BKD Profile

BKD, LLP is the CPA and advisory firm of choice for growing companies and high net-worth individuals. We help them go beyond their numbers by applying our technical expertise, unmatched client service and disciplined delivery of solutions to their management and financial needs.

The mission of BKD is to always strive for excellence in providing services to clients, create rewarding career opportunities and maintain sound professional, business and financial standards. Together, our mission; our PRIDE values of passion, respect, integrity, discipline and excellence; and our commitment to unmatched client service guide our professional advisors in delivering results with integrity: solutions that are ethical, practical, timely and affordable.

With net revenues of $318 million, BKD is one of the 10 largest CPA and advisory firms in the country. The firm’s approximately 1,900 personnel, including approximately 230 partners, are located in 27 offices in Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas. BKD is headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, where Managing Partner Neal D. Spencer is based.

BKD delivers the BKD Experience of unmatched client service to thousands of individuals; closely held and publicly traded businesses in the health care, manufacturing, distribution, financial services, construction, real estates and other industries; not-for-profit organizations; and governmental entities. The firm also has service niches in:
  • Forensics and dispute consulting
  • Fraud investigations
  • Risk management
  • Information technology
  • State, local and international tax
  • Wealth management (WealthPlan)
  • Employee benefit plans
  • Business succession planning

Our wholly owned subsidiaries and foundation are:

BKD Corporate Finance, LLC provides merger and acquisition, sales, management buyout, ESOP, recapitalization, financing and IPO advisory services. Member FINRA and SIPC.

BKD Foundation is our 501(c)(3) not-for-profit foundation that enriches BKD’s local communities with financial support and our commitment of time.

BKD Wealth Advisors, LLC is an investment advisory firm registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, providing the WealthPlan solutions of personal wealth planning, investment management and estate planning.

The firm is the largest U.S. member of Praxity, AISBL, a global alliance of independent firms. We offer multinational clients a gateway to the global marketplace with services delivered by alliance firms that are committed to the highest standards required in international business.

BKD is registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), which is required to serve as an independent auditor of public companies. BKD audits approximately 80 Securities and Exchange Commission registrants, including 25 benefit plan audits.

As a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), BKD also is a member of its PCPS (Private Companies Practice Section) Firm Practice Center; and its three quality centers: Center for Audit Quality, Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center and Governmental Audit Quality Center.

For more information, visit our website at bkd.com

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