Top Certified Public Accountant South Carolina - CPA Firm

Finding the best CPA can be a daunting task, especially in a big place like South Carolina. Not to worry though, we’ve got you covered because we have searched out the top accountants in South Carolina. We will also have helpful article to help plan finances, answer tax questions, and address those bookkeeping problems.

It is important to build a strong connection with your CPA so they can best benefit you and it is extremely important that whomever you are working with is someone you feel comfortable with. We highly suggest interviewing your potential accountants and getting to know them before picking the one that is perfect for you. Our list of the best accountants in South Carolina is a great place to start. Thanks to your continuous feedback we can ensure that others on our site get to find the top CPAs in their area.

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M. Riley Creech, CPA

Columbia, SC

Riley has twelve years of experience providing assurance and tax services for firm clientele. Assurance services include engagements in the manufacturing, hospitality, and automotive industries, both public and nonpublic financial institutions, non-profit organizations, and employee benefit plans. Riley also provides extensive tax services to individuals, partnerships, corporations, non-profit organizations, and employee benefit plans.

Christopher C. Nowell, CPA

Charleston, SC

Chris Nowell specializes in providing financial advisory and business evaluation services to companies in ownership transition and subsequent business exchanges. He also has negotiated, valued, and performed due diligence on numerous acquisitions in a variety of industries.

Kenneth L. Newhouse Jr., USTCP, CPA, CITP, CGMA

Greenville, SC

Ken earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of South Carolina in 1999, and an Associates of Applied Science in Electronic Systems Technology in 2000 from the Community College of the Air Force. He spent 13 years with the South Carolina National Guard and Air Force Reserve as a computer and cryptographic systems technician. He has been in public accounting for more than 19 years providing professional services to various clients in a wide array of industries. In May of 2015 he was admitted to the bar of the US Tax Court, as a US Tax Court Practitioner after passing an exam that demonstrated his knowledge in the Tax Court Rules of Practice & Procedure, Federal Taxation, Federal Rules of Evidence, and Legal Ethics (including the Model Rules of Professional Conduct of the American Bar Association). Less than 300 Non-Attorneys have been admitted to the US Tax Courts since 1942.

Richard B. Homes

Charleston, SC

Richard B. Homes is known to have over 20 years of extensive experience in accounting, tax services, business consulting, as well as mergers and acquisitions. He is a 1990 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.

Blanche M. Ellis, CPA

Columbia, SC

Blanche has over seventeen years of public and private accounting experience in auditing (including non profit entities), tax preparation, business tax credits, Medicaid and Medicare consulting and HUD cost certificates. Before entering public accounting, Blanche worked five years as the controller of a locally owned glass and plastics company with thirteen locations in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. Member of the South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants (SCACPA) and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

Stephen D. Kirkkland

Columbia, SC

Stephen D. Kirkkland has been serving as an expert witness in U.S. Tax Court and other federal and state courts since 1995. He is a tax, compensation, and financial consultant who is also well-knwon for being the author of America’s Best Tax Strategies.

J. Russell Madray, CPA

Greenville , SC

Russell Madray offers services for businesses, accounting firms, and other organizations. He founded the Madray Group firm which aims to assist the clientele understand and implement technical accounting and auditing issues.

John C. Creech

Columbia, SC

John C. Creech is a proud member of the South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants and the Central Chapter of the South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants. He graduated from the University of South Carolina where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.

Franklin H. Amburn

Charleston, SC

Franklin H. Amburn specializes in providing assistance to small business owners in obtaining their business and personal financial goals. Franklin H. Amburn is also known to be highly experienced in measuring and interpreting financial information.

Diane B. Mcguire

Charleston, SC

Diane B. Mcguire has been a member of McGuire & Co. LLC since 1982 and her tax and accounting focus is on closely held businesses and their owners. She is also well-known for being a holder of the personal financial specialist designation of the AICPA.