BKD
| Limited Liability Partnership | |
| Industry | Professional services |
| Founded | January 2, 1923 |
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Key people
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Ted Dickman, CEO |
| Services |
Audit & Assurance Tax Consulting Accounting Outsourcing |
| Revenue | $475 million (2014) |
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Number of employees
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2,250 (2014) |
| Website | www.bkd.com |
BKD, LLP, formerly Baird, Kurtz & Dobson, is one of the largest U.S. accounting and advisory firms, providing consulting, tax, assurance and accounting outsourcing solutions to businesses, government entities, not-for-profit organizations and individuals.
BKD is headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, and has 34 offices in 15 states and serves clients in all 50 states. In 2016, the firm reported revenues of $550 million and approximately 2,600 personnel, including roughly 260 partners.
BKD, LLP offers advisory, assurance, and tax services including state and local tax, international tax, real estate cost segregation, transfer pricing, wealth management, employee benefit plans, valuation services, business transition services, and information technologies. The firm works with clients in the construction, real estate, health care, energy, manufacturing, transportation, retail, and transportation sectors.
In 1922, three men—William Baird, Wade Kurtz and Claire Dobson—decided to start their own firm with offices in Kansas City and Joplin, Missouri, after the disbandment of the Montgomery Firm, where the three had been employed. On January 2, 1923, the men took the $1,700 they had in the bank and opened their business: Baird, Kurtz & Dobson.
Initially, the firm looked to expand to St. Louis and Chicago, but the 1929 stock market crash and subsequent Great Depression curtailed growth, forcing the firm to build its clientele and reputation in Kansas City and Joplin.
After World War II, a growth period began. A third office opened in Springfield, Missouri, in July 1948, and a uranium boom led the firm to purchase a tax practice in Grand Junction, Colorado.
The 1960s represented a period of significant change. In 1964, the firm drafted its formal partnership agreement, which still exists today. The passage of the Medicare Act in 1965 led the firm to focus on growing its health care practice, which today constitutes the firm’s largest industry focus.
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