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THE 2016 BEST OF THE BEST FIRMS LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

PARTNERS FIRM / HEADQUARTERS CEO / MP NET REVENUE / STAFF

Anchin Block & Anchin LLP / New York Frank A. Schettino $97,000,000 55 / 339

Armanino LLP / San Ramon, Calif. Andy Armanino $164,247,362 60 / 603

Bennett Thrasher LLP / Atlanta Jeffrey A. Eischeid $41,351,643 34 / 227

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Doeren Mayhew / Troy, Mich. Mark A. Crawford $62,693,505 47 / 257

EEPB PCh / Houston Steven L. Parkhill $15,280,440 14 / 67

Frazier & Deeter LLC / Atlanta Seth McDaniel $66,940,000 37 / 305

Frost PLLC / Little Rock, Ark. Doug Richardson $23,773,132 17 / 116

GBH CPAs PC / Houston Jeff Houston $7,514,865 5 / 40

GBQ Partners LLC / Columbus, Ohio Darci L. Congrove $26,827,688 18 / 131

Gettry Marcus CPA PC / Woodbury, N.Y. Steven L. Marcus $17,859,022 16 / 81

Gramkow Carnevale Seifert & Co. LLC / Oradell, N.J. Ted Carnevale $8,810,170 3 / 30

Grassi & Co.h* / New York Louis C. Grassi $52,986,887 28 / 218

GreerWalker LLP / Charlotte, N.C. Executive Committee $21,539,100 13 / 97

Gursey | Schneider LLP / Los Angeles Stephan H. Wasserman $31,463,804 10 / 130

H.J. Umbaugh & Associates CPAs LLPh° / Indianapolis Todd Samuelson $18,854,440 22 / 88

Habif Arogeti & Wynne LLP / Atlanta Richard Kopelman $73,531,000 43 / 340

Henderson Hutcherson & McCulloughh°/ Chattanooga, Tenn. James D. Hutcherson $18,342,172 12 / 83

Henry & Horne LLP / Tempe, Ariz. C. Goodmiller / C. Inderieden $24,607,423 16 / 116

HLB Gross Collins PC / Atlanta Michael Bohling $11,053,623 10 / 56

Holthouse Carlin & Van Trigt LLP / Los Angeles Philip J. Holthouse $110,973,274 37 / 412

Kassouf & Co. PC1 / Birmingham, Ala. Gerard Kassouf $13,713,000 7 / 65

Katz Sapper & Miller / Indianapolis David Resnick $65,944,500 33 / 316

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Krost Baumgarten Kniss & Guerreroh° / Pasadena, Calif. Greg Kniss $20,448,175 6 / 97

Lutz / Omaha, Neb. Mark Duren $32,644,590 29 / 155

Maxwell Locke & Ritter LLP / Austin, Texas Steven W. Knebel $22,557,126 20 / 103

MBAF / Miami Antonio L. Argiz $98,600,000 57 / 496

McPhillips Roberts & Deans PLC / Norfolk, Va. Edward J. Amorosso $14,682,021 12 / 71

Mellott & Mellott PLL / Cincinnati Donald L. Mellott Jr. $5,137,091 5 / 26

Miller Grossbard Advisors LLPh / Houston Russell J. Miller $7,445,850 3 / 30

Moore Colson / Marietta, Ga. Bert Mills $17,962,206 16 / 78

Novogradac & Company LLP / San Francisco Michael J. Novogradac $117,068,167 40 / 545

Perelson Weiner LLP° / New York Ronald G. Weiner $24,104,520 14 / 63

Realize CPA LLP / San Francisco Kyle M. Vineyard $8,458,097 4 / 28

Rosen Sapperstein & Friedlander LLCh / Owings Mills, Md. Howard J. Rosen $10,347,411 8 / 49

RRBB Accountants & Advisors / Somerset, N.J. David N. Roth $11,856,000 9 / 50

Seiler LLPh* / Redwood City, Calif. James G.B. DeMartini III $46,100,000 18 / 193

Shea Labagh Dobberstein CPAs & Advisorsh°/ San Francisco James R. Dobberstein $18,258,243 8 / 64

Skoda Minotti / Cleveland Gregory J. Skoda $50,142,500 35 / 172

Smith & Howard PC / Atlanta John W. Lucht $24,898,156 10 / 86

Stratagem PC2 / Lakewood, Colo. Tim Bradley $7,266,740 5 / 37

Tanner LLC / Salt Lake City Jeffrey G. Bickel $17,818,937 11 / 83

TPP Certified Public Accountants LLC / Overland Park, Kan. Robert W. Parker $6,141,941 6 / 29

Walter & Shuffain PC / Boston Jonathan O. Yorks $12,930,000 9 / 52

Whitley Penn LLP / Fort Worth, Texas Larry G. Autrey $72,439,035 44 / 304

Wilkin & Guttenplan PC° / East Brunswick, N.J. Edward Guttenplan $16,146,699 14 / 81

William Vaughan Company / Maumee, Ohio Aaron D. Swiggum $9,158,517 6 / 55

WithumSmith+Brown PC / Princeton, N.J. William R. Hagaman Jr. $147,068,000 104 / 628

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Aycock & Company PC / Houston Matthew Aycock 1 / 18

Bassett & Byers PA / Raleigh, N.C. Kevin J. Bassett 2 / 10

Desroches Partners LLP* / Houston Rod Desroches 5 / 24

Duggan & Massey PC+ / Atlanta Michael Thompson 3 / 22

Erickson Brown & Kloster PC* / Colorado Springs, Colo. Philip J. Erickson 5 / 24

Iannuzzi Manetta & Co. PC* / Troy, Mich. Frank Iannuzzi 4 / 19

Karp Ackerman Skabowski & Hogan CPAs / Hudson, N.Y. David M. Ackerman 4 / 21

Liggett & Webb PA / Boynton Beach, Fla. Derek Webb 5 / 18

Swalling & Associates PC / Anchorage, Alaska John C. Swalling 3 / 17

Wagner Duys & Wood LLP / Bethesda, Md. Brad Wagner 3 / 6

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GGFL / Ottawa Deborah Bourchier 11 / 79

PSB Boisjoli LLP / Montreal Marc Elman 18 / 135

Segal LLP / Toronto Dan Natale 12 / 70

Shimmerman Penn LLP / Toronto Maj-Lis Vettoretti 6 / 27

Williams & Partners / Markham, Ontario Nick Angellotti 9 / 45

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