BlumShapiro named #1 New England Accounting Firm recognized for second time by Accounting Today

BlumShapiro, a leading accounting, auditing and business consulting firm with offices in Mass. and Conn., has been named the top New England regional accounting and auditing firm by Accounting Today. With nearly 300 employees in four locations, and more than 19,000 clients, BlumShapiro was also recognized by the national trade publication as one of the Top 100 U.S. accounting and audit firms. It was BlumShapiro's second time being recognized by Accounting Today as the largest regional accounting firm in New England. "Our industry depth and service capabilities make us well positioned to provide exceptional audit, tax and consulting services to most businesses and non-profits in the region," said Kevin White, BlumShapiro partner in charge of the Mass. office. Accounting Today based its findings on an annual survey of regional firms that identified and ranked companies based on 2011 revenue. throughout 10 major geographic regions. BlumShapiro's revenue for 2011 reached approximately $50 million. "This recognition illustrates our size and reach. But our clients recognize every day the value of BlumShapiro's local, personalized service from some of the industry's top professionals. Our success is a result of having outstanding people work with outstanding clients." Accounting Today presented its annual ranking in an editorial supplement in the March, 2012 issue. About BlumShapiro BlumShapiro is the largest regional accounting, tax and business consulting firm based in New England, with offices in Massachusetts and Connecticut. The firm, with nearly 300 professionals and staff, offers a diversity of services which includes auditing, accounting, tax and business advisory services. In addition, BlumShapiro provides a variety of specialized consulting services such as succession and estate planning, business technology services, employee benefit plans, litigation support and valuation, and financial staffing. The firm, with offices in Rockland and MA, Boston, MA, West Hartford and Shelton, CT, serves a wide range of privately held companies, government and non-profit organizations and provides non-audit services for publicly traded companies. ###