville, Md. 22 7 1.00 2.00 16 40 Eric Cohen
11 Rosenberg, Smith, Cooney & Migliore Bensalem, Pa. 17 5 5.00 0.00 NA 10 Sam Rosenberg
12 Onisko & Scholz CPAs Long Beach, Calif. 18 3 1.00 2.00 24 60 Paul Scholz
13 GBH CPAs Houston 18 6 0.00 14.00 40 60 David Grossman
14 ThomasYork San Ramon, Calif. 15 2 0.00 20.00 4 40 Glen Thomas
15 LMGW CPAs Saratoga, Calif. 18 4 2.00 0.00 4 48 Keith Plottel
16 Layton Layton & Tobler Las Vegas 18 2 5.56 0.00 24 50 Donald Layton
17 Dunton & Associates Springfield, Mo. 20 4 14.00 18.00 24 40 William Dunton
18 Baldwin & Associates Richmond, Ky. 20 3 0.00 50.00 30 70 G. Alan Long
19 Rushton & Co. Gainesville, Ga. 24 5 3.70 15.00 8 70 Barclay Rushton
20 Cowan Bolduc Doherty North Andover, Mass. 15 2 6.25 13.00 120 60 Stephen Doherty
Midsized firms (25-249 employees)
Rank Firm Headquarters No. of employees New hires in last year Turnover (%) % of internal promotion Avg. hours of orientation Training hours per emp. Chief executive
1 Braver Schimler Pierce Jenkins Atlanta 39 2 0.00 47.00 16 40 Christine Pierce
2 Porter Keadle Moore Atlanta 87 20 8.50 20.00 20 50 H. Phillip Moore Jr.
3 BeachFleischman Tucson, Ariz. 91 16 8.50 20.00 80 40 Bruce Beach
4 Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer Norfolk, Va. 83 24 15.00 14.00 72 60 Martin Einhorn
5 Sisterson & Co. Pittsburgh 89 23 12.00 11.00 32 80 William Troup
6 Kaufman, Rossin & Co. Miami 237 11 5.00 8.00 16 52 James Kaufman
7 Berlin, Ramos & Co. Rockville, Md. 46 3 6.00 3.00 8 50 R. Bruce Buchanan
8 Martin Starnes & Associates CPAs Hickory, N.C. 41 8 4.00 5.00 3 80 Victoria Martin
9 Lanigan, Ryan, Malcolm & Doyle Gaithersburg, Md. 32 3 2.90 14.00 24 45 Francis Lanigan Jr.
10 Hertzbach & Co. Owings Mills, Md. 96 11 8.00 9.00 50 40 Mgmt. committee
11 Boyer & Ritter CPAs Camp Hill, Pa. 81 10 2.00 9.00 40 60 Robert Murphy
12 Biscotti, Toback & Co. CPAs Garden City, N.Y. 36 5 0.00 25.00 24 40 Louis Biscotti
13 KraftCPAs Nashville, Tenn. 122 27 9.00 8.00 40 55 Vic Alexander
14 Petrinovich Pugh & Co. San Jose, Calif. 45 4 5.00 9.00 4 60 Marc Parkinson
15 Wilkin & Guttenplan East Brunswick, N.J. 61 5 1.00 17.00 40 60 Edward Guttenplan
16 The Whitlock Co. Springfield, Mo. 32 1 0.00 0.00 20 80 David Myers
17 Berntson Porter & Co. Bellevue, Wash. 68 16 4.40 15.00 32 50 Robert Berntson
18 Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith Birmingham, Ala. 97 5 3.00 14.00 32 30 Don Murphy
19 RINA Accountancy Corp. Walnut Creek, Calif. 78 1 6.00 19.00 7 90 Ed Fahey
20 Wessel & Co. Johnstown, Pa. 37 5 3.00 25.00 40 40 Robert Eyer
21Windes & McClaughry Accountancy Corp. Long Beach, Calif. 139 27 8.00 4.00 40 50 John Di Carlo
22 Coulter & Justus Knoxville, Tenn. 65 8 3.00 11.00 3 45 Sam Coulter
23 Lewis, Hooper & Dick Garden City, Kan. 39 4 3.00 10.00 40` 80 Gary Schlappe
24 Homes, Lowry, Horn & Johnson Fairfax, Va. 36 6 3.00 5.00 15 50 Roger Overton
25 Greenstein, Rogoff, Olsen & Co. Fremont, Calif. 36 7 5.00 7.00 8 24 Alan Olsen
26 DiCicco, Gulman & Co. Woburn, Mass. 94 11 11.00 8.00 60 90 Leonard DiCicco Jr.
27 Testone, Marshall & Discenza Syracuse, N.Y. 59 9 3.00 5.00 12 40 Frank Discenza
28Anglin Reichmann Snellgrove & Armstrong Huntsville, Ala. 35 14 8.60 20.00 5 30 Gary Anglin
29 Kolb+Co. Brookfield, Wis. 101 26 8.00 6.00 5 NA Tom Luken
30 Argy, Wiltse & Robinson McLean, Va. 200 74 21.70 50.00 6 40 Paul Argy
31 Glenn M. Gelman & Associates Santa Ana, Calif. 33 7 4 .00 0.00 6 52 Glenn Gelman
32 Windham Brannon Atlanta 105 21 5 .00 12.00 8 40 Charlie McGimsey
33 Squire & Co. Orem, Utah 72 15 10.67 17.00 24 80 K. Tim Larsen
34 PKF Texas Houston 131 25 13.00 22.00 13 35 Kenneth Guidry
35 LaPorte Sehrt Romig Hand Metairie, La. 143 30 10.00 15.00 24 50 William Mason
36 Montgomery Coscia Greilich Plano, Texas 96 34 8.90 15.00 2 NA Thomas Montgomery
37 Price, Kong & Co. CPAs Phoenix 36 1 1.00 2.00 20 150 Anthony Kong
38 Johanson & Yau Accountancy Corp. San Jose, Calif. 31 2 3.00 0.00 8 50 Fred Leonard
39 Bond Beebe Bethesda, Md. 77 9 4.00 9.00 30 50 David Dorsey
40 Maloney + Novotny Cleveland 81 52 3.00 1.00 8 NA Matthew Maloney
41 Payne, Nickles & Co. Norwalk, Ohio 32 3 6.00 6.00 3 61 Carl McGookey
42 Mann. Weitz & Associates Deerfield, Ill. 30 3 0.00 3.00 10 30 Leonard Weitz
43 McKonly & Asbury Camp Hill, Pa. 94 13 9.00 21.00 16 40 Terry Harris
44 Greer & Walker Charlotte, N.C. 77 7 1.00 14.00 16 60 C. Greer/K. Walker
45 Isdaner & Co. Bala Cynwyd, Pa. 53 7 8.00 22.00 6 40 Scott Isdaner
46 BCG & Co. Akron, Ohio 87 22 16.00 8.00 28 36 David Brockman
47 Sharrard, McGee & Co. High Point, N.C. 55 5 4.00 2.00 80 70 Alan Scheppmann
48 Hancock Askew & Co. Savannah, Ga. 66 17 8.00 5.00 6 40 J. Harry Haslam
49 Bland & Associates Omaha, Neb. 29 11 1.00 21.00 40 50 Jason Tonjes
50 Pender Newkirk & Co. Tampa, Fla. 60 14 9.00 6.00 4 40 Ralph Garcia Jr.
51 Albright, Fortenberry & Ninas Columbus, Ga. 26 2 8.00 8.00 2 27 John Fortenberry
52 Bernard Robinson & Co. Greensboro, N.C. 70 14 0.02 11.00 8 40 Patricia Price
53 Tate & Tryon Washington, D.C. 88 28 10.00 NA 5 40 Charlie Tate
54 Sanford, Baumeister & Frazier Fort Worth, Texas 31 4 3.00 2.00 40 50 Richard Baumeister Jr.
55 Potter & Co. Lexington, Ky. 55 5 3.60 4.00 40 24 Gregory Mullins
56 Johnson Lambert & Co. Falls Church, Va. 134 42 16.00 17.00 20 63 Debbie Lambert
57 Davidson, Holland, Whitesell & Co. Hickory, N.C. 31 4 7.00 11.00 8 47 Herbert Whitesell
58 Grassi & Co. CPAs Lake Success, N.Y. 110 32 10.00 10.00 20 40 Louis Grassi
59 Whitley Penn Fort Worth, Texas 158 55 10.00 10.00 8 40 Larry Autrey
60 Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz Camp Hill, Pa. 90 9 7.00 11.00 24 60 Kenneth Wolfe
61 Mikunda, Cottrell & Co. Inc. Anchorage, Alaska 98 27 17.00 19.00 NA 112 James Hasle
62 Daszkal Bolton Boca Raton, Fla. 79 22 25.00 5.00 12 32 Michael Daszkal
63 Henderson, Hutcherson & McCullough Chattanooga, Tenn. 60 7 2.00 3.00 20 40 James Hutcherson
64 KatzAbosch Hunt Valley, Md. 83 18 20.00 6.00 40 61 Mark Cisell
65 Cohen & Co. Cleveland 217 42 5.00 7.00 40 40 Randall Myeroff
Large firms (250 or more employees)
Rank Firm Headquarters No. of employees New hires in last year Turnover (%) % of internal promotion Avg. hours of orientation Training hours per emp. Chief executive
1 BlumShapiro West Hartford, Conn. 277 55 11.00 12.00 32 50 Carl Johnson
2 Armanino McKenna San Ramon, Calif. 263 84 12.00 15.00 20 80 Andy Armanino
3 Citrin Cooperman & Co. New York City 314 20 0.00 15.00 21 64 Joel Cooperman
4 Burr, Pilger & Mayer San Francisco 379 127 23.00 16.00 6 65 Stephen Mayer
5 Anchin, Block & Anchin New York City 361 59 4.08 8.00 7 60 Frank Schettino
6 Friedman New York City 266 56 4.00 19.00 50 50 Bruce Madnick
7 Dixon Hughes Asheville, N.C. 1,098 204 13.40 21.00 32 62 Ken Hughes
8 Kearney & Co. Alexandria, Va. 353 229 15.00 38.00 24 51 Ed Kearney
9 Rothstein Kass Roseland, N.J. 774 227 12.00 30.00 40 55 S. Kass/H. Altman
10 J.H. Cohn Roseland, N.J. 1,026 167 8.00 22.00 8 40 Thomas Marino
11 Rehmann Saginaw, Mich. 530 40 16.00 9.00 9 40 Steve Kelly
12 BKD Springfield, Mo. 2,030 212 12.00 18.00 40 64 Neal Spencer
13 BDO Seidman Chicago 2,581 549 10.00 27.00 10 40 Jack Weisbaum
14 Eisner New York City 530 145 7.00 17.00 8 50 Charles Weinstein
15 Baker Tilly Virchow Krause Madison, Wis. 1,170 331 13.61 11.00 4 40 Tim Christen
Notes: Internal promotion - percentage of fiscal-year staff receiving internal promotions. Orientation - for new employees.
