Top Certified Public Accountants in Lexington, KY

Dennis J. O’Brien, CPA

Lexington, KY

Dennis J. O’Brien obtained his degree of Bachelor of Science-Accounting from University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky in 2006 and earned the certification of Certified Public Accountant in 2009. His extensive experience in restaurant management helps him understand the needs of a small business. He is a member of Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants, Member of American Institute Certified Public Accountants.

Faith Crump, CPA, CSEP

Lexington, KY

Faith obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Transylvania University in 2002. After working in public accounting in Tennessee and North Carolina, she returned to Kentucky in 2008 and has been with the firm since that time. She has focused on serving privately held businesses and their owners throughout her career. Faith enjoys working with family groups, providing assistance with comprehensive tax planning in an effort to define and achieve financial goals. Faith  provides tax compliance and planning services to business and individual clients in a variety of areas, including real estate, estate and trusts, and general tax consulting.

Larry Wheeler, CPA

Lexington, KY

Larry is a Certified Public Accountant and has over 30 years’ experience, mostly involving taxation of individuals and
small business owners. After several years working with regional and local accounting firms, he joined WR Ramsey and Associates in 2004 as a partner. Larry also has extensive background working with entrepreneurs in launching new business ventures, from helping clients develop pro-forma financials to getting all the appropriate business licenses. He also is hands-on regarding tax preparation for individuals, corporations and partnerships as well as reviewing and assuring the accuracy of tax returns prepared by the staff.

David W. Hudson, CPA

Lexington, KY

David W. Hudson graduated at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. For over 15 years of experience he has the skills in Accounting, Financial and Retirement Planning, Small Business Consulting, Income and Estate Tax Planning & Return Preparation, Financial Statement Preparation, QuickBooks Consulting and Training.

Bob Livesay, CPA

Lexington, KY

Bob Livesay is a lifelong resident of Lexington, KY. He graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in Accounting, and received his CPA in 1976. Bob worked for Potter and Company for 10 years before moving to Host Communications, where he has worked for 27 years. Bob’s primary experience is in the personal income tax preparation, nonprofit organizations and elder care.

Danielle Adair, CPA

Lexington, KY

David W. Hicks, CPA, CFF, CFE, CGMA

Lexington, KY

Hicks & Associates CPAs was formed on October 1st , 2011. Previously, David was a partner at a Lexington firm for 13 years and was responsible for managing approximately 110-125 attest engagements each year. Prior to joining the Lexington firm in 1994, David was a senior auditor with a regional firm. He was responsible for representing the U.S. Office of Inspector General on multiple audits and investigations throughout the U.S.. The past 25 years of professional experience includes expert witness litigation cases, financial, performance, compliance and internal control audits and other attest and consulting engagements on various organizations. David has also prepared income tax returns for a variety of organizations during this period.

Melissa Hicks, CPA

Lexington, KY

Melissa obtained her Bachelor of Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting from Morehead State University in 2002. Since that time, she has been practicing public accounting at Dean Dorton. The majority of her career has been spent providing tax planning, compliance and accounting services for privately-held businesses and individuals. Melissa has over 15 years of public accounting experience. While she practices in all areas of income tax, she specializes in partnership taxation. She is also the leader of Dean Dorton’s tax training team and is an executive member of the firm’s equine industry team. Melissa has worked with a broad range of clients across a variety of industries including automobile dealerships, professional services firms, and specialty trade contractors.

Donna J. Smith, CPA, ABV, CFF, CITP

Lexington, KY

Donna has more than twenty years of experience in accounting, taxation, consulting and business management. She joined Stivers & Associates, PSC in February 1998 and became a partner in 2001. Donna works with a wide selection of companies and individuals in the areas of business valuation, business consulting, information technology, taxation and numerous other financial services. The varied nature of her clientele has required that Donna become proficient in numerous areas of taxation and financial reporting. Donna has worked with clients in industries including, but not limited to, health care, commercial and residential construction, sales and service, agriculture, equine, crop and livestock production, restaurants, charitable and non-profit organizations, labor unions, retail trade, manufacturing, information technology, real estate, law firms and advertising agencies.

Lance Mann, CPA, CFE, CGMA

Lexington, KY

Lance has more than 13 years of experience providing assurance, risk management, internal audit, and business advisory services for entities in a variety of industries ranging from healthcare to manufacturing. In addition to providing traditional audit and compliance related services, he serves as a business advisor for middle-market companies, assisting them with everything from budgeting and business planning to risk advisory services, including internal audit, due diligence, fraud investigations and internal control assessments, and design. Lance leads the firm’s manufacturing team and serves on the healthcare and college and university leadership committees. He has extensive experience in providing audit and consulting services to manufacturers, healthcare organizations, contractors, entrepreneurs, colleges and universities, nonprofits, real estate companies, and hospitality companies.