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CPA Firm Growth Slows to 7.9% After Two-Year Surge

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Expansion gives way to strategic adaptation.

By CPA Trendlines Research
The Rosenberg Survey

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After two years of double-digit expansion, CPA firm growth is cooling.

Average revenue growth among firms over $2 million is falling to 7.9 percent this year, down from 10.7 percent in 2023 and 2024.

MORE: The 2025 Rosenberg MAP Survey is available from CPA Trendlines here.

The slowdown, while modest, signals that the post-pandemic boom driven by mergers, tax complexity and advisory demand is giving way to a more mature phase marked by tighter margins, higher costs and the growing influence of private equity, according to the 2025 Rosenberg Survey, the accounting profession’s leading management benchmark.

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CPA Pricing Power Falters as Salaries March Upward

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The tax and accounting sector shows signs of accelerating change.

By CPA Trendlines

Salaries at CPA firms are entering their second year of marked year-over-year gains, even as billing rate increases remain few and far between, according to a new analysis by CPA Trendlines.

MORE: Most Tax and Accounting Firms Are Relying on Pay Raises in a Losing Battle for Talent | Higher Wages, Fewer Jobs: A New Era for CPA Staffing | Struggling to Keep Up with Market Salaries? |

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An industry that once seemed stable and predictable is now anything but. Some can call it a transformation. For others, it’s a massive dislocation.

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