Gatto McFerson

What Gatto McFerson does

Gatto McFerson Certified Public Accountants, LLP is a privately-held, full-service CPA firm founded in 1977 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm operates with a 1-10 employee headcount and serves two primary client bases: small businesses and individuals seeking general accounting, tax, valuation, and family financial planning services, and a specialized veterinary practice segment for which Gatto McFerson claims to be the first U.S. accounting firm to focus, with over 44 years of industry-specific experience. Service offerings include accounting and management, tax preparation and planning (licensed in all 50 states), consulting, practice start-up support, valuations and appraisals, litigation support, and family financial planning including 529 college savings and trusts/estates. The firm holds CPA, CFF (Certified in Financial Forensics), and ABV (Accredited in Business Valuation) credentials from the AICPA and has appraised more than 680 veterinary practices across 36 states.

The firm's revenue model is project-based professional services billing, with rates varying by client needs, scope, and complexity. Go-to-market is sales-led through direct consultation, supplemented by content marketing via website, email newsletters, webinars, and association partnerships (notably recurring tax planning webinars with the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association). Distribution is direct; no indirect channel model is used. Operationally, the firm depends on the expertise of named partners including Tom McFerson (CPA, ABV) and founder Louis M. Gatto, with no disclosed institutional ownership, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no external funding. The firm maintains an active content cadence through 2025, with bulletins and analyses addressing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and other legislative developments.

Name

Gatto McFerson

Legal name

Gatto McFerson Certified Public Accountants, LLP

Website

https://gattomcferson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Monica

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Accounting Services: Revenue generated from providing accounting, tax preparation, business valuation, and litigation support services to clients. Services are billed based on consultation and professional service engagements with rates varying depending on needs, budgets, and goals.
2. Veterinary Practice Consulting: Specialized consulting services for veterinary practices including practice start-up, management advisory, practice valuations, and succession planning. Revenue from these specialized services varies based on scope and complexity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gatto McFerson is a full-service CPA firm providing accounting, tax preparation, business valuation, litigation support, and consulting services. It operates two main service lines: a General Accounting & Financial CPA practice serving individuals, entrepreneurs, corporations, and family trusts, and a specialized Veterinary Consulting & CPA practice that supports veterinary clinics and veterinarians across the practice lifecycle from start-up through succession or sale.

Product overview

Gatto McFerson is a Certified Public Accounting firm offering financial services and consulting. The portfolio consists of two main service areas: General Accounting & Financial CPA Services for individuals, entrepreneurs, corporations, and family trusts; and Veterinary Consulting & CPA Services, a specialized practice serving veterinary clinics, hospitals, and veterinarians. The veterinary services include modular components: Accounting & Management, Tax Services, Consulting, Practice Start-Up, Valuations & Appraisals, and Litigation Support. The general services include Accounting, Tax Services, Consulting, Family Financial Planning, and Business Valuations. The firm holds CPA, CFF (Certified in Financial Forensics), and ABV (Accredited in Business Valuation) credentials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Veterinary Consulting & CPA Services End-to-end financial and consulting services specifically for veterinary practices, covering accounting and management, tax planning and preparation, practice start-up, valuations and appraisals, consulting on partner agreements, payroll, financing, space build-out, and litigation support including expert witness testimony on veterinary financial and operational issues.
• General Accounting & Financial CPA Services Financial consulting services for individuals, entrepreneurs, corporations, and family trusts including personal and business tax returns, company valuations, family financial planning (emergency savings, retirement, insurance, 529 college savings, trusts/estates), and litigation support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Appraised over 680 practices in 36 different states

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SCVMA (Southern California Veterinary Medical Association)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 12 November 2025Ongoing partnership for tax planning webinars. Gatto McFerson regularly hosts tax planning webinars for SCVMA members, including sessions in November 2023, November 2022, and November 2025. The firm provides educational content and tax analysis to the veterinary community through this association partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Eide Bailly: Top-25 US CPA and advisory firm with a dedicated veterinary industry group providing accounting, tax, and valuation services to vet practices—directly comparable vertical specialization and service mix.
• Omni Practice Group: Veterinary practice brokerage and consulting firm focused exclusively on practice sales, valuations, and transitions—overlaps with Gatto McFerson's succession planning and practice appraisal offerings.
• Withum (WithumSmith+Brown, PC): National advisory and CPA firm with an active veterinary services practice serving vet practices and animal hospitals with tax, audit, and consulting—closely aligned service offering for the same customer base.
• Simmons & Associates: Veterinary practice broker and valuation specialist serving practice owners across the US—competes directly with Gatto McFerson's practice valuation and sale advisory services.

Broad incumbents

• RSM US: Large mid-market accounting and consulting firm with industry-focused practices including animal health—overlaps with Gatto McFerson on valuations and tax for vet practices.
• BDO USA: Top global accounting network with industry specializations including veterinary services—competes for larger vet practice clients and consolidator engagements.
• Baker Tilly US: National advisory, tax, and accounting firm with industry-aligned healthcare and animal health practices—competes for valuation and consulting work with vet practice clients.
• Marcum LLP: Top-15 US accounting firm providing tax, advisory, and valuation services to SMB and healthcare clients, including veterinary practices—an incumbent with comparable service lines.
• CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA): Large US accounting and advisory firm with an industry-aligned veterinary practice serving vet practices with tax, consulting, and valuation—broader portfolio but overlapping niche.
• Anchin, Block & Anchin: Mid-size New York-based accounting and advisory firm with industry specializations including healthcare and professional services—comparable professional services firm competing for similar SMB engagements.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gatto-mcferson-cpas-llp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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