About Us

A CPA firm with individualized accounting, tax, and business consulting services

With offices in Lancaster, Lancaster City, and Mechanicsburg, PA, we are one of the largest certified public accounting firms in the region. We offer a comprehensive range of services including accounting, auditing, tax, and business advisory. Throughout our history, we have been committed to providing outstanding service built on three underlying principles: professionalism, responsiveness, and quality.

: By combining the expertise, experience, and energy of our staff, each client receives outstanding personal and professional attention.
: We are committed to providing knowledgeable and proactive advice and timely service to companies, organizations, and individuals across a multitude of industries.
: Our reputation for exceptional quality reflects the high standards we demand of ourselves. We feel it is extremely important to continually educate our staff to improve our firm's technical expertise, financial knowledge, and service offerings. Our superior service is the result of our commitment to excellence. We are active members of numerous civic, business, and industry-related organizations. We also participate in the AICPA Independent Peer Review Program and have received an opinion of the highest level.

Peer Review Letter

Mission Statement

We are a high performing team of trusted advisors providing solutions and exceptional service to help our clients achieve success, while building relationships of mutual respect.

Community Involvement

We are committed to making a positive impact on the communities in which we live and do business. Whether through donations to charitable organizations, sponsoring charity events, fundraising efforts, non-profit board service, volunteering time, pro bono services, or encouraging employees to contribute to the United Way through payroll deductions, we strive to support and improve our local communities.

Firm Awards

2023

Top 200 Firms by INSIDE Public Accounting
#1 Accounting Firm, Top 3 Consulting Firm, & Top 3 Mergers and Acquisitions Firm - CPBJ's Reader Rankings
#1 Accounting Firm, #1 Business Advisory Services, #3 Tax Preparation Services - LNP Readers' Choice Awards

LNP Readers' Choice Awards -#1 Accounting Firm, #2 Business Advisory Services, #1 Tax Preparation Service
Top 300 Firms by INSIDE Public Accounting
CPBJ's Reader Rankings –Top 3 Accounting Firm, Consulting Firm, & Mergers and Acquisitions
CPBJ's Best Places to Work in PA - #7

LNP Readers' Choice Awards -#1 Accounting Firm, #2 Business Advisory Services, #3 Tax Preparation Service
CPBJ's Best Places to Work in PA - #14
Top 300 Firms by INSIDE Public Accounting
CPBJ's Reader Rankings –Top 3 Accounting Firm, Consulting Firm, & Mergers and Acquisitions

LNP Readers' Choice Awards - #2 for Accounting Firm
CPBJ's Best Places to Work in PA
Top 300 Firms by INSIDE Public Accounting
CPBJ's Reader Rankings – Top 3 for Mergers & Acquisitions

Central Penn Business Journal's Reader Rankings - #1 Forensic Accounting Firm
Central Penn Business Journal's Reader Rankings – Top 3 M&A Advisor
Central Penn Business Journal's Reader Rankings – Top 3 Consulting Firm
LNP Readers' Choice Awards - #2 for Accounting Firm
LNP Readers' Choice Awards - #2 for Tax Preparation Service
Central Penn Business Journal's #16 Best Places to Work in PA - Medium Sized Companies
LNP Best Workplaces in Lancaster County #3 Medium Business

2018 - Lancaster County Magazine's Best of Lancaster Accounting Firm
Central Penn Business Journal's #17 Best Places to Work in PA - Medium Sized Companies

Lancaster County Magazine's Best of Lancaster Accounting Firm
Central Penn Business Journal's Reader Rankings- Top 3 Accounting Firm
Central Penn Business Journal's #13 Best Places to Work in PA - Medium Sized Companies

Central Penn Business Journal's #38 Best Places to Work in PA
Lancaster County Magazine's Best of Lancaster Accounting Firm

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