| Largest Accounting Firms | ||||||
| Ranked by number of CPAs on staff in Arkansas | ||||||
| Firm | CPAs | |||||
| Address | Other | Professional Staff | Sample Services/ | Hourly Fees | ||
| Phone, Fax | Professionals | Managing Partner(s) | Businesses Served | Sample Clients | Year Founded | |
| Other locations | ||||||
| 1 | BKD LLP | 55 | 129 | Audit, tax, management consulting, business owner | *Simmons First National Corp. | WND |
| 400 W. Capitol Ave., Suite 2500, Little Rock 72201 | 74 | Steven Warren | succession, wealth management, estate planning, business | 1923 | ||
| (501) 372-1040, (501) 372-1250 | valuation/health care, financial institutions, nonprofit, | |||||
| Pine Bluff, Fort Smith and 26 offices in Colorado, Illinois, | government, agriculture/farming, utilities, auto dealers, | |||||
| Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, | construction contractors, family owned businesses and | |||||
| Oklahoma and Texas | entrepreneurs | |||||
| 2 | Moore Stephens Frost | 38 | 81 | Financial services, business valuations, litigation support, | WND | WND |
| 425 W. Capitol Ave., Suite 3300, Little Rock 72201 | 43 | Greg Flesher | mergers & acquisitions, benefit plan administration, audit | 1974 | ||
| (501) 376-9241, (501) 374-5520 | and tax/animal agriculture, banking, manufacturing, | |||||
| construction, transportation, family owned businesses | ||||||
| 3 | Ernst & Young LLP | 32 | 42 | Audit, tax, restructuring, mergers & acquisitions, | WND | WND |
| 425 W. Capitol Ave., Suite 3600, Little Rock 72201 | 10 | Charles Harvell | IT security, real estate advisory, internal audit, | 1924 | ||
| (501) 370-3000, (501) 370-3044 | transportation, health care, technology, financial | |||||
| Fort Smith | services, manufacturing, retail & distribution | |||||
| 4 | Beall Barclay & Co. | 29 | 48 | Audits, taxes, consulting, compilations, business valuations, | WND | $50-$150 |
| 3101 S. 70th St., Fort Smith 72903 | 19 | Randy Philpot | fraud services, reviews, IT consulting, government, | 1963 | ||
| (479) 484-5740, (479) 484-0670 | financial institutions, oil & gas, manufacturing, real estate, | |||||
| Rogers, Russellville, Clarksville | transportation, entrepreneurial services, construction | |||||
| 5 | Hudson Cisne Thessing & Co. LLP | 22 | 34 | Audit, tax, accounting & consulting | $30-$175 | |
| 11412 Huron Lane, Little Rock 72211 | 12 | Johnny Hudson, | services/construction, medical, farming, cooperatives, | 1987 | ||
| (501) 221-1000, (501) 221-9236 | Dick Cisne, John | banking, transportation, pensions, trusts, | ||||
| Thessing, Lisa Love | estate planning, telephone and utilities | |||||
| 6 | Deloitte & Touche | 19 | 35 | Audit, taxes, mergers, | WND | WND |
| 111 Center St., Suite 1800, Little Rock 72201 | 16 | Mike Haigh | acquisitions, health care, technology, | 1897 | ||
| (501) 370-3610, (501) 375-7817 | financial services, manufacturing | |||||
| More than 100 locations in the United States | ||||||
| 6 | Jones & Company Ltd. | 19 | 32 | Accounting, auditing, tax, consulting, | ||
| 501 Southwest Drive, Jonesboro 72401 | 13 | Phil Jones, Hal White, | family-owned businesses, banking, | WND | $37-$120 | |
| (870) 935-2871, (870) 935-6374 | Sherry Stringer, Bill | manufacturing, development, retail | 1995 | |||
| Foster, Brent Stidman | ||||||
| 6 | Thomas & Thomas CPAs | 19 | 29 | Audit, tax, accounting, | $40-$200 | |
| 201 E. Markham St., Suite 500, Little Rock 72201 | 10 | Don Smith | consulting services | 1953 | ||
| (501) 375-2025, (501) 375-8704 | Mason Andres | |||||
| Texarkana | ||||||
| 9 | Engstrom Grayson Green & Patterson CPAs | 14 | 17 | Tax, audit, consulting, litigation, write-up, | ||
| 611 Main St., North Little Rock 72114 | 3 | Bruce Engstrom | transportation, manufacturing, restaurants, investors, | WND | $60-$225 | |
| (501) 374-2910, (501) 374-8425 | communications, attorneys, doctors | 1980 | ||||
| 9 | Thomas Speight & Noble | 14 | 19 | audit, tax, accounting, consulting | WND | $50-$200 |
| P.O. Box 205, Blytheville 72316 | 5 | Kenny Thomas | 1978 | |||
| (870) 762-5831 | ||||||
| 11 | Jeffrey Phillips Mosley & Scott PA | 12 | 24 | Tax, audit, consulting, business | ||
| 2200 N. Rodney Parham Road, Suite 205, Little Rock 72212 | 12 | Jim Phillips | valuation,litigation support, nonprofits, health care, | WND | $30-$180 | |
| (501) 227-5800, (501) 227-5851 | construction, real estate, political | 1987 | ||||
| 11 | Jordan Woosley Crone & Keaton | 12 | 19 | Audit, accounting, tax, consulting, | WND | $50-$160 |
| 126 Hobson Ave., Hot Springs 71901 | 7 | Joseph L. Woosley | estate, valuations, mergers & acquisitions, | 1962 | ||
| (501) 624-5788, (501) 623-1511 | local government, contractors | |||||
| 13 | Erwin & Co. PA** | 12 | WND | WND | ||
| 6311 Ranch Drive, Little Rock 72223 | WND | WND | WND | WND | ||
| (501) 868-7486, (501) 868-7750 | WND | |||||
| 14 | Ervin & Co. PA | 10 | 17 | Tax planning and compliance, audit, consulting, | Area Agency on Aging, | |
| 4257 Gable Drive, Fayetteville 72703 | 7 | John Ervin | construction, governmental, forensic and fraud accounting, | Washington County, National | $70-$210 | |
| (479) 442-8546, (479) 521-1298 | Litigation support, business valuation, computer, | Home Center | 1978 | |||
| Web-based accounting, instructional seminars | ||||||
| 15 | Hughes Welch & Milligan Ltd. | 9 | 20 | Audit, taxation, health care consultation, | ||
| 410 Barnett Drive, Batesville 72501 | 11 | Tom Milligan | government auditing, personal/corporate | WND | $40-$175 | |
| (870) 793-5231, (870) 793-7788 | income tax preparation | 1969 | ||||
| 15 | L. Cotton Thomas & Co. | 9 | 12 | Audit, tax, mergers & acquisitions, | ||
| 620 W. Third St. Suite 400, Little Rock 72201 | 3 | Mike Schaufele, | governmental, nonprofit and other consulting, | WND | $50-$200 | |
| (501) 375-9187, (501) 375-6825 | Lindsay Thomas | construction, trusts, insurance, transportation | 1970 | |||
| 15 | Mallory & Associates CPAs | 9 | 10 | Nonprofit, government, tax, auditing, management | ||
| 7 Shackleford Plaza, Little Rock 72211 | 1 | George Mallory | advisory service, bookkeeping, privately held businesses | WND | $45-$160 | |
| (501) 224-3037, (501) 224-3039 | 1971 | |||||
| Perryville | ||||||
| 18 | Howland & Norris | 8 | 15 | Audit, corporate, tax, | ||
| 401 W. Capitol Ave., Suite 501, Little Rock 72201 | 7 | Bill Norris | universities, banks, agriculture, physicians | WND | $40-$145 | |
| (501) 372-3112, (501) 375-7838 | 1913 | |||||
| 18 | Little Shaneyfelt Marshall Romine & Co. | 8 | 11 | Audit, tax, consulting | WND | $50-$150 |
| 1501 N. University Ave., Suite 600, Little Rock 72207 | 3 | Marion Little | 1982 | |||
| (501) 666-2879, (501) 666-5260 | Jeff Shaneyfelt | |||||
| 20 | Spann & Associates Ltd. | 7 | 15 | Estate tax planning, tax return and bookkeeping, auditing, | WND | $60-$260 |
| 521 S. Walnut St., Pine Bluff 71601 | 8 | Creed Spann | mergers & acquisitions. | 1985 | ||
| (870) 535-2727, (870) 535-4401 | ||||||
| Hot Springs | ||||||
| 20 | Brown Rogers & Co. | 7 | 13 | Audit, tax, estates, consulting, write-up services, | WND | $45-$175 |
| #1 Executive Center Court, Suite 100, Little Rock 72211 | 6 | John Bumpers | business planning, employee retirement plans | 1950 | ||
| (501) 225-3641, (501) 225-3699 | ||||||
| 20 | Engelkes Conner & Davis Ltd. | 7 | 13 | Audit, individual, corporate, estate & trusts | WND | $60-$110 |
| 1225 Front St., Conway 72032 | 6 | Jack Engelkes | taxation, consulting agricultural & retail | 1949 | ||
| (501) 329-5613, (501) 327-5781 | ||||||
| 20 | Duncan Messersmith & Associates Ltd.* | 7 | 11 | Tax, audit, consulting, medical, auto | WND | WND |
| 1700 Malvern Ave., Hot Springs 71901 | 4 | Dan Messersmith | dealerships, health care, construction, engineering, | WND | ||
| (501) 624-7400, (501) 623-6451 | estate and trust, non-profit | |||||
| 20 | Sandlin Parham & Anderson Ltd. | 7 | 8 | Tax, audit, banking, estate planning | WND | $40-$145 |
| 1852 E. Joyce Blvd., Fayetteville 72703 | 1 | Jim Sandlin | 1950 | |||
| (479) 521-5611, (479) 521-6902 | ||||||
| 20 | Shoptaw Labahn & Co. PA** | 7 | WND | WND | WND | WND |
| P.O. Box 1065, Russellville 72811 | WND | WND | WND | |||
| (479) 967-3600, (479) 967-2131 | ||||||
| 26 | Bell & Co. | 6 | 21 | Tax, audit, financial statements, | WND | $30-$185 |
| 4508 Burrow Drive, North Little Rock 72116 | 15 | Richard Bell, Nell | management consulting, transportation, | 1982 | ||
| (501) 753-9700, (501) 753-3794 | Sterling, Joe Chancey, | closely-held businesses | ||||
| Pancho Espejo | ||||||
| 27 | Burris Miller & Co. PLC | 6 | 11 | Retirement, fringe benefits, mergers and acquisitions, | WND | $50-$200 |
| 333 Executive Court Drive, Suite 300, Little Rock 72205 | 5 | Michael Miller | tax services, estate planning, evaluation work, | 1973 | ||
| (501) 221-3343, (501) 221-7206 | business consulting, technology consulting, medical | |||||
| clinics, manufacturing, construction, nonprofit | ||||||
| 28 | McElroy Keen & Co. PA** | 5 | WND | WND | WND | WND |
| 2222 Cottondale Lane Suite 200 | WND | WND | WND | |||
| Little Rock 72202 (501) 280-0222, (501) 280-9499 | ||||||
| Sources: The firms, Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants. Total professional staff includes accountants and paraprofessionals but not secretarial or clerical employees. | ||||||
| Firms solicited for information either made last year's list or were suggested as possible list-makers by the Arkansas Society of CPAs. | ||||||
| Notes: WND: Would not disclose. | ||||||
| *Did not update information from the 2001 list. | ||||||
| **Firm did not respond. Information represents the firm's staff who are members of the Arkansas Society of CPAs and may not reflect the firm's size accurately. | ||||||
| Research by Martha Leonard | ||||||