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Top 25 Audit defense firms based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 2,609 audit defense firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 27,435 professional contacts across them, including 13,791 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers audit defense firms headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 30, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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2,609Companies
27,435Contacts tracked
13,791Verified emails
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The 25 largest audit defense firms based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 2,609 audit defense firms based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to audit defense firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceDallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 20265,001-10,0006,089 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Ryan, an award-winning global tax services and software provider, is the largest Firm in the world dedicated exclusively to business taxes.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
2Indirect evidenceFort Wayne, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026501-1,000861 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Great Place to Work® Certified™ DMA, a proudly employee-owned company, has been solving corporate tax challenges for its clients since 1972.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
3Partial evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026201-500558 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Bennett Thrasher provides proven guidance for financial confidence through premier tax, audit, advisory, and outsourcing solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
4Indirect evidenceSan Jose, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026501-1,000493 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Sensiba’s comprehensive accounting, tax, and consulting services help businesses and people solve problems, navigate complexity, and build a foundation for sustainable growth.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
5Indirect evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026501-1,000413 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Smith + Howard is a tax, accounting, advisory, and consulting firm headquartered in Atlanta, with a global presence.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
6Indirect evidenceExton, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026501-1,000364 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Cohesive is a leading solutions provider and systems integrator for IBM Maximo.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
7Partial evidenceOrem, UT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026201-500297 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Squire is a nationally recognized audit, tax, and business advisory firm serving clients across the U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
8Indirect evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026501-1,000269 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Growth exposes financial weakness.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
9Indirect evidenceCharlotte, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-200266 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“With over 550 clients in 24 states, Tax Management Associates (TMA) is a leader in assisting state and local governments to maximize their revenue streams.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
10Indirect evidenceBethesda, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026201-500254 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Calibre CPA Group is a national accounting and advisory firm serving associations, not-for-profit organizations, labor unions, employee benefit plans, and business enterprises.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
11Partial evidenceBethesda, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-200243 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Headquartered in the Washington, DC metropolitan region, GRF CPAs & Advisors (GRF) is a full-service professional services firm providing clients with audit and assurance, tax…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
12Indirect evidenceDallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026201-500224 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“In operation since 1978, KE Andrews is one of the largest state and local tax firms in the country, managing over $500 billion in assets.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
13Indirect evidenceGlendale, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-200187 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hutchinson and Bloodgood LLP is a leading firm of Certified Public Accountants and Consultants providing Tax Planning, Auditing, Technology Consulting, Human Resources and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
14Indirect evidenceIrvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-200178 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“LSL provides solid guidance, support & solutions to businesses, governments and non-profits.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
15Indirect evidenceMiamisburg, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-200175 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Advisory and accountancy for today’s small- to mid-market businesses offering solutions for tax and assurance compliance, business performance, valuation, IRS disputes &…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
16Indirect evidenceWestchester, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-200174 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Legacy Professionals LLP, headquartered in Westchester, IL, with offices in Schererville, IN, and Edina, MN, is a Certified Public Accounting firm serving clients nationwide.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
17Indirect evidenceEast Brunswick, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-200172 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
18Indirect evidenceRochester, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-200158 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“EFPR, a Springline company, is one of Western New York’s largest accounting and business consulting firms serving clients across the United States and around the globe.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
19Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-200146 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1947, Funaro & Co.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
20Indirect evidenceTulsa, OK, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-200144 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“CCK STRATEGIES is a business advisory and public accounting firm committed to helping entrepreneurial clients thrive.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
21Indirect evidenceIrvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-200133 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Haskell & White LLP is one of the largest independently owned accounting, auditing and tax consulting firms in Southern California, specializing in servicing public and private…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
22Indirect evidenceAlexandria, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-200133 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“KWC is a team of accountants and advisors all dedicated to the founding principle of providing Quality Personal Service.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
23Partial evidenceFolsom, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026201-500130 contacts →

Partial evidence

“TaxAudit.com is brought to you by the audit experts at TaxResources, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
24Indirect evidenceWarwick, RI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-200127 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
25Indirect evidenceMeadville, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-200121 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“McGill, Power, Bell & Associates, LLP (“MPB”) is a public accounting firm with five Pennsylvania offices located in the cities of Erie, Franklin, Grove City, Meadville, and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026

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Audit defense firms based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 30, 2026
50.3%Verified-email coverage
10.5Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
3.1%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 30, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
1,796
11-50
643
51-200
115
201-500
17
501-1,000
10
1,001-5,000
3
5,001-10,000
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 2,609 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among audit defense firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “audit defense firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names audit defense firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among audit defense firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 13,791 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 30, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names audit defense firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many audit defense firms are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 2,609 audit defense firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

RYAN, headquartered in Dallas, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most audit defense firms?

New York leads with 82 headquartered companies, followed by Houston (69) and Los Angeles (42).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 13,791 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 2,609 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 30, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.