What Barnes Dennig does

Barnes Dennig is a privately held Certified Public Accounting and consulting firm (legal name: Barnes, Dennig & Co., Ltd.) headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, operating five offices across Ohio, Indiana, and Northern Kentucky. The firm delivers a comprehensive suite of professional services organized into three core categories — Tax Services (including cost segregation, international tax with IC-DISC and transfer pricing, R&E tax credits, sales tax compliance via Avalara, state & local tax, and estate planning); Assurance Services (including audit/review/compilation, employee benefit plan audits, SOC 1/2/3 reporting, IT controls and cybersecurity across COBIT/CMMC/GDPR/HIPAA/PCI DSS frameworks, ASC 606 and ASC 842 implementation); and Advisory & Consulting Services (including transaction advisory for M&A, business valuation, exit planning, fraud & forensic accounting, fractional accounting and HR support). A separate Barnes Dennig Private Wealth division provides wealth management to high-net-worth individuals.

The firm serves a diversified mid-market client base across at least eight industry verticals — Manufacturing & Distribution, Healthcare, Not-For-Profit, Technology, Government & Education, Automobile Dealerships, Construction, and Dental Practices — plus companies with international operations and high-net-worth individuals. Delivery is conducted through engagement-based, face-to-face professional services rather than a self-serve platform; the firm uses third-party software (Avalara, LeaseCrunch, MoneyGuidePro) for specific compliance workflows and does not disclose any proprietary technology platform. GTM motion is sales-led, driven by 60+ Senior Managers, Directors, and Principals, and supplemented by content marketing (benchmarking reports, toolkits, YouTube series), the Allinial Global international referral network, and regional economic development memberships.

The firm has maintained the highest possible AICPA peer review rating for 33 consecutive years (as of 2024), is a Top 200 firm per Inside Public Accounting, has won Top Workplace recognition 16 times and ClearlyRated Best of Accounting 7 times (Diamond level in 2025), and has nine CPAs on Forbes' America's Best-in-State list. Key leaders hold nationally visible roles — Tom Groskopf on FASB's Private Company Council and as Technical Director of AICPA's Center for Plain English Accounting, and Robert Ramsay as an AICPA-designated SOC specialist enabling national quality-control inspection work. No external funding, parent company, or M&A events are disclosed; ownership and operations remain independent.

Name

Barnes Dennig

Legal name

Barnes, Dennig & Co., Ltd.

Website

https://barnesdennig.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Barnes Dennig is a privately held CPA and consulting firm headquartered in Cincinnati with five offices across Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. It delivers tax, assurance, advisory, and fractional services to mid-market businesses, nonprofits, and high-net-worth individuals across eight industry verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tax Services: Core professional services revenue including tax planning, tax compliance, international tax, state and local tax, research & experimentation credits, cost segregation, estate planning, and sales tax compliance. Provided to businesses, nonprofits, and high-net-worth individuals.
2. Assurance Services: Financial statement audits, reviews, and compilations; employee benefit plan audits; SOC reporting (SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3); ASC 606 revenue recognition adoption; lease accounting (ASC 842); internal controls testing; IT controls and cybersecurity assessments.
3. Advisory & Consulting Services: Business valuation, exit planning, family office advisory, fraud & forensic accounting, litigation support, peer review services, private equity advisory, profit improvement, and transaction advisory (M&A, financial due diligence, capital raising, quality of earnings, tax due diligence).
4. Fractional Services (Managed Services): Fractional accounting and advisory (CFO/controller-level support) and fractional HR support and advisory services, offered as ongoing retainers to clients seeking part-time executive-level expertise.
5. Wealth Management: Wealth management services for high-net-worth individuals, delivered through Barnes Dennig Private Wealth.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Barnes Dennig is a privately held certified public accounting (CPA) and business advisory firm that provides tax, assurance (audit), and consulting/advisory services to businesses, nonprofit organizations, and individuals. The firm operates across five offices in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky, staffed by 60+ senior leaders and is a member of Allinial Global.

Product overview

Barnes Dennig is a Certified Public Accounting and consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of professional services across three main categories: Tax Services (including cost segregation, estate planning, international tax with IC-DISC and transfer pricing, R&E tax credits, sales tax compliance, state & local tax, and tax credits & incentives); Assurance Services (including ASC 606 revenue recognition, audit/review/compilation, employee benefit plan audits, internal controls, IT controls including cybersecurity and compliance frameworks like GDPR/HIPAA/PCI-DSS/CMMC, lease accounting ASC 842, operational reviews, and SOC reporting with SOC 1/2/3); and Advisory & Consulting Services (including business valuation, fractional accounting, fractional HR support, fraud & forensic accounting, transaction advisory for M&A, and exit planning). The firm also operates a separate Wealth Management division. Services are delivered across five office locations in Ohio, Indiana, and Northern Kentucky, serving businesses, not-for-profits, and high-net-worth individuals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Barnes Dennig Private Wealth: Wealth management services offered by Barnes Dennig, accessible via barnesdennigprivatewealth.com

Products and services

• Tax Services

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 180 employee benefit plan audits conducted per year, positioning the firm as a Top 100 firm nationally for EBP auditing.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Allinial GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBarnes Dennig is a member of Allinial Global, an award-winning worldwide association of independent accounting and consulting firms. This membership provides access to training resources, best practices, and knowledge-sharing across member firms globally, enabling Barnes Dennig to serve international clients and refer cross-border work to peer firms in other jurisdictions. Allinial Global is referenced as a key differentiator in international tax and assurance service delivery.
• European-American Chamber of CommerceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBarnes Dennig is an active member of the European-American Chamber of Commerce, which facilitates introductions and connections for international business development, particularly for clients engaged in cross-border trade between the U.S. and Europe.
• Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBarnes Dennig is a member of the Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI) in Cincinnati, which connects regional businesses with economic development resources and facilitates business networking and referrals in the tri-state region.
• Dayton Development CoalitionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBarnes Dennig maintains membership in the Dayton Development Coalition to support economic development initiatives in the Dayton, Ohio region and connect with businesses seeking professional services.
• AICPA Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center (EBPAQC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBarnes Dennig is a member of the AICPA Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center, which provides training, resources, and best practices specific to EBP auditing, and connects the firm with the broader AICPA quality infrastructure for this specialized practice area.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Marcum LLP: Top-20 accounting and advisory firm with broad tax, audit, advisory, and technology services that overlap significantly with Barnes Dennig's offerings, particularly in SOC, M&A advisory, and industry specialization.
• Withum: Mid-market full-service CPA firm with strong SOC reporting, cybersecurity, and technology-company practices; comparable size and service breadth to Barnes Dennig in the mid-market advisory space.
• EisnerAmper: Mid-market-focused Top-20 accounting firm offering tax, assurance, advisory, and specialized services including SOC, cybersecurity, and international tax—directly overlapping Barnes Dennig's service portfolio and target clients.
• Wipfli LLP: Top-25 U.S. accounting and consulting firm headquartered in the Midwest with comparable regional concentration and a similar breadth of tax, assurance, advisory, and outsourced accounting services to mid-market and fast-growing companies.
• Cherry Bekaert: Top-30 U.S. accounting and advisory firm with comparable tax, assurance, and advisory service lines plus industry specialization in government, healthcare, and manufacturing—matching Barnes Dennig's positioning in the mid-market.
• Plante Moran: Top-15 U.S. accounting firm with strong Midwest regional roots, comparable full-service tax/audit/advisory offerings, and similar industry-specialized practices serving manufacturing, healthcare, and nonprofit clients.

Regional players

• Rea & Associates: Ohio-based regional CPA and advisory firm serving closely overlapping client verticals (manufacturing, construction, nonprofit, healthcare) in many of the same Ohio markets where Barnes Dennig operates.

Broad incumbents

• Forvis Mazars: Top-10 international accounting firm formed from the merger of BKD and Clark Schaefer Hackett, with deep Midwest roots and broad tax, audit, and advisory services that directly compete with Barnes Dennig's tri-state regional practice.
• Crowe LLP: Top-10 U.S. public accounting and advisory firm offering full-service tax, audit, advisory, and SOC/cybersecurity practices across all 50 states; a larger incumbent that competes for the same mid-market and enterprise engagements as Barnes Dennig.
• RSM US: Top-5 U.S. accounting firm specifically focused on the middle market with extensive tax, assurance, consulting, and SOC/cybersecurity capabilities; a scaled incumbent competitor for the same mid-market clients Barnes Dennig serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC_sFETMWCbAI-sFCvV6HMdw
• Facebookfacebook.com/barnesdennig
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/barnes-dennig
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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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