About Armanino McKenna

Armanino McKenna is the largest California-based CPA & Consulting firm, one of the 25 "Best of the Best" accounting firms in the nation, and a Best Places to Work, both nationally and regionally. We have a strong commitment to our communities and are a Green Certified business.

Armanino McKenna brings depth, expertise and value to its clients. We strive to be unique in the market by providing on-site partner involvement and deep industry expertise with a regional perspective for both private and public companies. We offer a high personal level of attention to our clients and strive to communicate on your business needs and provide proactive counsel throughout the year.

We are perfectly positioned to provide services to companies that are looking for an alternative to national or "Big Four" firms or outgrowing their local CPA. We have three departments consisting of Audit, Tax and Consulting that provide a complete array of traditional and non-traditional services.

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CFO Evolution

The CFO Evolution was launched with one goal in mind: to help enable CFO organizations to become strategic and forward-thinking business leaders. The creation of the CFO Evolution stemmed from an increasing desire and demand from CFO organizations to increase their roles in business leadership.

The CFO Evolution is a set of initiatives focused on people, process and technology. It Streamlines the Accounting function, Optimizes the Protector role, and Elevates Business Leadership activities, enhancing the value of the CFO Organization. The CFO Evolution was created to help organizations focus more time and energy on these value-added activities.

The CFO Evolution strives to educate CFO organizations with regional, valuable information distributed through newsletters, an education series, benchmark surveys and other resources provided to give you the tools, ideas, and inspiration to accomplish your own CFO Evolution.

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Issues & Insights

Current and relevant topics affecting organizations.

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Audit Services

At Armanino McKenna, we understand you want a team that knows your business, doesn't waste your time and adds value to your organization. We come prepared with a team that communicates technical and business issues in a way that helps you become more efficient, profitable and well-managed, and our audit report ensures your investors are receiving valuable information regarding the quality of your financial statements. Our audit team provides audit services, review services, benefit plan audits, internal audits and royalty audits, and are well versed in the requirements of ASC (Accounting Standards Codification) including revenue recognition, share based compensation (123R) and uncertainty in income tax (FIN 48). But where we differ is in our level of customer service. Based on our latest accounting audit survey, our clients rate us with a more than 98% satisfaction level

Tax Services

Armanino McKenna has a unique position in the marketplace when it comes to our tax services. We have partners and managers who work with individuals and small to mid-sized businesses as well as resources formerly with the Big Four who can deliver the depth of experience needed to serve large private and SEC companies. Some of the highlighted services we provide include corporate tax compliance and consulting, accounting for income taxes (FAS 109, 123R), outsourcing loan staff to tax director services, R&D tax credits, international tax and individual tax preparation and planning.

Consulting Services

Armanino Consulting offers an integrated collection of services designed to meet the needs of both growing and established private and public companies. Every job is unique. And the needs of each client vary. That's why Armanino Consulting builds each consulting team based on the exact objectives of the project. Our Consulting Department is comprised of five main service offerings including IT Solutions, which includes accounting software implementation and support; Governance, Risk & Compliance, which includes internal audit services; CFO Advisory Services, which includes business valuation and SEC financial reporting services; Litigation Support Services; and Executive Search services.