Confidential CPA firm sale advisory
For CPA firm owners and qualified buyers

A better way to sell the firm you built.

CPA Bridge combines former investment-banking and finance experience with a private, seller-controlled marketplace. We help owners prepare the business, reach qualified buyers, compare the whole deal, and protect employees, clients, and control along the way.

No cost. No obligation. Confidential to CPA Bridge unless you authorize otherwise.

Anonymous seller brief
CB-2041
Seller approved
Pacific Northwest
Tax and advisory practice

Established tax and advisory practice with recurring engagements and an owner seeking a thoughtful nine-month transition.

Revenue
$1.4M–$1.8M revenue
Owner cash flow
Approximately 48% owner cash flow
Team
Nine-person team with stable tenure
Clients
Approximately 640 recurring clients
Private information package
Normalized financial summaryLocked
Client concentration reviewLocked
Team and transition overviewLocked
CB-2041Pacific Northwest$1.4M–$1.8M revenue·AvailableCB-2038Mountain West$820K–$1.1M revenue·AvailableCB-2029Southeast$2.2M–$2.6M revenue·Reviewing interestCB-2025Midwest$540K–$720K revenue·Under offerCB-2041Pacific Northwest$1.4M–$1.8M revenue·AvailableCB-2038Mountain West$820K–$1.1M revenue·AvailableCB-2029Southeast$2.2M–$2.6M revenue·Reviewing interestCB-2025Midwest$540K–$720K revenue·Under offer
100%
Seller approval before identifying information is released
2 checks
CPA Bridge review and seller permission before document access
6–12 mo
Typical supported transition planning for employees and clients
0
Documents released simply because an NDA was signed
The transaction path

Six deliberate steps. No sudden leap from interest to exposure.

The process is designed so each new level of information follows a real decision. Owners know what is happening, buyers know what is expected, and no software shortcut quietly replaces judgment.

  1. 01
    Prepare
    Understand the firm before the market does

    We begin with your goals, financials, client base, team, systems, and transition preferences. You see likely questions early, while there is still time to address them calmly.

  2. 02
    Position
    Tell the story behind the numbers

    We organize the financial picture, explain durable earnings, and prepare an anonymous market profile that reflects what makes the practice valuable without revealing its identity.

  3. 03
    Qualify
    Bring the right buyers into view

    Buyers are reviewed for funding, experience, criteria, timing, and conduct. A match is only a reason to look closer—not permission to see private information.

  4. 04
    Control access
    Release information deliberately

    A buyer requests a specific opportunity and signs a confidentiality agreement. CPA Bridge reviews the request, then you decide whether any identifying material is released.

  5. 05
    Compare
    Evaluate the whole offer

    We help you compare price, cash at closing, financing, contingencies, employee plans, client continuity, your transition role, and the buyer's ability to close.

  6. 06
    Execute
    Move through diligence and transition with support

    The selected buyer enters a controlled diligence process. We coordinate the moving pieces through closing and help keep employees, clients, and the transition plan from becoming afterthoughts.

For practice owners

Sell without surrendering control of the process.

Prepare the firm carefully, remain anonymous at first, approve every buyer who receives private information, and compare the complete transaction—not only the headline number.

  • Readiness and financial review
  • Anonymous market positioning
  • Seller-approved access
  • Offer, diligence, and transition support
For qualified buyers

Find practices that fit how you actually intend to operate.

Build one buyer profile, establish funding and experience, and review anonymous opportunities before requesting access to a specific firm.

  • Anonymous opportunity discovery
  • Criteria-based matching
  • Funding and experience review
  • Structured access, offer, and diligence path
Confidential opportunities

See the shape of a firm before you see its name.

Anonymous listings give approved buyers enough information to assess basic fit without exposing the owner, employees, clients, or exact location.

CB-2041Available
Pacific Northwest

$1.4M–$1.8M revenue

Established tax and advisory practice with recurring engagements and an owner seeking a thoughtful nine-month transition.

Service mix: Tax 60% · Advisory 25% · Bookkeeping 15%
Team: Nine-person team with stable tenure
Clients: Approximately 640 recurring clients
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CB-2038Available
Mountain West

$820K–$1.1M revenue

Cloud-based client-accounting firm suited to a buyer expanding recurring advisory work and remote service delivery.

Service mix: CAS 45% · Tax 40% · Payroll 15%
Team: Six-person, fully remote team
Clients: Approximately 310 recurring clients
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CB-2029Reviewing interest
Southeast

$2.2M–$2.6M revenue

Two-office CPA firm with an audit book, partner-track talent, and a preference for a phased ownership transition.

Service mix: Tax 55% · Audit 30% · Advisory 15%
Team: Fourteen people across two offices
Clients: Approximately 1,050 recurring clients
Anonymous preview
CB-2025Under offer
Midwest

$540K–$720K revenue

Compact, high-margin bookkeeping and tax practice positioned as a bolt-on for a growing regional firm.

Service mix: Bookkeeping 55% · Tax 35% · Payroll 10%
Team: Four-person team
Clients: Approximately 210 recurring clients
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Non-negotiables

The rules that protect every transaction.

These are not marketing promises added after the fact. They are the operating boundaries built into the way buyers, sellers, documents, and decisions move through CPA Bridge.

01

Human-led, system-assisted

Your deal lead owns the relationship and the judgment calls. The software keeps tasks, files, permissions, and decisions organized.

02

The seller controls access

CPA Bridge may review and recommend a buyer, but the owner decides who receives identifying information and private records.

03

Anonymous discovery comes first

Buyers learn the profile of the practice before they learn the name of the practice.

04

An NDA is not a master key

Signing a confidentiality agreement makes a request eligible for review. It does not automatically release documents.

Human-led, system-assisted

People make the decisions. The system keeps the record.

The platform removes avoidable confusion and administrative drift. It does not automate away the judgment an owner deserves during a life-changing transaction.

What stays human

  • The first owner conversation
  • Readiness and market guidance
  • Buyer review and fit judgment
  • Offer comparison and negotiation support
  • Diligence issue management
  • Closing and transition decisions

What the system handles

  • Profiles and transaction status
  • Tasks and missing-information tracking
  • Access requests and permissions
  • Document-release history
  • Offer and diligence milestones
  • Audit trail and closing readiness
Start with one honest conversation

You do not need a finished plan to ask the first question.

Whether you are years from a transition or actively evaluating an opportunity, the first step is private, practical, and free of obligation.

Confidential practice transactions

Former investment-banking and finance professionals helping CPA firm owners prepare, position, market, negotiate, and execute confidential business transitions designed to protect value, certainty, employees, clients, and legacy.

For owners
For buyers
CPA Bridge
Contact
Boston, Massacheusetts
Serving owners nationwide
confidential@cpabridge.com(617) 555-0199LinkedIn
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