US Accounting Market

CPA firms in Columbus, OH

185 firms in Columbus employ at least one accountant the IRS lists as credentialed, and 141 of them are one-person practices. Grouped below by size, smallest first — because that is the shelf most people actually need.

Why the two counts differ. The firm list on this page covers the city of Columbus and comes from the IRS, which records every credentialed accountant, including sole practitioners working from home. The Census figures cover the whole Columbus, OH Metro Area and count only businesses with paid employees. Different areas, different definitions: the two numbers are not meant to match.

Solo practices — one credentialed accountant

Where most small businesses end up. You deal with the person doing the work — and with their holiday schedule. Columbus has 141 of them.

FirmCPAsZIPPhoneWebsite
EOD Accounting Services143081(380) 213-5413eodaccountingservices.com
Toulouse & Associates, LLC143085(614) 352-7012www.toulousecpa.com
Upsourced Accounting143201(614) 972-7168www.upsourcedaccounting.com
Yazel Huber CPA Inc143204(614) 792-1200—
Kelley G ONeil CPA & Associates LLC143205(937) 371-7558—
Eugene J Logan CPA143206(412) 719-8543—
Tom Ealey143207(989) 533-8978—
Greta J. Russell143209(614) 824-5835—
Magda Belzy143211(614) 394-1810—
HARPER & COMPANY CPAS LLC143212(614) 456-7222—
Mellman & Perdue CPAs Inc143213(614) 237-2523—
Sandra M. Alibrando CPA LLC143214(614) 496-4898—
Bossetti Consulting LLC143215(419) 913-8694www.bossetticonsulting.com
CARDINAL TAX SERVICE143216(614) 449-1062—
WHITE-KENYON TAX SVCS.143219(614) 702-8973—
WealthStone Tax Advisors143220(614) 340-3686www.wealthstonetax.com
Mary DeVillers143221(614) 564-7627www.marydevillerscpa.com
Jennifer Trinh143224(614) 218-0608—
Areana & Harrison CPA,s, Inc143228(614) 878-7167—
Thomas R. Daye & Associates, CPA's143229(614) 888-8699—
Charitax, LLC143230(703) 887-6470www.charitax.com
Jeremiah Nguapha LLC143231(419) 606-8494—
Accessible Accounting Center, Inc.143232(612) 620-0059—
EZTAX ACCOUNTING SERVICES143235(405) 593-3635—

24 of 141, one per postal area that has one, so the sample covers the city instead of one corner of it. Download all 316 credentialed practices.

Small firms — 2–5 CPAs

Cover for each other through filing season, still small enough that a partner knows your file. Columbus has 34 of them.

FirmCPAsZIPPhoneWebsite
John Gerlach & Company343204(614) 224-2164johngerlach.com
Krisiewicz McCoy & Co343206(614) 443-8844—
Ernst & Young243212(614) 579-0268www.ey.com
H&R Block343214(937) 323-1040www.hrblock.com
McClung & McClung CPAs, LLC243214(614) 638-7461www.mcclungandmcclung.com
Kagay & Schellhaas, CPA's, LLC243215(614) 228-4370—
LAUBIE, DOTSON, RYAN LLC243215(614) 745-3600www.ldrcpa.com
PW Partners, LLC443219(614) 475-7560www.pwpartnerscpas.com
T & T ASSOCIATES INC.243219(614) 449-4837—
Arvo Advisors Inc243220(614) 459-3182www.arvotech.com
Oles & Associates LLC343221(614) 487-0774—
Arena & Harrison243228(614) 736-1254—
Swope, Acree & Associates243231(614) 882-8297—
KENT RUSSELL & CO.243232(740) 605-7726—
CPA Advisory Group, Inc.243235(614) 942-1990www.cpaagi.com
CPA SOLUTIONS LLC343240(614) 429-0890www.cpasolutionsohio.com

16 of 34, one per postal area that has one, so the sample covers the city instead of one corner of it. Download all 316 credentialed practices.

Mid-sized firms — 6–20 CPAs

Specialists on staff for anything unusual: multi-state, audits, valuations. Columbus has 6 of them.

FirmCPAsZIPPhoneWebsite
Winkel Green & Company LLP743214(614) 261-1494www.wgcocpas.com
BDO USA1043215(614) 573-7766www.bdo.com
KPMG1543215(614) 249-2300www.kpmg.com
Plante Moran1943215(614) 222-9044www.plantemoran.com
Schneider Downs & Co., Inc.643215(614) 621-4060www.schneiderdowns.com
Brady Ware & Company643219(614) 384-8414bradyware.com

Large and national firms — 21 or more CPAs

Listed for completeness. Minimum engagements here run into five figures and most do not take small-business clients at all. Columbus has 4 of them.

FirmCPAsZIPPhoneWebsite
Crowe2143215(614) 280-5252www.crowe.com
Deloitte3143215(614) 341-1913www.deloitte.com
GBQ Partners2643215(614) 221-1120www.gbq.com
PricewaterhouseCoopers2443215(614) 225-8700www.pwc.com

Only firms with a phone number on file are listed — without one the entry cannot be acted on. Sorted by postal area, alphabetically inside each: the IRS records a credential, not the quality of the work, and we have no basis to rank. Street addresses are deliberately not published; the ZIP is there so you can find someone on your side of town.

Which size fits you

The large national firms listed on this page audit public companies. They will not file a return for a plumbing business, and their minimum engagement is larger than most small firms bill in a year. Listing them is completeness, not a suggestion.

For a business under a few million in revenue the real choice is between a solo practice and a small firm. A solo is cheaper and knows your business personally; the risk is that one person is also one point of failure in March. A firm of two to five costs more and covers that, which is what you are paying the difference for.

The Columbus market in numbers

Offices of Certified Public Accountants (NAICS 541211), Columbus, OH Metro Area, 2022
Establishments30053,258 nationwide
Employees3,763556,558 nationwide
Average annual pay$96,761$99,530 nationwide
Employees per firm12.510.5 nationwide

At 12.5 employees per establishment against 10.5 nationally, Columbus is above the national average. In absolute terms that is a market of mid-sized practices. That tells you who you will be dealing with rather than what you will pay: where practices are one- and two-person shops you talk to the person doing the work, and where they are bigger you are likelier to get an account manager and cover through filing season.

Licensed CPA practices — audit, assurance, tax planning and advisory.

Cite this page

CountingFirms, “CPA firms in Columbus, OH”, countingfirms.com/cpa/columbus-oh, data as of September 1, 2026. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022; IRS Return Preparer PTIN listing, released under FOIA.

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Questions

How many CPA firms are there in Columbus?
185 firms in Columbus employ at least one accountant the IRS lists as credentialed, and 141 of those are one-person practices. Separately, the Census counts 300 accounting establishments with paid employees across the wider Columbus, OH Metro Area.
Should I use a solo CPA or a larger firm?
For a business under a few million in revenue the choice is between a solo practice and a firm of two to five. A solo costs less and knows your business personally, but one person is also one point of failure in filing season. National firms are listed here for completeness — their minimum engagements run into five figures and most do not take small-business clients.
What do accountants earn in Columbus, OH?
Average annual pay in this category is $96,761 across Columbus, OH Metro Area, against $99,530 nationally. Pay is a rough proxy for what a market charges: firms in expensive cities bill more because they pay more.
How do I check that an accountant is actually licensed?
The IRS publishes a directory of credentialed preparers, and every state board of accountancy runs a license lookup. The listings on this page come from the IRS record, which shows a credential — it does not say anything about the quality of the work, and this site does not rank firms.

Firm list: IRS Return Preparer PTIN listing, released under the Freedom of Information Act, February 2026. Market figures: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. We publish firm-level records only — no individual names or street addresses. Last updated .