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THE FRANCHISE

TOP BDO USA,LLP

INDUSTRY

SUPPLIERS

ACCOUNTING 5 PwC
Accounting services Audit, assurance, consulting,
From banks to real estate to
are vital to every and tax services
consultants, here are the year’s top franchise business—especially

industry suppliers geared to help franchises, which 6 Citrin Cooperman
must include audited financial Accounting, tax,
franchisees and franchisors succeed. statements in their franchise and advisory services
disclosure documents (FDDs)
compiled by TRACY STAPP HEROLD every year. Franchisors have a host 7 RSM US LLP
of options in this category, from Audit, tax, and business consulting
the “Big Four” firms to smaller
ones that specialize in serving 8 EY
hen we refer to the franchise industry, we usually Advisory, assurance, tax,
franchises.
mean franchisors, and maybe franchisees. But the and transaction services
Wtruth is, there are many other businesses that play a
part in making franchising such a successful business model. 1 BDO USA, LLP 9 Kezos & Dunlavy
That’s why we’re proud to present this ranking of the top Professional services firm Full-service CPA firm specializing in
serving franchises worldwide real estate tax and accounting,
franchise suppliers—companies that provide services to
franchise audits, and related issues
franchisors and franchisees.
2 Deloitte
To create this ranking, we surveyed more than 500 franchi-
Audit and assurance, tax, legal, 10 The Franchise CPA
sors and asked them to tell us which service providers they and risk and financial advisory, Financial statement audits, royalty
their franchisees use, and to rate their satisfaction with the and consulting services audits, and part-time CFO services
quality, cost, and value of each supplier’s services. We scored
each supplier based on the results of this survey, and the 3 Grant Thornton 11 Plante Moran
top-scoring suppliers in each of 10 categories are listed on the Professional services firm offering Audit, tax, wealth
audit, tax, and advisory services management, and business
following pages.
consulting services
Please note that this list is not intended as a recommenda-
4 KPMG LLP
tion of any company. There are a multitude of suppliers in each PHOTOGR APH COURTESY OF BDO
Professional services firm 12 A&G
category to choose from, and this list serves as a helpful start to
Full-service accounting
your own search for the supplier that best fits your needs. For
more options, be sure to check out our directory of franchise
suppliers at Entrepreneur.com/franchises/franchise-suppliers.

140 / ENTREPRENEUR.COM / January-February 2020 Service descriptions come from respective suppliers.