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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.

NICHE SERVICE

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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