Sixty-six percent of clients say the main reason they would terminate their CPA firm is for poor “client service and attentiveness.” Yet, only 27% of CPAs see “client service and attentiveness” as a problem. Client service and retention has never been more important. In these times of fee shopping and negotiation it is critical to solidify your client relationships.

Attend our webinar, “Client Satisfaction and Service: How to Retain Clients and Grow Revenue in a Recession,” October 7, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Eastern and learn:

• What clients really think
• Why accounting firms lose clients
• How to manage client service to maximize client satisfaction
• The hidden land mines in your marketing program
• How extraordinary client service can pay off for your firm
• Client service opportunities for tax season

The 2009 Best Accounting Firms to Work for survey and award program was created by Accounting Today and Best Companies Group. It was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in the accounting industry, benefiting the nation’s economy, its workforce and businesses. The Best Accounting Firms to Work for list is made up of a total of 100 firms, split into three groups: 20 small-sized companies (15-24 employees), 65 medium-sized companies (25-249 employees) 15 large-sized companies (more than 250 employees).

The 2009 Best Accounting Firms to Work for are (alphabetical order, no ranking):
· Albright, Fortenberry & Ninas, LLP
· Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP
· Anglin Reichmann Snellgrove & Armstrong P.C.
· Argy, Wiltse & Robinson P.C.
· Armanino McKenna LLP
· Armao, Costa & Ricciardi, CPAs, P.C.
· Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
· Baldwin & Associates, PLLC
· Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith
· Bartolomei Pucciarelli, LLC
· BCG & Company
· BDO Seidman, LLP
· BeachFleischman PC
· Berlin, Ramos & Company, P.A.
· Bernard Robinson & Company, L.L.P.
· Berntson Porter & Company, PLLC
· Biscotti, Toback & Company, CPA’s P.C.
· BKD, LLP
· Bland & Associates, P.C.
· BlumShapiro
· Bond Beebe Accountants & Advisors
· Boyer & Ritter, CPAs and Consultants
· Braver Schimler Pierce Jenkins, LLP
· Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz
· Burr, Pilger & Mayer, Inc.
· Citrin Cooperman & Company LLP
· Cohen & Company
· Coulter & Justus, P.C.
· Cowan Bolduc Doherty, LLC
· Daszkal Bolton LLP
· Davidson, Holland, Whitesell & Co., PLLC
· DiCicco, Gulman & Company LLP
· Dixon Hughes PLLC
· Dunton & Associates, LLC
· E. Cohen and Company, CPAs
· Eisner LLP
· Friedman LLP
· GBH CPAs, PC
· Glenn M. Gelman & Associates, Certified Public Accountants and Business Consultants
· Grassi & Co., CPAs, P.C.
· Greenstein, Rogoff, Olsen & Co. LLP
· Greer & Walker, LLP
· Hancock Askew & Co., LLP
· Henderson, Hutcherson & McCullough, PLLC
· Hertzbach & Company, P.A.
· Homes, Lowry, Horn & Johnson, Ltd
· Isdaner & Company, LLC
· J.H. Cohn LLP
· Johanson & Yau Accountancy Corporation
· Johnson Jacobson Wilcox
· Johnson Lambert & Co. LLP
· KatzAbosch
· Kaufman, Rossin & Co.
· Kearney & Company
· Kolb+Co. SC
· KraftCPAs PLLC
· Kreinces Rollins & Shanker, LLC
· Lanigan, Ryan, Malcolm & Doyle, P.C.
· LaPorte Sehrt Romig Hand
· Layton Layton & Tobler LLP
· Lewis, Hooper & Dick, LLC
· LMGW Certified Public Accountants LLP
· Maloney + Novotny LLC
· Mann. Weitz & Associates L.L.C.
· Mark Bailey & Company
· Martin Starnes & Associates, CPAs, P.A.
· McKonly & Asbury, LLP
· Mikunda, Cottrell & Co., Inc.
· Montgomery Coscia Greilich LLP
· Onisko & Scholz, LLP Certified Public Accountants
· Payne, Nickles & Company
· Pender Newkirk & Company LLP
· Petrinovich Pugh & Co, LLP
· Pittman & Brooks, P.C.
· PKF Texas
· Porter Keadle Moore, LLP
· Potter & Company, LLP
· Price, Kong & Co., CPA’s
· Rehmann
· RINA accountancy corporation
· Rosenberg, Smith, Cooney & Migliore, P.C.
· Rothstein Kass
· Rushton & Company, LLC
· Sanford, Baumeister & Frazier, PLLC
· Sharrard, McGee & Co., P.A.
· Sisterson & Co. LLP
· Soukup, Bush & Associates, CPAs, P.C.
· Squire & Company, PC
· Swindoll, Janzen, Hawk & Loyd, LLC
· Tate & Tryon
· Testone, Marshall & Discenza, LLP CPAs
· The Whitlock Company, LLP
· ThomasYork, LLP
· Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, P.C.
· Wessel & Company
· WhippleWood CPAs, PC
· Whitley Penn LLP
· Wilkin & Guttenplan
· Windes & McClaughry Accountancy Corporation
· Windham Brannon