Accounting Today Industry Survey Results
This chart lists the primary consulting services being offered by the top 100 CPA firms
(on average with 80 firms responding). The ranking given each service shows it as a percentage of the top 100 firms that offer this service. Note that business valuation has held
either the number one or two spot for the last 13 years. It has actually held this
record since 1992. Litigation Support has hovered between the number one and four spot for about
14 years.
|
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| Litigation Support |
66% |
68% |
62% |
63% |
54% |
73% |
71% |
73% |
69% |
76% |
78% |
75% |
72% |
73% |
| Business Valuations |
68% |
82% |
72% |
78% |
65% |
78% |
77% |
72% |
89% |
72% |
82% |
82% |
73% |
74% |
| Estate/Trust/Gift Tax Planning |
59% |
65% |
66% |
60% |
77% |
71% |
71% |
65% |
66% |
72% |
74% |
82% |
67% |
64% |
| SOX (Sanbanes-Oxley) Compliance |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
63% |
77% |
76% |
67% |
63% |
46% |
35% |
| Forensics/Fraud |
37% |
42% |
50% |
53% |
37% |
55% |
60% |
60% |
56% |
76% |
77% |
75% |
71% |
69% |
| Non-Profit Organizations |
51% |
45% |
48% |
50% |
44% |
51% |
52% |
60% |
60% |
68% |
55% |
63% |
58% |
60% |
| Attest Services |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
55% |
67% |
76% |
86% |
87% |
80% |
70% |
| Business Management for Wealthy Individuals |
42% |
46% |
50% |
49% |
44% |
56% |
57% |
55% |
63% |
51% |
62% |
71% |
55% |
54% |
| Industry Specializations |
59% |
55% |
51% |
53% |
42% |
53% |
52% |
55% |
50% |
69% |
64% |
70% |
65% |
N/A |
| Mergers & Acquisitions |
43% |
50% |
46% |
56% |
49% |
61% |
52% |
53% |
63% |
65% |
68% |
55% |
52% |
51% |
| Personal Financial Planning |
35% |
40% |
N/A |
49% |
42% |
53% |
59% |
52% |
47% |
47% |
46% |
57% |
39% |
38% |
| International Tax |
35% |
39% |
N/A |
42% |
32% |
40% |
39% |
51% |
44% |
76% |
68% |
72% |
67% |
65% |
| Employee Benefits |
51% |
51% |
42% |
49% |
40% |
55% |
47% |
48% |
41% |
51% |
49% |
53% |
42% |
49% |
| Investment Advisor/Services |
N/A |
N/A |
41% |
32% |
53% |
48% |
48% |
48% |
39% |
43% |
45% |
37% |
35% |
31% |
| Technical Consulting |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
44% |
40% |
50% |
46% |
53% |
47% |
36% |
| Strategic Planning/Business Plans |
49% |
42% |
33% |
49% |
46% |
52% |
45% |
43% |
44% |
51% |
45% |
49% |
38% |
40% |
| Business Management for Small Businesses |
18% |
24% |
20% |
21% |
30% |
53% |
48% |
44% |
N/A |
N/A |
35% |
41% |
29% |
36% |
| Bankruptcy/Insolvency |
36% |
36% |
27% |
32% |
22% |
34% |
32% |
28% |
34% |
35% |
33% |
32% |
34% |
33% |
| Financing Arrangements |
36% |
36% |
N/A |
32% |
26% |
32% |
27% |
28% |
27% |
34% |
31% |
26% |
29% |
25% |
| Employment Search |
24% |
24% |
N/A |
33% |
31% |
36% |
28% |
23% |
21% |
24% |
26% |
21% |
N/A |
19% |
| Cash Flow Forecasting/Management |
N/A |
N/A |
24% |
21% |
31% |
24% |
24% |
21% |
19% |
30% |
29% |
24% |
N/A |
29% |
| Payroll Services/Consulting |
19% |
21% |
N/A |
23% |
21% |
25% |
16% |
20% |
21% |
18% |
26% |
N/A |
N/A |
11% |
Export/Import |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
14% |
15% |
13% |
12% |
17% |
11% |
20% |
32% |
22% |
20% |
23% |
| Internet/Electronic Commerce |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
34% |
30% |
22% |
12% |
16% |
19% |
14% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Lease vs. Buy Analysis |
19% |
21% |
N/A |
20% |
15% |
23% |
17% |
13% |
13% |
24% |
21% |
N/A |
N/A |
13% |
| Software Development/Training |
26% |
30% |
N/A |
26% |
16% |
22% |
16% |
12% |
11% |
14% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Budgeting Services/Receivables Management |
N/A |
N/A |
12% |
13% |
13% |
11% |
11% |
9% |
11% |
12% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Other |
15% |
18% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
24% |
28% |
26% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Business Management Services |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
16% |
18% |
N/A |
N/A |
29% |
15% |
| Cost Segregation |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
50% |
54% |
51% |
38% |
41% |
| Computer Systems |
66% |
73% |
65% |
70% |
49% |
53% |
48% |
44% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Accounting Systems/Software |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
56% |
34% |
48% |
44% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Compensation/Benefit Planning |
22% |
33% |
N/A |
42% |
34% |
39% |
37% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| E-Filing |
9% |
15% |
N/A |
19% |
14% |
22% |
29% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Health Care Consulting |
48% |
57% |
52% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Practice Management for Doctors |
35% |
33% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Practice Management for Lawyers |
23% |
17% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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