Associations, Societies and Accounting Firms

Regulators
Accounting Associations
Top 100 Accounting Firms
Associations of Accounting Firms
State CPA Societies
Student Associations

Regulators

• Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
• Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
• Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
  

Accounting Associations

• Academy of Accounting Historians
• Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation
• American Accounting Association (AAA) 
• American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
• American Woman's Society of CPAs
• Association for Accounting Administration
• Association for Financial Professionals 
• Association for Management Information in Financial Services 
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners 
• Association of Chartered Accountants in the U.S. 
• Association of College and University Auditors 
• Association of Credit Union Internal Auditors
• Association of Government Accountants
• Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting
• Association of Practicing CPAs
• Association of Public Pension Fund Auditors
• Bank Administration Institute
• Beta Alpha Psi
• California CPA Education Foundation 
• California State University, Northridge Accounting Association 
• Committee on State Taxation / Cost Online Information Network
• Federation of Schools of Accountancy
• Federation of Tax Administrators
• Financial Accounting Standards Board
• Financial Executives Institute 
• Financial Managers Society
• Government Finance Officers Association 
• Healthcare Financial Management Association 
• Information Systems Audit and Control Association 
• Information Technology Alliance
• Institute for Professionals in Taxation
• Institute of Internal Auditors
• Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
• IS Financial Management Association 
• Multistate Tax Commission
• National Association of Black Accountants
• National Association of Computerized Tax Processors 
• National Association of Enrolled Agents 
• National Association of Local Government Auditors
• National Association of Personal Financial Planners 
• National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers
• National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)
• National Association of State Budget Officers
• National Association of Tax Practitioners
• National Society of Accountants
• National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives
• National Tax Association
• PAAK - The Public Accountants Association of Kansas, Inc.
• PKF North American Network
• Society of California Accountants
• Society of Financial Examiners
• Tax Executives Institute (TEI)

Top 100 Accounting Firms
Ranking is based on the 2008 Accounting Today Top 100 Firms 

1.  Deloitte & Touche
2.  Ernst & Young 
3.  PricewaterhouseCoopers
4.  KPMG
5.  RSM/McGladrey & Pullen
6.  Grant Thornton
7.  BDO Seidman
8.  CBiz/Mayer Hoffman McCann
9.  Crowe Group
10.  BKD
11.  Moss Adams
12.  UHY Advisors
13.  Plante & Moran
14.  Clifton Gunderson
15.  J.H. Cohn
16.  Virchow, Krause & Co.
17.  Reznick Group
18.  Dixon Hughes
19.  LarsonAllen
20.  Rothstein, Kass & Co.
21.  Weiser
22.  Marcum & Kliegman
23.  Smart
24.  Eisner
25.  Eide Bailly
26.  Wipfli
27.  Anchin, Block & Anchin
28.  Berdon
29.  Marks Paneth & Shron
30.  Cherry, Bekaert & Holland
31.  Citrin Cooperman & Co.
32.  Amper, Politziner & Mattia
33.  Goodman & Co.
34.  Parente Randolph
35.  Carr, Riggs & Ingram
36.  Armanino McKenna
37.  BMC
38.  The Rehmann Group
39.  The Schonbraun McCann Group
40.  Vitale, Caturano & Co.
41.  WithumSmith+Brown
42.  Schenck Business Solutions
43.  Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra
44.  Beers & Cutler
45.  Holthouse Carlin & Van Trigt
46.  Friedman
47.  Aronson & Co.
48.  Hein & Associates
49.  Suby, Von Haden & Associates
50.  SS&G Financial Services
51.  Novogradac & Co.
52.  Mahoney Cohen & Co.
53.  Burr, Pilger & Mayer
54.  Lattimore, Black, Morgan & Cain
55.  RubinBrown
56.  Schneider Downs
57.  Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman
58.  Habif, Arogeti & Wynne
59.  Blackman Kallick Bartelstein
60.  Horne
61.  Padgett Business Services
62.  Frank, Rimerman & Co.
63.  SC&H Group
64.  Margolin, Winer & Evens
65.  Weaver and Tidwell
66.  Goldenberg Rosenthal
67.  Hill, Barth & King
68.  Clark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co.
69.  Kaufman, Rossin & Co.
70.  O'Connor Davies Munns & Dobbins
71.  Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein
72.  Doeren Mayhew
73.  Watkins, Meegan, Drury & Co.
74.  Katz, Sapper & Miller
75.  Rachlin 
76.  Sikich
77.  Elliot Davis
78.  Tofias
79.  Berkowitz Dick Pollack & Brant
80.  Squar Milner
81.  Stonefield Josephson
82.  Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Co.
83.  Blum, Shapiro & Co.
84.  Joseph Decosimo & Co.
85.  Warren, Averett, Kimbrough & Marino
86.  Holtz Rubenstein Reminick
87.  Kearney & Co.
88.  Alpern Rosenthal
89.  Argy, Wiltse & Robinson
90.  Rosen Seymour Shapss Martin & Co.
91.  Mohler, Nixon & Williams
92.  Honkamp Krueger & Co.
93.  Kennedy and Coe
94.  Blue & Co.
95.  The Bonadio Group
96.  Carlin, Charron & Rosen
97.  Frazier & Deeter
98.  Kemper CPA Group
99.  LeMaster & Daniels
100.  Rea & Associates

Associations of Accounting Firms

• Accounting Firms Associated/CPAmerica International
• ACPA International
• AGN International - North America
• Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors
• American Association of Finance and Accounting
• Construction Industry CPAs/Consultants Association
• CPA Associates International, Inc
• CPA Network, Inc
• CPAresults.net
• CPASNET.COM
• DFK International
• Enterprise Network Worldwide
• EuroAsPa International
• HLB International
• Horwath International
• Independent Accountants International
• Inpact Americas
• Integra International Inc.
• International Association of Practising Accountants
• International Federation of Accountants
• International Group of Accounting Firms
• International Network of Accountants and Auditors
• Jeffreys Henry International
• Kingston Sorel International
• Kreston International
• MSI Legal & Accounting Network Worldwide
• MGI
• Moores Rowland International
• National Associated CPA Firms
• National CPA Health Care Advisors Association
• Nexia International
• PKF International
• Polaris International Network
• Russell Bedford International
• SC International
  

State CPA Societies

• Alabama Society of CPAs
• Alaska Society of CPAs
• Arizona Society of CPAs
• Arkansas Society of CPAs
• California Society of CPAs
• Colorado Society of CPAs
• Connecticut Society of CPAs
• Greater Washington Society of CPAs (District of Columbia)
• Delaware Society of CPAs
• Florida Institute of CPAs
• Georgia Society of CPAs
• Hawaii Society of CPAs
• Idaho Society of CPAs
• Illinois CPA Society
• Indiana Society of CPAs
• Iowa Society of CPAs
• Kansas Society of CPAs
• Kentucky Society of CPAs
• Society of Louisiana CPAs
• Maine Society of CPAs
• Maryland Association of CPAs
• Massachusetts Society of CPAs
• Michigan Association of CPAs
• Minnesota Society of CPAs
• Mississippi Society of CPAs
• Missouri Society of CPAs
• Montana Society of CPAs
• Nebraska Society of CPAs
• Nevada Society of CPAs
• New Hampshire Society of CPAs
• New Jersey Society of CPAs
• New Mexico Society of CPAs
• New York State Society of CPAs
• North Carolina Association of CPAs
• North Dakota Society of CPAs
• The Ohio Society of CPAs
• Oklahoma Society of CPAs
• Oregon Society of CPAs
• Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs
• Puerto Rico - Colegio de Contadores Publicos Autorizados de Puerto Rico
• Rhode Island Society of CPAs
• South Carolina Association of CPAs
• South Dakota CPA Society
• Tennessee Society of CPAs
• Texas Society of CPAs
• Utah Association of CPAs
• Vermont Society of CPAs
• Virginia Society of CPAs
• Washington Society of CPAs
• West Virginia Society of CPAs
• Wisconsin Institute of CPAs
• Wyoming Society of CPAs
  

Student Associations

• Beta Alpha Psi
• Delta Sigma Pi
• FBLA - Phi Beta Lambda
• Tau Alpha Chi
• Also refer to the state CPA societies (above); most have student membership.

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