Aronson

What Aronson does

Aronson, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, is a private professional services firm founded in 1962 that provides audit, tax, and consulting services to clients in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The firm positions itself as 'the Mid-Atlantic's premier accountants & consultants' and operates with a headcount band of 251-500 employees, placing it in the mid-tier of U.S. regional CPA practices by staff size. Its service mix covers the three core offerings of a full-service accounting practice — audit and assurance, tax preparation and planning, and management/advisory consulting — and is delivered as traditional engagement-based professional services rather than as a packaged SaaS or productized offering.

The firm maintains a dedicated business development function, with Nicholas Bonaventure serving as Vice President of business development and Thomas Luginbill serving as business development manager, indicating an explicit, sales-led client-acquisition posture rather than a purely referral-driven operating model. The firm operates as a private, for-profit entity with no public capital markets exposure, and it has sustained continuous operations for more than six decades.

Information on revenue, detailed client mix, partner roster, M&A history, technology platforms, proprietary audit or tax tools, and geographic footprint beyond the Mid-Atlantic is not present in the available input data, which caps the depth of this profile and constrains the analytical signals available to a PE/VC/M&A audience.

Name

Aronson

Legal name

Aprio, LLP

Website

https://aronsonllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Aronson is a private Mid-Atlantic accounting and consulting firm headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, founded in 1962, offering audit, tax, and consulting services to regional clients across approximately 251-500 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Accounting & Advisory Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Risk Management Consulting (Enterprise & Operational Risk) (FSAEADAG)

Keywords

• Accounting services
• Audit and assurance
• Tax consulting
• Management consulting
• Professional advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Audit & Assurance: Aprio provides audit and assurance services including SOC reports, financial statement audits, and compliance audits. Revenue is generated through professional service fees billed to clients.
2. Tax Services: Full-suite tax services including business tax planning, personal tax planning, international tax, and R&D tax credit advisory. Revenue generated through engagement-based professional service fees.
3. Advisory & Consulting Services: Advisory services covering risk and compliance, technology and digital transformation, federal government contracting, and strategic consulting. Revenue from project-based and retainer engagements.
4. Client Accounting Services: Outsourced accounting, bookkeeping, and financial operations services. Recurring revenue through ongoing service engagements.
5. Wealth Management: Investment advisory services offered through Aprio Wealth Management, LLC, a Securities and Exchange Commission Registered Investment Advisor.
6. Legal Services: Legal and regulatory advisory services provided through legal.aprio.com.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Aronson is a Mid-Atlantic accounting and consulting firm providing audit, tax, and consulting services to business clients. Founded in 1962 and headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, the firm employs 251-500 professionals serving as a regional accounting and advisory practice.

Product overview

Aprio is a professional services firm (CPA firm) offering an integrated suite of advisory, tax, accounting, and consulting services. The firm provides nine core service lines including Business Tax, Audit & Assurance, Risk & Compliance, Advisory Services, Client Accounting Services, Technology & Digital Transformation, Federal Government Contracting, Personal Tax Planning & Wealth Management, and Legal services. These offerings are delivered as professional service practices rather than software products, serving clients across diverse industries including aerospace, construction, dental, healthcare, nonprofit, private equity, real estate, restaurant, and technology sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Audit Services
• Tax Services
• Consulting Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000+ SOC reports completed by the Aprio team
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments14 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sage IntacctcoreTechnology or IntegrationAprio operates as a Sage Intacct Value-Added Reseller (VAR), providing implementation, integration, and consulting services for Sage Intacct's financial management software. Aprio has been recognized for its growth as a Sage Intacct VAR partner, featuring conversations with Sage Intacct leadership on the Aprio platform.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA): Top-10 U.S. accounting and consulting firm serving mid-market clients with audit, tax, and advisory services, directly comparable to Aronson's multi-service Mid-Atlantic positioning.
• Wipfli: Large U.S. accounting and consulting firm serving mid-market and SMB clients with audit, tax, and advisory services across multiple regions, with a comparable multi-disciplinary model.
• Baker Tilly US: Top-15 U.S. accounting and advisory firm with a strong mid-market focus spanning audit, tax, and consulting, similar to Aronson's integrated service mix.
• Aprio: Multi-service CPA and advisory firm offering audit, tax, advisory, wealth management, and legal across multiple industries — a comparable integrated accounting/consulting model to Aronson's.
• Rehmann: Mid-sized U.S. accounting and advisory firm with a regional focus and integrated audit/tax/consulting model directly comparable to Aronson's structure.

Broad incumbents

• RSM US: Largest U.S. mid-market-focused accounting firm with a global network, providing audit, tax, and consulting at greater scale than Aronson and competing directly for Mid-Atlantic clients.
• BDO USA: Global accounting network with significant U.S. mid-market presence, providing audit, tax, and advisory competition to Aronson across the Mid-Atlantic corridor.
• Plante Moran: Major U.S. accounting and business advisory firm with a similar multi-service offering, providing regional and national competition to Aronson in the Mid-Atlantic.
• EisnerAmper: National accounting and advisory firm with a strong presence on the East Coast, directly competing for Mid-Atlantic clients in audit, tax, and advisory.
• FORVIS: Top-10 U.S. accounting firm formed from the BKD and Dixon Hughes Goodman merger, providing multi-service audit, tax, and advisory with regional Mid-Atlantic presence competing with Aronson.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Aronsonllc
• Facebookfacebook.com/MeetAronson
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/21619

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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