BKD, LLP

BKD, LLP, formerly Baird, Kurtz & Dobson, is an accounting and advisory firm in the United States, providing consulting, tax, assurance, and accounting outsourcing solutions to business, government entities, not-for-profit organizations, and individuals.

BKD is headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, has 34 offices in 15 states, primarily focused in the central United States. In 2010, BKD reported revenues of $391 million and over 1,800 personnel, including almost 250 partners.^[1]

Early history

After the disbandment of the Montgomery Firm in 1922, three men — William Baird, Wade Kurtz, and Claire Dobson — decide to start their own firm with offices in Kansas City and Joplin, Missouri. On January 2, 1923, the men opened their business with only $1,700 in the bank.^{[citation needed]}

With Joplin being a booming mining town in the 1920s, a great amount of business was created for Baird, Kurtz, and Dobson. It was said Dobson would take the downtown Joplin trolley out to the mining company offices, which were directly in the mine shafts, and conduct audits with a cot, card table and a direct current light bulb flickering over his head.^{[citation needed]}

In the late 1920s the firm looked to expand to St. Louis and Chicago, but the 1929 stock market crash and the following Great Depression curtailed all growth. Instead, the firm focused on its reputation and expertise — Baird in tax and the grain industry, Dobson and Kurtz in mining.

Subsidiaries

• BKD Corporate Finance, LLC - a wholly owned subsidiary of BKD, LLP, provides corporate finance services, including mergers, acquisitions, sales, recapitalizations, management buyouts, ESOPs, and financing services. The firm helps companies and stockholders create value.
• BKD Insurance, LLC - is a NASD-registered broker-dealer and wholly owned subsidiary of BKD, LLP.
• BKD Wealth Advisors, LLC - an independent wealth management firm registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission for affluent individuals and their families.

• BKD Foundation

Divisions

• BKD Technologies - a division of BKD, LLP, sells information technology solutions.

References

• "Accounting Today Announces the First Annual 2008 Best Accounting Firms to Work For". 

• McGaw, Renee (August 25, 2006). "Forensic accounting gaining in numbers. Field requires diligence, sometimes lookout duty.". Denver Business Journal. Retrieved 2008-01-18.  Interviews a forensic accountant at BKD.
• Wichita Information - BKD LLC

External links

• Official site
• BKD Corporate Finance
• BKD Wealth Advisors
• BKD Health Care Reform Insights
• BKD Financial Reform Insights
• BKD Dynamics GP Insights
• BKD Forensics