Accountants and Accounting Firms

Comprehensive market research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:

SourceMedia, Inc.
Accounting Today
http://www.accountingtoday.com/

Monthly trade magazine features news and information for the accounting profession, with topics covered including practice management, marketing and practice development, regulatory and legislative updates, technology, and mergers and acquisitions. Selected articles from current and prior issues can be viewed free online with registration, with free print or digital edition subscriptions available for qualified parties.

Accounting Services
https://www.firstresearch.com/

First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Management of an Accounting Practice Handbook
http://www.cpa2biz.com/  Search for above title
Comprehensive three-volume guide provides in-depth information on managing an accounting practice, with content section topics including developing a practice, practice administration, personnel, owner issues, and management data (including benchmarking and statistical information from the annual National MAP Survey and the AICPA Practitioners Symposium survey). Detailed table of contents can be viewed free online.

Industry Financial Ratios
Accounting, Auditing, and Bookkeeping Services
https://www.bizminer.com  Search for "5412"

Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
PCPS / TSCPA National MAP Survey
http://www.aicpa.org/

Annual benchmarking study provides information on practice income and expenses, billing rates, total and chargeable hours, staffing levels, compensation and benefits, and more, with survey contents broken out in individual reports by state, geographic region (e.g., Northeast, South, Midwest, and West), and practice size based on revenues (e.g., small - less than $500K, medium - $500K to $1.5M, and large - $1.5M to $10M+).

Rosenberg Associates
National MAP Survey of CPA Firm Statistics
http://rosenbergassoc.com/

Annual survey of over 400 CPA firms provides information on net fees, billing rates, total and chargeable hours, utilization, income per partner, and more, with survey results broken out by practice size (e.g., sole practitioners, less than $2M, $2M to $10M, $10M to $20M, more than $20M), metropolitan area market population, and geographic location. Detailed description of survey contents can be viewed free online.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Accountants and Auditors
https://www.bls.gov/accountants-and-auditors.htm
Information provided for this occupational category includes a description of the nature of the work and the work environment, number and types of jobs, education and training requirements, wages and earnings, employment outlook, and sources for additional information. All information is available free online.

Robert Half
Accounting and Finance Salary Guide
http://www.roberthalffinance.com/

Annual salary guide provides average starting salary ranges for personnel employed by public accounting firms, with salary data broken out by firm size based on annual revenues. Online salary calculator can be used to estimate the average starting salary range for specific job positions in a local market, with selection criteria including zip code, job category, position level, and firm size. All information is available free online.

ERI Economic Research Institute
Accounting Services Salary Survey
https://www.erieri.com/

Annual salary survey provides compensation data for executive, salaried, and hourly personnel employed in this service sector on a national and regional level, with services categories covered in the survey including auditing, accounting, bookkeeping, tax return preparation, and payroll processing services. Complete listing of all job positions included in the survey and sample pages for selected job positions are accessible online.

Valuing Professional Practices and Licenses:
A Guide for the Matrimonial Practitioner
Part D: Accounting Practices
Ronald L. Brown (Editor), Wolters Kluwer, supplemented annually
https://lrus.wolterskluwer.com/

Valuation guide contains over 45 chapters focused on valuing professional practices, degrees, and licenses for divorce purposes, with professions covered including attorneys, accountants, physicians, and dentists. Detailed table of contents and searchable text can be viewed online using "Google Preview" feature.