Acquiring a CPA firm

by a searcher from New York University

1 year ago

Everyone,
I wanted to see if anyone has had any experience in acquiring a CPA / Tax firm.  Not interested in the legal ramifications, but more so the experience in buying a practice based on a gross revenue multiplier (as common in this industry), and how that has translated to longevity of clients and earnings/multiple.

Thank you, appreciate any guidance or thoughts.

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searcher from The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

Booth ETA podcast spoke about accounting firm acquisitions (episode###-###-#### might be worth listening to. https://polsky.uchicago.edu/podcasts/eta-insider/

3 months ago | like reply | 0 likes

professional from University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business

I feel like I've seen tons of CPA firms getting acquired on here.

1 year ago | like reply | 0 likes

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