Bennett Thrasher

What Bennett Thrasher does

Bennett Thrasher is a privately held, full-service certified public accounting and consulting firm founded in 1980 by Rick Bennett and Ken Thrasher, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with additional offices in Dallas, Texas, and Denver, Colorado. The firm employs 251-500 professionals organized into four service lines: Tax Planning and Consulting (business tax, international tax, state and local tax, transfer pricing, trusts and estates, and tax controversy); Financial Reporting and Assurance (financial statement audits, reviews, SOC reporting, and employee benefit plan audits); Advisory (M&A transaction advisory, valuation, dispute resolution and forensics, risk advisory, and exit planning); and Operational Solutions (outsourced accounting, fund administration, family office services, technology services, and finance executive search). Bennett Thrasher also operates a Sage Intacct implementation practice as certified experts, reporting over 250% ROI and payback in under six months for clients.

The firm serves enterprise and mid-market clients across 11 specialized vertical industries: Construction, Entertainment, Healthcare, High-Net-Worth Individuals, Hospitality, Manufacturing and Distribution, Nonprofit, Private Equity Funds and Investment Companies, Professional Services, Real Estate, and Technology. Go-to-market is partner-led and consultative, supported by proprietary client engagement formats (Whiteboard Sessions, Beyond Tomorrow conference) and an extensive thought-leadership library of articles, webinars, podcasts, and a tax-and-accounting glossary. Technology includes certified Sage Intacct implementation expertise, TaxCaddy and Suralink client portals, Yardi AI integration advisory for real estate clients, and an Avalara-powered SMART Compliance automated sales tax solution.

The firm operates a custom engagement-based pricing model with multi-year contracts and no publicly disclosed pricing tiers. Bennett Thrasher is a Top 100 firm per Accounting Today and Inside Public Accounting, ranked #5 largest in Atlanta by Atlanta Business Chronicle, and maintains stated independence from private equity funding with growth driven by lateral hiring of Big 4-trained partners. International capability is delivered through membership in the Leading Edge Alliance and DFK International networks.

Name

Bennett Thrasher

Legal name

Bennett Thrasher

Website

https://btcpa.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Bennett Thrasher is a privately held, full-service CPA and consulting firm founded in 1980 and headquartered in Atlanta, with additional offices in Dallas and Denver. It serves enterprise and mid-market clients across 11 industry verticals via four service lines: Tax, Audit and Assurance, Advisory, and Operational Solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Accounting and Auditing Services

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting Advisory (GAAP/IFRS) (BPAHABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fixed Assets Accounting (Capitalization, Depreciation, Asset Register) (BPAAAGAF), Sub-Accounting & Platform Servicing (Omnibus, Intermediary/NSCC, Retirement Platforms) (FSAAAMAI), Digital/Robo Financial Planning (FSAEAAAK)

Keywords

• Certified public accounting
• Tax planning advisory
• Financial statement audit
• Transaction advisory services
• Outsourced accounting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tax Services: Tax planning, compliance, and consulting services including business tax, individual tax, international tax, state and local tax, transfer pricing, trusts and estates, and tax controversy.
2. Audit and Assurance Services: Financial statement audit, review, and compilation services for companies ranging from startups to multinational corporations.
3. Advisory Services: Dispute resolution and forensics, M&A transaction advisory, valuation, risk advisory, commercial disputes, corporate investigations, insurance claims, regulatory and anti-fraud consulting.
4. Operational Solutions (BPO): Outsourced accounting, fund administration, technology services, family office, finance executive search.
5. Software Solutions: Sage Intacct implementation and optimization services, reported to deliver over 250% ROI with payback in less than six months for clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Bennett Thrasher is a full-service certified public accounting and consulting firm delivering tax planning and compliance, financial statement audit and assurance, advisory (forensics, M&A, valuation, risk), and operational solutions (outsourced accounting, fund administration, family office, finance executive search) to mid-market and enterprise clients across ten industry verticals, supplemented by certified Sage Intacct cloud financial management software implementation services.

Product overview

Bennett Thrasher is a certified public accounting and consulting firm offering a portfolio of professional services rather than a unified software product. The core offerings consist of Tax Planning & Consulting (covering business tax, credits and incentives, individual tax, international tax, state and local tax, tax controversy, trusts and estates, and transfer pricing); Financial Reporting & Assurance (financial statement audits, reviews, SOC reporting, and employee benefit plans); Advisory Services (dispute resolution, forensics, M&A transaction advisory, valuation, risk advisory, and exit planning); and Operational Solutions (outsourced accounting, fund administration, technology services, and family office). As a supplemental offering, the firm provides Sage Intacct Implementation services as certified experts, helping clients implement and optimize the Sage Intacct cloud financial management platform. The firm's value proposition centers on human expertise and professional services rather than a software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tax Planning & Consulting Tax planning and compliance services covering business tax, individual tax, international tax, state and local tax (SALT), transfer pricing, credits and incentives, tax controversy, and trusts and estates planning, delivered as a stand-alone service offering to clients.
• Financial Reporting & Assurance Financial reporting and assurance services including financial statement audits, financial statement reviews, SOC reporting, and employee benefit plan audits for companies ranging from startups to multinational corporations.
• Advisory Services Advisory services including dispute resolution and forensics, M&A transaction advisory, valuation, risk advisory, commercial disputes, corporate investigations, insurance claims, and value acceleration and exit planning.
• Operational Solutions (BPO) Business process outsourcing including fund administration, outsourced accounting, technology services, family office support, and finance executive search delivered to clients as managed services.
• Sage Intacct Implementation Certified Sage Intacct implementation and optimization services including software implementation, customization, configuration, multi-entity consolidations, customized dashboards, and API integrations for the Sage Intacct cloud financial management platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 250% ROI with payback in less than six months for Sage Intacct implementations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Leading Edge AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal association of independent accounting firms providing international reach and resources for cross-border client services.
• DFK InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal network of independent accounting firms and advisors offering multidisciplinary services worldwide.
• TaxCaddycoreTechnology or IntegrationClient portal for secure document exchange and tax preparation collaboration, enabling clients to upload documents and communicate with the firm.
• SuralinkcoreTechnology or IntegrationClient portal platform for secure document exchange and engagement management.
• Sage IntacctflagshipTechnology or IntegrationCertified Sage Intacct Implementation Experts providing software implementation, customization, and optimization services. Firm reports 250%+ ROI and payback in under six months for clients.
• AvalaracoreTechnology or IntegrationAutomated sales tax compliance software partnership providing AvaTax integration and Nexus studies for multistate tax compliance.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Plante Moran: One of the largest U.S. CPA and business advisory firms with broad industry coverage including manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, and real estate. Comparable in vertical specialization and advisory expansion, but materially larger and operates across more geographies.
• RSM US: Leading provider of audit, tax, and consulting services focused on the middle market. Directly comparable for middle-market enterprise clients in technology, healthcare, real estate, and private equity, with similar cross-sell of advisory and outsourced accounting.
• Forvis (formerly BKD + Dixon Hughes Goodman): Top 10 U.S. accounting firm formed from the 2022 BKD-DHG merger serving middle-market clients across healthcare, construction, financial services, and energy. Comparable industry mix and full-service offering; BT's former CEO Jeff Call joined BT from a Top 10 firm context.
• Wipfli: Top 20 U.S. accounting and advisory firm focused on middle-market clients across manufacturing, healthcare, real estate, and financial services. Comparable in industry specialization and outsourced/managed services strategy, though larger and more nationally distributed.
• BDO USA: Top 5 U.S. accounting and advisory firm serving mid-market and large clients with tax, audit, and advisory services. BDO has hired multiple Bennett Thrasher partners over the years and competes directly for the same enterprise client base in Atlanta.

Direct peers

• Cherry Bekaert: Top 25 U.S. CPA and advisory firm with industry-specialized practices across government, healthcare, private equity, and technology. Highly comparable in mid-market focus, vertical specialization, and full-service tax/audit/advisory/outsourcing mix.
• CohnReznick: Top 25 U.S. accounting, tax, and advisory firm with deep real estate, private equity, and nonprofit practices. Comparable in vertical specialization and mid-market focus; a Bennett Thrasher partner joined from CohnReznick's Atlanta commercial real estate practice, indicating direct competitive overlap in the Southeast.
• Elliott Davis: Southeast-based Top 100 CPA and advisory firm with similar industry specialization in real estate, healthcare, manufacturing, and technology. Closely comparable in size, geography (headquartered in Greenville, SC), and full-service model.
• Whitley Penn: Texas-based Top 100 CPA firm with comparable industry specialization in real estate, energy, nonprofit, and private equity. Similar mid-market positioning and growth trajectory; closely comparable as another fast-growing regional firm.
• Carr, Riggs & Ingram (CRI): Large Southeastern U.S. CPA firm with deep construction, healthcare, and real estate practices. Closely comparable to Bennett Thrasher in regional concentration, industry verticals, and full-service offerings including advisory and outsourced accounting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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