Boomer Clients Dominate IPA's "Best of the Best"

Inside Public Accounting (IPA) recently released their highly anticipated 2006 “Best of the Best” and “Honorable Mention” lists of the top public accounting firms.  As was the case in 2004 and 2005, Boomer Technology Circle Member firms dominated the list!  There were a total of 8 firms listed on the “Best” list (out of 25 firms) and another 5 were listed on the “Honorable Mention” list (out of 25 firms) for a total of 13 firms!  The top association represented on this list was The Leading Edge with 3 on the “Best” and 2 on the “Honorable” list for 5 total firms.

IPA also released their “IPA All-Star” firms list.  These all-stars were chosen based on their performance in specific areas of practice management compared to hundreds of other firms.  Boomer Technology Circle Member firms made up 29 of the awards in 11 different categories.

Each year, Practical Accountant recognizes accounting firms for their innovative practices with the “Practice Innovation Awards”.  These firms are leaders in the industry and we are very proud to announce that 11 of the 31 firms chosen in 2006 are members of The Boomer Technology Circles.

Congratulations go out to the following Circle firms:

Aldrich Kilbride & Tatone, LLC (Steve Tatone)

• Innovation Award for Outstanding Outsourcing

Armanino McKenna (Joe Moore)

• 2006 Best of the Best

Aronson & Company (Lisa Cines)

• #5 Revenue per Professional
• #4 Revenue per Employee
• Innovation Award for Winning the Staffing Battle
• 2006 Best of the Best

Berenfeld Spritzer Shechter & Sheer (Mike Spritzer)

• All-Star Long Range Planning

Berkowitz Dick Pollack & Brant (Richard Berkowitz)

• #1 Net Fee and Charge Hour
• #4 Revenue per Partner
• #4 Revenue per Professional
• 2006 Best of the Best

Bonn Shortsleeve & Ray, LLP (Ken Bonn)

• Innovation Award for Advantages of Recasting a Firm

CCR Advisory Group (Bob Charron)

• Innovation Award for Outstanding Outsourcing

Clark Nuber (David Katri)

• All-Star Long Range Planning
• Innovation Award for Employing Special Technologies

Gifford Hillegass & Ingwersen (Dick Ingwersen)

• All-Star Human Resources
• All-Star Long Range Planning
• Innovation Award for Niche Building
• 2006 Honorable Mention

Habif Arogeti & Wynn (Dan Simms)

• 2006 Honorable Mention

Honkamp Krueger & Company (Arnold Honkamp)

• #8 All-Star Leverage

Ireland San Filippo (Bob Lee)

• All-Star Long Range Planning

JH Cohn, LLP (Thomas Marino)

• Innovation Award for Advantages of Recasting a Firm
• 2006 Honorable Mention

JOSEPH EVE (Joseph Eve)

• #5 All-Star Leverage
• #8 Revenue per Partner
• #4 Highest Percent of Revenue from Audit/Accounting

Kennedy & Coe (Kurt Siemers)

• Innovation Award for Niche Building

Kuebler Prudhomme & Company (Joe Kuebler)

• #9 Highest Percent of Revenue from Tax
• 2006 Honorable Mention

Marcum & Kliegman (Jeff Weiner)

• #2 Net Fee per Charge Hour
• #5 Revenue per Partner
• #1 Revenue per Professional
• #1 Revenue per Employee
• 2006 Best of the Best

Mauldin & Jenkins (Elton Wolf)

• #8 Highest Percent of Revenue from Audit/Accounting

McKonly & Asbury (Terry Harris)

• #9 All-Star Growth

Morrison Brown Argiz & Farra (Antonio Argiz)

• 2006 Best of the Best

Reznick Group (Ken Baggett)

• All-Star Long Range Planning
• 2006 Honorable Mention

Rothstein Kass (Harris Rothstein)

• #6 All-Star Leverage
• Innovation Award for Meaningful Relationships Within and Without

Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein (Harvey Goldstein)

• All-Star Long Range Planning
• Innovation Award for Enhancing Office Space
• 2006 Honorable Mention

SS&G Financial Services (Gary Shamis)

• #10 All-Star Leverage

Templeton & Company (Steven Templeton)

• #10 Revenue per Partner

The Siegfried Group (Rob Siegfried)

• #3 All-Star Growth
• #1 Highest Percent of Revenue from Non-Attest Services

Vitale Caturano & Co. (Richard Caturano)

• 2006 Honorable Mention

WithumSmith + Brown (Ivan Brown)

• All-Star Long Range Planning
• Innovation Award for Creating New Services
• 2006 Best of the Best