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Hacker, Douglas & Company
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Hacker, Douglas & Company, LLP
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filmaudit.com
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Private
Founded yearint
1970
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Hacker, Douglas & Company, LLP is an entertainment-focused accounting firm founded in 1970 in Los Angeles, California, specializing in profit participation and contract compliance audits for the motion picture, television, and merchandising industries. The firm serves studios, talent, and production companies that require verification of revenue participation calculations against complex, multi-party contracts. Its service suite spans motion picture and television audits, merchandising audits, publishing and estate valuation, and expert witness and litigation support, all oriented toward helping entertainment participants verify accurate payment calculations and ensure contractual compliance.

The firm operated as an independent private partnership for over 50 years before being acquired by GHJ (Green Hasson & Janks LLP), a national advisory and accounting firm headquartered in Los Angeles and a member of HLB International. The acquisition was announced in 2024 alongside GHJ's purchases of GGF and Blueprint CFO as part of a broader expansion strategy, with the Hacker Douglas team officially joining GHJ's Profit Participation Services Practice effective June 2025. The integration is positioned as an enhancement to GHJ's entertainment industry capabilities rather than a merger into a unified entity, with Hacker Douglas retaining its specialized practice identity under the GHJ platform.

Hacker Douglas generates revenue through specialized professional services engagements billed on an engagement basis, with the partner-led firm (Elaine Douglas and Wendy Mills identified as partners) executing audits, valuations, and litigation support work for entertainment industry clients. The firm's standalone revenue is not separately disclosed post-acquisition; GHJ projects approximately $75 million in combined 2025 revenue across the three 2024 acquisitions. Operating with 11-50 employees, the firm depends on experienced audit professionals with deep familiarity in entertainment industry contract structures and profit participation accounting rather than on proprietary technology platforms.

Short descriptiontext

Hacker, Douglas & Company, LLP is a Los Angeles-based entertainment accounting firm that performs profit participation and contract compliance audits for studios, talent, and production companies. Founded in 1970, the firm joined GHJ's Profit Participation Services Practice in June 2025 following its 2024 acquisition.

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Acquired
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11–50
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HeadquartersLos Angeles, United States
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Los Angeles
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United States
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North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

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Keyword5 values
entertainment audit services, profit participation audits, contract compliance audits, motion picture audits, merchandising audits
NAICS code1 code
  • Offices of Certified Public Accountants541211
SIC code1 code
  • Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management8700
Product category
Entertainment Accounting and Audit Services
Social media profiles1 record
Cost components2 values
Personnel, Operations
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Hacker, Douglas & Company is an entertainment accounting firm that provides specialized profit participation and contract compliance audit services to the motion picture, television, and merchandising sectors. Its service suite covers motion picture and television audits, merchandising auditing, publishing rights and estate valuation, and expert witness and litigation support, helping entertainment industry participants verify the accuracy of revenue participation calculations and contractual compliance.

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Product overview1 text field

Hacker, Douglas & Company is an entertainment accounting firm that provides specialized profit participation and contract compliance audit services for the entertainment industry. Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Los Angeles, the firm offers a unified suite of audit and advisory services including motion picture and television audits, merchandising audits, publishing and estate valuation, and expert witness/litigation support. The company joined GHJ (Green Hasson & Janks) in June 2025, enhancing GHJ's Profit Participation Services Practice. These services work together to help entertainment industry participants verify the accuracy of their revenue participation calculations and ensure contractual compliance.

Product and service5 records
1Motion Picture and Television Audits
CategoryEntertainment audit services
2Merchandising Audits
CategoryEntertainment audit services
3Publishing and Estate Valuation
CategoryEntertainment valuation services
4Expert Witness and Litigation Support
CategoryForensic and litigation support
5Participation and Contract Compliance Audits
CategoryEntertainment audit services
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Partnership2 partners
1GHJ
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2025-06-01
Description

Hacker, Douglas & Company, LLP joined GHJ as part of a strategic acquisition. The addition expands GHJ's Profit Participation Services Practice and enhances services for studios, talent and entertainment clients. The transaction was effective June 2025.

2Sklar Kirsh
Strategic tierMinorTypeImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner
Description

Law firm Sklar Kirsh provided legal advisement on the transaction between Hacker Douglas and GHJ.

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Peers4 records
1Armanino LLP
TypeBroad incumbent
2Eisner Amper
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Eisner Amper is a national accounting and advisory firm with a dedicated entertainment practice serving film, television, music, and sports clients. It competes with Hacker Douglas for entertainment audit and profit participation work, albeit as a much larger firm with a broader service portfolio.

3Miller Kaplan Arase LLP
TypeDirect peer
Description

Miller Kaplan is a Los Angeles-based CPA firm with a well-known entertainment industry practice. It serves studios, producers, and talent on accounting, audit, and profit participation matters — directly overlapping with Hacker Douglas's core service lines and geographic market.

4GHJ (Green Hasson & Janks)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

GHJ is Hacker Douglas's parent company and a national advisory, tax and accounting firm headquartered in Los Angeles. It is directly comparable as a California-based accounting firm serving the entertainment industry, with an established Profit Participation Services Practice that Hacker Douglas now joins.

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Hacker, Douglas & Company

Entertainment Accounting and Audit Servicesfilmaudit.com

Hacker, Douglas & Company, LLP is a Los Angeles-based entertainment accounting firm that performs profit participation and contract compliance audits for studios, talent, and production companies. Founded in 1970, the firm joined GHJ's Profit Participation Services Practice in June 2025 following its 2024 acquisition.

What Hacker, Douglas & Company does

Hacker, Douglas & Company, LLP is an entertainment-focused accounting firm founded in 1970 in Los Angeles, California, specializing in profit participation and contract compliance audits for the motion picture, television, and merchandising industries. The firm serves studios, talent, and production companies that require verification of revenue participation calculations against complex, multi-party contracts. Its service suite spans motion picture and television audits, merchandising audits, publishing and estate valuation, and expert witness and litigation support, all oriented toward helping entertainment participants verify accurate payment calculations and ensure contractual compliance.

The firm operated as an independent private partnership for over 50 years before being acquired by GHJ (Green Hasson & Janks LLP), a national advisory and accounting firm headquartered in Los Angeles and a member of HLB International. The acquisition was announced in 2024 alongside GHJ's purchases of GGF and Blueprint CFO as part of a broader expansion strategy, with the Hacker Douglas team officially joining GHJ's Profit Participation Services Practice effective June 2025. The integration is positioned as an enhancement to GHJ's entertainment industry capabilities rather than a merger into a unified entity, with Hacker Douglas retaining its specialized practice identity under the GHJ platform.

Hacker Douglas generates revenue through specialized professional services engagements billed on an engagement basis, with the partner-led firm (Elaine Douglas and Wendy Mills identified as partners) executing audits, valuations, and litigation support work for entertainment industry clients. The firm's standalone revenue is not separately disclosed post-acquisition; GHJ projects approximately $75 million in combined 2025 revenue across the three 2024 acquisitions. Operating with 11-50 employees, the firm depends on experienced audit professionals with deep familiarity in entertainment industry contract structures and profit participation accounting rather than on proprietary technology platforms.

Hacker, Douglas & Company firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Hacker, Douglas & Company
Legal name
Hacker, Douglas & Company, LLP
Website
https://filmaudit.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
1970
Operating status
Acquired
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Short description
Hacker, Douglas & Company, LLP is a Los Angeles-based entertainment accounting firm that performs profit participation and contract compliance audits for studios, talent, and production companies. Founded in 1970, the firm joined GHJ's Profit Participation Services Practice in June 2025 following its 2024 acquisition.
Ownership category
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Where Hacker, Douglas & Company is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Los Angeles
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

Hacker, Douglas & Company business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations

Hacker, Douglas & Company product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Hacker, Douglas & Company is an entertainment accounting firm that provides specialized profit participation and contract compliance audit services to the motion picture, television, and merchandising sectors. Its service suite covers motion picture and television audits, merchandising auditing, publishing rights and estate valuation, and expert witness and litigation support, helping entertainment industry participants verify the accuracy of revenue participation calculations and contractual compliance.

Product overview

Hacker, Douglas & Company is an entertainment accounting firm that provides specialized profit participation and contract compliance audit services for the entertainment industry. Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Los Angeles, the firm offers a unified suite of audit and advisory services including motion picture and television audits, merchandising audits, publishing and estate valuation, and expert witness/litigation support. The company joined GHJ (Green Hasson & Janks) in June 2025, enhancing GHJ's Profit Participation Services Practice. These services work together to help entertainment industry participants verify the accuracy of their revenue participation calculations and ensure contractual compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Motion Picture and Television Audits
  • Merchandising Audits
  • Publishing and Estate Valuation
  • Expert Witness and Litigation Support
  • Participation and Contract Compliance Audits

Companies that use Hacker, Douglas & Company

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Hacker, Douglas & Company technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

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Hacker, Douglas & Company partnerships and signals

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

  • GHJcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Hacker, Douglas & Company, LLP joined GHJ as part of a strategic acquisition. The addition expands GHJ's Profit Participation Services Practice and enhances services for studios, talent and entertainment clients. The transaction was effective June 2025.
  • Sklar KirshminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLaw firm Sklar Kirsh provided legal advisement on the transaction between Hacker Douglas and GHJ.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Hacker, Douglas & Company competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • Armanino LLP:
  • Eisner Amper: Eisner Amper is a national accounting and advisory firm with a dedicated entertainment practice serving film, television, music, and sports clients. It competes with Hacker Douglas for entertainment audit and profit participation work, albeit as a much larger firm with a broader service portfolio.
  • GHJ (Green Hasson & Janks): GHJ is Hacker Douglas's parent company and a national advisory, tax and accounting firm headquartered in Los Angeles. It is directly comparable as a California-based accounting firm serving the entertainment industry, with an established Profit Participation Services Practice that Hacker Douglas now joins.

Direct peers

  • Miller Kaplan Arase LLP: Miller Kaplan is a Los Angeles-based CPA firm with a well-known entertainment industry practice. It serves studios, producers, and talent on accounting, audit, and profit participation matters — directly overlapping with Hacker Douglas's core service lines and geographic market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Hacker, Douglas & Company leadership team

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Profiles2 records

Hacker, Douglas & Company funding detail

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Investors

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Hacker, Douglas & Company M&A and investment

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Investments

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Frequently asked questions about Hacker, Douglas & Company

What does Hacker, Douglas & Company do?

Hacker, Douglas & Company is an entertainment accounting firm that provides specialized profit participation and contract compliance audit services to the motion picture, television, and merchandising sectors. Its service suite covers motion picture and television audits, merchandising auditing, publishing rights and estate valuation, and expert witness and litigation support, helping entertainment industry participants verify the accuracy of revenue participation calculations and contractual compliance.

Is Hacker, Douglas & Company a public or private company?

Hacker, Douglas & Company is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently acquired.

When was Hacker, Douglas & Company founded?

Hacker, Douglas & Company was founded in 1970. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Hacker, Douglas & Company based?

Hacker, Douglas & Company is headquartered in Los Angeles, United States, in the North America region.

Who are Hacker, Douglas & Company's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Armanino LLP, Eisner Amper and GHJ (Green Hasson & Janks). Miller Kaplan Arase LLP is listed as a direct peer.

Does Hacker, Douglas & Company have an API?

No public API is recorded for Hacker, Douglas & Company.

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