{"id":94804,"date":"2022-03-03t12:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-03t17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/?p=94804"},"modified":"2023-12-13t17:18:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13t22:18:26","slug":"four-reasons-that-cpa-firms-fear-mergers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2022\/03\/03\/four-reasons-that-cpa-firms-fear-mergers\/","title":{"rendered":"four reasons to fear a merger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cpatwpe.s3.amazonaws.com\/cpatrendlines\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4purplebilliardbill_dollarphotoclub_24920664.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-46073\" src=\"https:\/\/cpatwpe.s3.amazonaws.com\/cpatrendlines\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4purplebilliardbill_dollarphotoclub_24920664-424x436.jpg\" alt=\"purple no. 4 billiard ball\" width=\"201\" height=\"207\" \/><\/a>and eight ways to tell that one was successful.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>by marc rosenberg<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/shop\/how-to-negotiate-a-cpa-firm-merger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>cpa firm mergers: your complete guide<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>as a generation of aging baby boomer partners continues its relentless march toward retirement, thousands of firms are seeking the only exit strategy available to them: merge into another firm.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>more:\u00a0<\/strong> <a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/11\/29\/12-shifts-to-ensure-firm-success\/\">12 shifts to ensure firm success<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/11\/21\/eisneramper-ceo-explains-the-firms-private-equity-deal\/\">eisneramper ceo explains the firm\u2019s private equity deal<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/11\/17\/why-its-time-for-an-acquisition\/\">why it\u2019s time for an acquisition<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/10\/08\/are-you-overthinking-an-ma-deal\/\">are you overthinking an m&amp;a deal?<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/04\/08\/the-9-biggest-merger-pitfalls\/\">the 9 biggest merger pitfalls<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/04\/07\/will-the-new-tax-rates-have-you-cashing-out\/\">will new taxes push you to cash out?<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/04\/01\/the-managing-partners-role-in-mergers\/\">the managing partner\u2019s role in mergers<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2022\/02\/27\/what-its-like-changing-to-a-compensation-committee\/\">inside a partner comp committee<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2022\/01\/25\/making-partner-the-essential-metrics\/\">making partner: the essential metrics<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/11\/30\/want-to-be-a-partner-meet-these-17-expectations\/\">want to be a partner? meet these 17 expectations<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/11\/09\/five-reasons-not-to-make-someone-a-partner\/\">five reasons not to make someone a partner<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/11\/02\/yes-you-need-another-partner\/\">do you really need another partner?<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/10\/26\/two-things-to-tell-potential-partners\/\">six big mistakes in succession planning<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/10\/17\/new-non-compete-laws-dont-affect-cpa-firms\/\">new non-compete laws don\u2019t affect cpa firms<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/10\/14\/evaluating-the-managing-partner-2\/\">evaluating the managing partner<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/10\/12\/final-pearls-of-wisdom\/\">what a firm needs from its leaders<\/a> \u00a0|<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-49700 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cpatwpe.s3.amazonaws.com\/cpatrendlines\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/yellow_key_clip_art-e1375897299811-36p-hi-1-e1603911598474.jpg\" alt=\"goprocpa.com\" width=\"39\" height=\"16\" \/><span style=\"color: #b79c00;\">exclusively for pro members. <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #b79c00;\"><a style=\"color: #b79c00;\" href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=\/\/www.g005e.com\/2022\/03\/03\/four-reasons-that-cpa-firms-fear-mergers\/\">log in here<\/a> or <a class=\"external\" style=\"color: #b79c00;\" href=\"http:\/\/goprocpa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022世界杯足球排名 today<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>thus has a voracious appetite for mergers been created at all size levels, particularly:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>sellers who are very small firms \u2013 sole practitioners (remember, 30,000 of the u.s.\u2019s 44,000 cpa firms are solos, and a huge percentage of those are at an advanced age) and multipartner firms under $3 million<\/li>\n<li>buyers with annual revenues of $3 million and larger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2022\/03\/03\/four-reasons-that-cpa-firms-fear-mergers\/#more-94804\" class=\"more-link\">read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='shareinpost'><ul class=\"socialwrap row\"><li class=\"icon_text\"><a  rel='nofollow'  target='_blank'  title='https:\/\/www.facebook.com'  href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3a%2f%2fwww.g005e.com%2f2022%2f03%2f03%2ffour-reasons-that-cpa-firms-fear-mergers%2f&amp;t=four+reasons+to+fear+a+merger'  ><img  src='\/\/www.g005e.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif'  height='24' width='24'  class='image-24' alt='facebook'  style='background: transparent url(\/\/www.g005e.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/24\/sprite-feb-24.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:24px;width:24px;background-position:-300px 0px'   \/> <span class=\"head\">like this on facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li 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href=\"https:\/\/cpatwpe.s3.amazonaws.com\/cpatrendlines\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4purplebilliardbill_dollarphotoclub_24920664.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-46073\" src=\"https:\/\/cpatwpe.s3.amazonaws.com\/cpatrendlines\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4purplebilliardbill_dollarphotoclub_24920664-424x436.jpg\" alt=\"purple no. 4 billiard ball\" width=\"201\" height=\"207\" \/><\/a>and eight ways to tell that one was successful.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>by marc rosenberg<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/shop\/how-to-negotiate-a-cpa-firm-merger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>cpa firm mergers: your complete guide<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>as a generation of aging baby boomer partners continues its relentless march toward retirement, thousands of firms are seeking the only exit strategy available to them: merge into another firm.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>more:\u00a0<\/strong> <a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/11\/29\/12-shifts-to-ensure-firm-success\/\">12 shifts to ensure firm success<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/11\/21\/eisneramper-ceo-explains-the-firms-private-equity-deal\/\">eisneramper ceo explains the firm\u2019s private equity deal<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/11\/17\/why-its-time-for-an-acquisition\/\">why it\u2019s time for an acquisition<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/10\/08\/are-you-overthinking-an-ma-deal\/\">are you overthinking an m&amp;a deal?<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/04\/08\/the-9-biggest-merger-pitfalls\/\">the 9 biggest merger pitfalls<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/04\/07\/will-the-new-tax-rates-have-you-cashing-out\/\">will new taxes push you to cash out?<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/04\/01\/the-managing-partners-role-in-mergers\/\">the managing partner\u2019s role in mergers<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2022\/02\/27\/what-its-like-changing-to-a-compensation-committee\/\">inside a partner comp committee<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2022\/01\/25\/making-partner-the-essential-metrics\/\">making partner: the essential metrics<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/11\/30\/want-to-be-a-partner-meet-these-17-expectations\/\">want to be a partner? meet these 17 expectations<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/11\/09\/five-reasons-not-to-make-someone-a-partner\/\">five reasons not to make someone a partner<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/11\/02\/yes-you-need-another-partner\/\">do you really need another partner?<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/10\/26\/two-things-to-tell-potential-partners\/\">six big mistakes in succession planning<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/10\/17\/new-non-compete-laws-dont-affect-cpa-firms\/\">new non-compete laws don\u2019t affect cpa firms<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/10\/14\/evaluating-the-managing-partner-2\/\">evaluating the managing partner<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/10\/12\/final-pearls-of-wisdom\/\">what a firm needs from its leaders<\/a> \u00a0|<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-49700 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cpatwpe.s3.amazonaws.com\/cpatrendlines\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/yellow_key_clip_art-e1375897299811-36p-hi-1-e1603911598474.jpg\" alt=\"goprocpa.com\" width=\"39\" height=\"16\" \/><span style=\"color: #b79c00;\">exclusively for pro members. <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #b79c00;\"><a style=\"color: #b79c00;\" href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=\/\/www.g005e.com\/2022\/03\/03\/four-reasons-that-cpa-firms-fear-mergers\/\">log in 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