Deloitte leads; Ernst nudges past PwC
The nation’s top 100 tax and accounting firms grew topline revenues another 11% in 2007, marking the third consecutive year of double-digit gains, according to the latest issue of Accounting Today. The surge was led by firms with volume of under $100 million, with aggregate growth of 15%, according to managing editor Daniel Hood.
The Horserace
- Deloitte & Touche again leads the rankings, with revenue of $9.85 billion, up 12% from the year before.
- Ernst & Young moves into second place, with $7.56 billion, up 10%.
- PricewaterhouseCoopers drops to third, with $7.46 billion, up 8%.
- KPMG rounds out the Big Four with $5.36 billion, up 12%.
The Second Tier is led by:
- RSM McGladrey, at $1.39 billion, up 10%, followed, in order, by:
- Grant Thornton, at $1.1 billion, up 14%;
- BDO Seidman, $589 billion, 6%;
- CBiz/Mayer Hoffman McCann, $501 million, 13%;
- Crowe Group; $457 million, 8%;
- BKD, $322 million, 12%;
- Moss Adams, $317 million, 16%;
- UHY Advisors, $277 million, 16%;
- Plante & Moran, $271 million, 12%
- Clifton Gunderson, $228 million, 15%; and
- J.H. Cohn, $215 million, 23%.
