CPAmerica International
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| Company type | Association |
|---|---|
| Industry | Accounting |
| Predecessor | Accounting Firms Associated, Inc. |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | Professional services |
| Revenue | $9.8 million |
Number of employees | 3,900 |
| Website | www.cpamerica.org |
CPAmerica, Inc. is one of the largest associations of independent CPA firms in the United States. It includes more than 90 firms with almost 170 offices in 40 states. The total staff is more than 3,900 employees, which includes more than 690 partners. Member firms vary in size from $2 million to $50 million in firm revenues, averaging $9.8 million. The number of personnel ranges from 15 to 325.
Only one member is accepted to the association in each 50-mile (80 km) radius except for a few major cities. Member firms receive practice management suggestions, information sharing between firms, CPE training, marketing products and access to national consultants. They communicate via discussion lists, conference calls, an online sharing library and regular nationwide conferences and regional meetings.
CPAmerica is a member of Crowe Global. The international network includes 782 offices worldwide with almost 40,000 employees. [1]
The association was founded in 1978 by eight firms as Accounting Firms Associated, Inc., and its headquarters was later established in Gainesville, Florida. By 1990, it included 43 firms. In 1998, with 60 members, it formed a strategic alliance with Crowe Horwath International (now known as Crowe Global). The name was changed to CPAmerica International in 2000. The following year, it moved into a 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m2) headquarters building in Alachua, Florida. In 2012, the headquarters moved again to downtown Gainesville. In 2018, the name changed to CPAmerica, Inc.