A growing collection of conversations with the people who build and run America's independent practices.
Margaret Ellsworth started her firm in a one-room office above a flower shop. She talks about clients as relationships, why she turns away "vending-machine" work, and the question she has been turning over for two years.
Our May issue is currently in production. Subjects under consideration include firms in the Pacific Northwest and upper Midwest. Publishing late May 2026.
We are actively reviewing nominations for our June issue. Independent firms of all sizes — CPAs, enrolled agents, bookkeepers, and tax professionals — are eligible. Self-nominations welcome.
The summer issue is our annual feature on legacy firms — practices with twenty or more years of independent operation. Submit a nomination or self-nominate.
We rely on readers and the practitioner community to tell us where to look.
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