SIC 8721 | NAICS 541210
The following guide to industry information, research, and analysis provides sources for industry trends and statistics, market research and analysis, financial ratios and salary surveys, and more.
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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:
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.
First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:
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.
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+).
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.
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.
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.
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.
