Find reviews of a CPA firm
Who reviews a CPA firm, and can you trust them?
Plumb does not review a CPA firm itself. We tell you which sites do, and grade each on the one thing that decides whether to believe it: how independent and evidence-based the ranking is.
| Grade | Review site | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Grades: its revenue league table of CPA firms Honest about what it is: a revenue league table. Just do not mistake bigger for better. |
| 2 | B- | Grades: its revenue ranking of the largest accounting firms A trade-press revenue ranking with good commentary. Size, not quality. |
| 3 | C+ | Grades: its prestige ranking of accounting firms Independent and transparent, but it measures reputation, not whether the work is any good. |
| 4 | C+ | Grades: its agency and firm rankings and 'Leaders Matrix' awards Verified client reviews are real, but sponsors can buy their way to the top of the list. |
| 5 | C | Forbes "America’s Most Recommended Tax & Accounting Firms" High Scoring Confidence Ratings & rankings Grades: its survey-based ranking of tax and accounting firms A popularity poll of peers and clients. They renamed it from "Best" to "Most Recommended" for a reason. |
| 6 | C- | Grades: its 'best [pro] in [city]' lists A tidy 'best local pro' badge that its own contract says you can pay to wear. |
| 7 | D+ | Grades: its local-B2B provider rankings and 'Recommendability Rating' Pay UpCity or you may not get listed at all; the 'Top 30' is a pay-to-play order. |
These are the sites that review a CPA firm (and the rest of the accounting & tax firms). Columns are the five rubric dimensions, scored 0-5, with each column's weight shown in its header (independence and evidence carry the most). See the full methodology.
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