IN FOCUS: FINANCIAL SERVICES
July 26 - August 8, 2021
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Accounting Firms
Ranked by No. of CPAs in the Charleston Area Company
Phone / Website / Email
Managing Partner(s) / Year Founded
CPAs / Accountants / Employees
Elliott Davis LLC 100 Calhoun St., Suite 300 Charleston, SC 29401
843-577-7040 www.elliottdavis.com elliottdavis@elliottdavis.com
Tim Grow, Cindy Brams 1920
44 44 81
Assurance and advisory, tax planning and preparation, business strategy and valuation, international tax, litigation support and forensic accounting, bookkeeping and payroll
Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP 525 E. Bay St., Suite 100 Charleston, SC 29403
843-722-6443 www.dhg.com info@dhg.com
Sarah Windham, Tricia Wilson 1959
41 64 80
Traditional audit and tax services, litigation support, forensic accounting, business valuation, transaction advisory services, corporate governance, health care consulting, sales tax compliance, cost segregation and R&D tax credit studies
Baldwin & Associates LLC 210 Wingo Way, Suite 202 Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
843-722-0785 www.baldwincpa.com
Stephen Moose, Alys Anne Dennis, Robert Baldwin 2003
17 26 31
Tax management, bookkeeping, tax prep, payroll services, estate planning
Moore Beauston & Woodham LLP 3520 W. Montague Ave., Suite 201 North Charleston, SC 29418
843-766-5010 www.fullservicecpa.com info@fullservicecpa.com
John B. Beauston 1992
11 19 24
Business sales and acquisition consultation; business valuation; tax planning and preparation; litigation support, attestation and bankruptcy services
Streetman, Jones & Powers LLC 171 Church St., Suite 240 Charleston, SC 29401
843-723-3133 www.cpacharleston.com jstreetman@cpacharleston.com
Brian R. Powers, James A. Streetman, Patrick F. Jones 1996
11 16 28
Individual and business tax planning and preparation audit, review and compilation services, government contracting, business valuation, tax resolution, succession planning, cash flow management and new business formation
Moody & O'Neal CPAs LLC 654 Coleman Blvd., Suite 200 Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
843-849-3000 www.moodycpas.com
Chris O'Neal, Lora Prevatte 2009
10 19 21
Traditional audit and tax services, bookkeeping, management advisory, trusts and estates, litigation support and business valuation, risk advisory, controller-to-go, cost segregation studies, R&D tax credit studies
Veris CPA 1156 Bowman Road, Suite 100-A Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
843-881-4477 www.veriscpa.com marketing@veriscpa.com
Melissa A. Kiddy, Justin K. Kiddy, Russell Deal 1986
10 27 33
Tax, audit and assurance, bookkeeping, outsourced CFO and consulting services for individuals and businesses in the Lowcountry; three locations
Welch, Roberts, Amburn & Hutto LLC 157 E. Bay St. Charleston, SC 29401
843-577-0148 www.wrahcpa.com info@wrahcpa.com
Andrew Preston, Franklin Amburn, Jeff Hutto 1976
9 12 14
Business advisory services, tax and estate planning, tax preparation and consulting services, client accounting services, financial statement preparation and assurance services
Jones, Pounder & Associates P.C. 7 Gamecock Ave., Suite 704 Charleston, SC 29407
843-571-3114 www.jonespounder.com
Joseph Beck, Douglas Pounder, Harry Jones, Douglas Szubski 1975
8 12 14
Audit of government contractors, employee benefit plans, not-for-profit entities, housing and urban development multifamily housing entities; peer review, business services, corporate and individual tax returns; consulting
Jarrard, Nowell & Russell 975 Morrison Drive Charleston, SC 29403
843-723-2768 www.jnrcpas.com admin@jnrcpas.com
Christopher C. Nowell, William A. Russell, William H. Jarrard 2005
7 16 25
Traditional accounting and income tax services, business advisory services, auditing, captive insurance consultation and auditing, business modeling and valuations, wealth management
Legare Bailey & Hinske LLC 1100 Queensborough Blvd., Suite 100 Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
843-766-0400 www.lbhcpas.com info@lbhcpas.com
Ben Newton, Joseph A. Hinske 1998
7 7 9
Tax preparation and planning, accounting and auditing, estate and trust planning and compliance; business consulting and litigation support and business valuation
Accountfully 1567 Meeting St., Suite 100 Charleston, SC 29405
843-501-2774 www.accountfully.com hello@accountfully.com
Brad Ebenhoeh, Meredith Ebenhoeh 2012
6 35 35
Outsourced bookkeeping and accounting, tax preparation and planning, CFO advisory services, consulting
Johnson Lambert LLP 100 Brigade St. Charleston, SC 29403
843-414-0330 www.johnsonlambert.com info@johnsonlambert.com
John Prescott 2003
6 7 8
Provides audit, tax and consulting services to the insurance industry and alternative risk entities, associations and other nonprofits, and employee benefit plans
The Lanning Group LLC 235 Magrath Darby Blvd., Suite 140 Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
843-416-8784 www.thelanninggroup.com emily@tlgtax.com
Carrie S. Lanning 2019
5 8 10
Boutique tax practice located in Mount Pleasant that focuses on high wealth individuals, estate and trust planning and small businesses; tax planning and strategies; client relationships
Riser, Gibbons & Carpenter LLP 1417 Remount Road North Charleston, SC 29406
843-554-5600 www.rmgcpas.com admin@rmgcpas.com
Glenn D. Gibbons 1951
5 5 10
Accounting and auditing, tax preparation and planning; litigation support; estates and trusts; individual and business consulting services; bookkeeping and other small business services
Hood & Selander CPAs LLC 856 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 100 Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
843-884-1099 www.hscpasc.com scott@hscpasc.com
Scott Hood 1974
4 8 8
Tax return preparation, tax planning, bookkeeping, financial statement preparation, small business consulting
Supporting Strategies South Carolina 748 Stucco Lane Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
843-452-3173 www.supportingstrategies.com/south-carolina bstrickland@supportingstrategies.com
Brad Strickland 2003
4 13 7
Bookkeeping, outsourced accounting and operational support
Davis & Co. CPAs P.O. Box 1552 Mount Pleasant, SC 29465
843-881-3315 www.davisandcocpas.com zoe@davisandcocpas.com
Zoe M. Davis 2010
3 6 6
Assurance, tax and consulting services to non-profit organizations, employee benefit plans and homeowner associations
Ferira, Ainsworth & Co. LLC P.O. Box 41697 North Charleston, SC 29423
843-722-7676 www.contractorcpa.net joe.ferira@contractorcpa.net
Joseph W. Ferira, T. Dale Ainsworth 1978
3 4 6
Accounting and consulting for construction companies
Jackson CPA Firm LLC 721 Long Point Road, Suite 404 Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
843-856-0301 www.jacksoncpafirmsc.com frank@jacksoncpafirmsc.com
J. Franklin Jackson 1998
3 4 5
Accounting, auditing, tax return preparation and planning; bookkeeping, computer services and small business planning
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