Eide Bailly LLP
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Industry | Professional Services |
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Founded | 1917 |
Headquarters | Fargo, North Dakota, United States |
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Revenue | $263 Million (2017) |
Number of employees | 2,000 (February 2018) |
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Eide Bailly LLP is a regional certified public accounting and business advisory firm headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota. The firm was founded in 1917 and provides core services of audit & assurance and tax, as well as expanded services, including business outsourcing & strategy, business valuation & analytics, cybersecurity, financial services, fraud & forensic advisory, health care reform, human resources, international business services, litigation & dispute advisory, risk advisory, technology, transition & transaction advisory, and wealth planning. The Inside Public Accounting Report,[1] ranked the firm as a "Top 25 CPA firm" based on its size in the United States. Eide Bailly has 33 offices in 14 states: Phoenix and Scottsdale, Ariz.; Boulder, Denver, Fort Collins and Grand Junction, Colo.; Boise, Idaho; Des Moines and Dubuque, Iowa; Mankato and Minneapolis, Minn.; Billings, Mont.; Elko, Las Vegas and Reno, Nev.; Bismarck and Fargo, N.D.; Norman, Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Okla.; Enterprise, Ore.; Aberdeen and Sioux Falls, S.D.; Lehi, Ogden, Orem and Salt Lake City, Utah; Abilene, Haskell, Plainview and Seymour, Texas; and Spokane, Wash. The firm employs 2,000 staff with a partnership of 261 members. Eide Bailly is an independent member of HLB and The Eide Bailly Alliance[2] (formerly known as Practicewise).
History
Early History: Eide Helmeke
- 1917: Eide Helmeke debuted in Fargo, North Dakota, as Bishop Brissman & Co., which later changed to J.A. Cull and Co.[3]
- 1944: Oliver A. Eide was admitted as a partner and the firm’s name changed to Cull Eide & Co.
- 1956: Maynard Helmeke was admitted as a partner and the firm’s name changed to Eide & Helmeke.
- 1967-77: After several name changes, the firm began to expand outside the Fargo community. Known as Eide, Helmeke, Boelz & Pasch, the firm acquired offices in Bismarck, North Dakota., in 1968; Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in 1969; and Aberdeen, South Dakota, in 1970.
- 1981: Eide, Helmeke, Boelz & Pasch changed its name to Eide Helmeke & Co. and added offices in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1984 and Minneapolis in 1990.
Early History: Charles Bailly
- 1950: Charles E. Bailly opened a Broeker Hendrickson office in Fargo.
- 1978: Nine partners broke away from Broeker Hendrickson to form Charles Bailly & Co., with offices in Fargo and Bismarck, North Dakota
- 1979-90: Charles Bailly & Co. added offices in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in 1979; Minneapolis, in 1983; Billings, Montana, in 1985; and Dubuque, Iowa, in 1990.
Eide Bailly: Formed
- 1998: Eide Helmeke & Co. and Charles Bailly & Co. merged to form Eide Bailly LLP. The combined firm had 56 partners and 392 staff members in nine offices. The total combined revenue was $31 million.
- 2004: The firm opened offices in Boise, Idaho, Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
- 2006: The firm added two locations in Madelia and Mankato, Minnesota.
- 2007: Eide Bailly celebrated 90 years of service to clients, surpassing, the $100 million mark in total revenue.
- 2008: The firm added seven new offices in Boulder, Denver, Frisco, Golden, Grand Junction, and Vail, Colorado and Norman, Oklahoma.
- 2012: The firm added two new offices in Ogden and Williston.
- 2013: The firm added two new offices in Salt Lake City.
- 2014: The firm added six new offices in Spokane, Fort Collins, Elko, Fallon, Las Vegas and Reno.
- 2015: The firm added three new offices in Tulsa, Lehi and Scottsdale.
- 2016: The firm added a new office in Enterprise.
- 2017: Eide Bailly celebrated 100 years of service to clients, surpassing the $250 million mark in total revenue. The firm added 6 new offices in Des Moines, Orem, Abilene, Haskell, Plainview and Seymour.
- 2018: The firm added a new office Gooding.
Service Listing
- Audit & Assurance
- Business Outsourcing & Strategy
- Business Valuation & Analytics
- CyberSecurity
- Financial Services
- Fraud & Forensic Advisory
- Health Care Reform
- Human Resources
- International Business Services
- Litigation & Dispute Advisory
- Risk Advisory
- Tax
- Technology
- Transition & Transaction Advisory
- Wealth Planning
Industry Listing
- Affordable Housing
- Ag Producers
- Communications & Electric
- Construction & Real Estate
- Dealerships
- Energy Services
- Financial Institutions
- Gaming
- Government
- Health Care
- Insurance
- Manufacturing & Distribution
- Nonprofit
Staff
Eide Bailly has 2,000 staff professionals including 261 partners. The firm has received recognition for its culture and was ranked the 14th best accounting firm in 2017 by Vault.com.[4]
References
- ↑ Inside Public Accounting Report
- ↑ "Eide Bailly Alliance - An Affordable Way to Connect with Other CPA Firms - Eide Bailly LLP". www.eidebailly.com. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- ↑ Eide Bailly evolved from a one-man Fargo office
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