HBK CPAs & Consultants (HBK) is one of the fastest growing CPA firms in the country according to the 2018 Inside Public Accounting (IPA) magazine poll.

The survey, which calculates firm size based on reported growth in net revenue, ranks HBK as the fourth fastest-growing CPA firm in the Great Lakes region. The region includes firms in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin.

HBK has consistently been listed in the IPA’s “Top 100 CPA Firms” over the past two decades. Additionally, HBK is a perennial “Top 100 Accounting Firm” according to Accounting Today (AT) magazine rankings. In 2014 and 2017, AT also listed HBK as one of the fastest growing firms in the U.S.

HBK CEO and Managing Principal Christopher Allegretti, CPA, credits his team’s efforts to work in collaboration across specialty and industry-specific service lines and throughout widespread geographic regions.

“Our focus is collaboration, working together,” he said. “We tap the depth of our resources to their fullest extent, the collective expertise of hundreds professionals in five states.”

Allegretti added that collaboration contributes to the firm’s strength in developing all-inclusive solutions. “Developing a comprehensive understanding of a client’s financial circumstances as a basis for helping them grow and protect their wealth is a hallmark of our practice and has been a great differentiator for us.”

Youngstown, Ohio – HBK CPAs & Consultants (HBK) is again among the Top 100 Accounting Firms in the U.S., according to the latest rankings by Accounting Today magazine. The recently released 2018 study lists HBK as the 56th largest firm, up from 62nd largest in the previous year’s study. The Accounting Today ranking is based on information compiled through benchmarking data and independent research as well as recommendations from the most successful firms in the industry.

HBK has been included in the Accounting Today Top 100 for more than a decade. Additionally, the firm was named among Accounting Today’s 25 Fastest Growing CPA firms for 2017, a distinction the firm also earned in 2014.

HBK CEO and Managing Principal Christopher Allegretti, CPA, attributes the accomplishments to concentrated team efforts to work collaboratively across service lines and geographic regions.

“We are focused on working together,” he said, “calling on the full breadth and depth of our resources, that is, the collective expertise of hundreds professionals. That allows us to not only develop comprehensive solutions for our clients but also to proactively address their situations, so they have the financial support they need to reach their life’s goals and objectives. That’s the key to our success and growth.”