Network Alliances
Horwath International
CPAmerica firms serve the international needs of their clients through CPAmerica's strategic alliance with Horwath International.
Horwath is an international network of independent accounting and management consulting firms with more than 300 offices in 85 countries around the world. CPAmerica members are able to call on the knowledge and resources of more than 20,000 professionals worldwide through the Horwath alliance.
Each member firm is an established leader in its national business community and is staffed by nationals, guaranteeing knowledge of local laws and customs, which is important to clients undertaking new ventures or expanding into other countries.
Horwath is the world leader in providing financial services to the hospitality industry and also offers in-depth expertise in such fields as real estate, franchising, family and owner-managed businesses, corporate finance and professional service firms. Visit the Horwath Web site.
1st Global
1st Global is a diversified broker-dealer that is a leader in building financial services within CPA firms. The company acts as a support network to its financial advisers around the country to assist them in offering their clients quality investment advisory services as well as insurance, estate planning and retirement planning services.
1st Global provides CPAmerica-affiliated firms with extensive training, technology, experience and access to a variety of resources and personal support to help their financial advisers provide their clients with the best service possible.
Trusted Advisors
Trusted Advisors, an AXA Financial Business, is dedicated to CPAs who want to complement their practices by providing financial services to their clients. Trusted Advisors representatives provide access to a vast portfolio of financial products and services through its turnkey program. Trusted Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning, including advanced estate, retirement and succession planning, as well as marketing, public relations, back office support, continuous training and an advanced technology platform.
Duff & Phelps, LLC
Duff & Phelps, LLC, is a national investment banking and financial advisory firm focused on providing merger and acquisition, private placement, valuation, financial opinion and restructuring services.
A national leader in the sale and purchase of middle-market businesses, Duff & Phelps works with CPAmerica firms to facilitate merger and acquisition activity, sales of businesses, business valuations and other complex financial transactions.
StoneBridge Business Partners
Cost segregation services are available to CPAmerica members through StoneBridge Business Partners, a consulting firm owned by the partners of CPAmerica member EFP Group in Rochester, N.Y.
Numerous CPAmerica clients have benefited from cost segregation studies, which allow business and individual property owners to increase their cash flow through accelerated depreciation of certain costs associated with their real estate holdings.
CPA-Preferred
CPA-Preferred is a branded payroll service available to CPAmerica members and the client companies they serve.
Owned by Precision Payroll of America, a longtime provider of comprehensive payroll services, this brand offers a full range of turnkey payroll solutions at competitive fees. Payroll reports, telephone support and Web access are all branded under the CPA-Preferred label.
Precision Payroll is owned by CPAmerica member Mueller & Co., LLP, in Elgin, Ill.
