Ellin & Tucker

Name

Ellin & Tucker

Legal name

Ellin & Tucker

Website

https://ellinandtucker.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Audit & Accounting Services: Ellin & Tucker provides audit and accounting services to privately held businesses, not-for-profits, and employee benefit plans. Revenue is generated through professional service fees charged to clients on an engagement basis.
2. Tax Services: The firm provides tax preparation, planning, and advisory services across federal, state, and local jurisdictions. Tax services cover individual, business, and not-for-profit clients, including expertise in Maryland-specific tax changes, pass-through entity taxes, and estate planning.
3. Business Consulting: Advisory services including succession planning, financial modeling and forecasting, mergers and acquisitions, and debt structuring for construction firms and privately held businesses.
4. Client Accounting & Advisory Services (CAAS): Outsourced accounting and controller services covering day-to-day bookkeeping, payroll, reconciliations, financial statement preparation, and controller-level oversight. Revenue generated through ongoing advisory engagements with clients.
5. Forensic & Valuation Services: Forensic accounting and business valuation services provided to support litigation, dispute resolution, and business transaction advisory.
6. Employee Benefit Plan Services: Audit and advisory services for employee benefit plans, including Form 5500 reporting and compliance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ellin & Tucker is a Baltimore-based certified public accounting and consulting firm providing audit and accounting, tax planning and compliance, business consulting, forensic and valuation, Client Accounting & Advisory (outsourced controller/bookkeeping), and employee benefit plan services. The firm serves privately held businesses, not-for-profits, independent schools, and high net worth individuals across the Mid-Atlantic region, with industry specializations in construction, law, government contracting, manufacturing & distribution, and real estate.

Product overview

Ellin & Tucker is a Baltimore-based accounting and consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of professional services organized by service line and industry expertise. Core service lines include Audit & Accounting, Tax, Business Consulting, Forensic & Valuation, Client Accounting & Advisory (CAAS), and Employee Benefit Plans. Industry-specific expertise spans Private Companies (covering Construction, Law, Government Contractors, Manufacturing & Distribution, and Real Estate), Not-For-Profits, Independent Schools, and Private Wealth. The CAAS practice leverages modern accounting technology and automation to deliver outsourced accounting and controller-level oversight. As a mid-market focused firm with approximately 80 years of operation, the offering is structured as a full-service professional practice rather than a software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Audit & Accounting

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% of the firm's partners are Towson University graduates, indicating strong talent pipeline from a top regional university
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• The Maryland ZoominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEllin & Tucker partners with The Maryland Zoo through community involvement and Giving Back Committee initiatives. This partnership reflects the firm's commitment to Baltimore community engagement.
• Living Classrooms FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEllin & Tucker partners with Living Classrooms Foundation through the Giving Back Committee, organizing community service days and supporting youth programs in Baltimore neighborhoods. Team members volunteer with Living Classrooms after-school programs.
• Downtown Partnership of BaltimoreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEllin & Tucker is a partner of the Downtown Partnership, participating in neighborhood clean-ups and broader civic initiatives that support Baltimore's urban core.
• First Fruits FarmminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEllin & Tucker's Giving Back Committee organizes volunteer days at First Fruits Farm, a nonprofit farm that provides fresh produce to those in need in the Baltimore area.
• Towson UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEllin & Tucker has a deep partnership with Towson University's College of Business, which is AACSB accredited. Approximately 30% of the firm's partners are TU graduates. The firm hosts semester internships for undergraduates and CEO Aileen Eskildsen speaks to accounting students about the industry. The relationship represents a core talent pipeline for the firm.
• Moveable FeastminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEllin & Tucker team members volunteer through the Giving Back Committee at Moveable Feast, a Baltimore nonprofit. The firm organizes community service days supporting this organization.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• KatzAbosch: A Maryland-based full-service CPA and business advisory firm serving private companies, not-for-profits, and high net worth individuals across the Mid-Atlantic. Directly comparable in size, vertical mix (construction, NFP, professional services), and community-anchored GTM to Ellin & Tucker.
• SC&H Group: A Mid-Atlantic CPA, tax, and business consulting firm headquartered in Sparks, MD, with similar service-line breadth (audit, tax, advisory, outsourced accounting). Closest direct competitor to Ellin & Tucker in geography, target clients, and service portfolio.
• Gross, Mendelsohn & Associates: A Baltimore-based CPA and advisory firm offering audit, tax, wealth management, and consulting to closely held businesses, NFPs, and individuals in the Mid-Atlantic. Comparable vertical mix and private-company focus to Ellin & Tucker.
• Withum: A large, privately held East Coast CPA and advisory firm with strong construction, real estate, and NFP practices; similar scale and full-service model to Ellin & Tucker, representing a relevant growth-stage comparison.

Broad incumbents

• Baker Tilly US: A top-10 national CPA and advisory firm with strong construction, NFP, and government contractor practices — the same verticals Ellin & Tucker serves. Represents the larger-scale incumbent competitor Ellin & Tucker increasingly competes against.
• FORVIS: A top-10 U.S. accounting and advisory firm formed from the merger of FORVIS and CBIZ; competes with Ellin & Tucker in construction, NFP, and private-company assurance and tax, with substantially broader geographic coverage.
• Plante Moran: A large, privately held U.S. accounting and business advisory firm serving private companies, NFPs, and construction clients. Comparable service mix to Ellin & Tucker but at materially larger scale, illustrating the regional-to-national growth path.
• RSM US: The U.S. member of RSM Global, focused on mid-market private companies with audit, tax, and consulting services — directly overlapping Ellin & Tucker's middle-market construction, manufacturing, and NFP client base.
• Grant Thornton: A major U.S. audit, tax, and advisory firm with significant Mid-Atlantic presence and strong private-company and NFP practices; a direct competitor for larger engagements that Ellin & Tucker might otherwise win.
• BDO USA: A global accounting and advisory network's U.S. member firm with deep construction, government contractor, and NFP practices — overlapping several of Ellin & Tucker's key verticals with significantly more resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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