RSM US LLP is an audit, tax, and consulting firm focused on the middle market in the
United States
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and
Canada
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and is a member of the global accounting network
RSM International
RSM International, branded RSM since 2015, is a multinational network of accounting firms forming the sixth-largest accountancy professional services network in the world by revenue. RSM's member firms are independent accounting and advisory bus ...
. It is the fifth largest accounting firm in the
United States
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and employs more than 17,000 professionals across 93 cities nationwide and in
Canada
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. RSM US also maintains offices in
India
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and
El Salvador. Since 2012, RSM US has been headquartered in downtown Chicago.
Through
RSM International
RSM International, branded RSM since 2015, is a multinational network of accounting firms forming the sixth-largest accountancy professional services network in the world by revenue. RSM's member firms are independent accounting and advisory bus ...
, the firm brings together more than 51,000 professionals from over 800 offices located in more than 123 countries.
History
The firm was founded in 1926 by Ira B. McGladrey (1883-1952) in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. McGladrey became a prominent figure in public accounting in Iowa, serving as President of the Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants, chairman of the Iowa Board of Accountancy, as well as a member of the Rules Committee of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the premier governing body for the field of accounting in the United States. The firm continued to operate under some variant of the McGladrey name until 2015.
Legal structure
Beginning in 1999, through a partnership with
H&R Block
H&R Block, Inc., or H&R Block, is an American tax preparation company operating in Canada, the United States, and Australia. The company was founded in 1955 by brothers Henry W. Bloch and Richard Bloch.
As of 2018, H&R Block operates approxim ...
, McGladrey operated under two separate legal entities:
* McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
* RSM McGladrey, Inc.
McGladrey & Pullen operated under the
traditional partnership structure and offered audit and attestation services. RSM McGladrey was established under the partnership agreement with H&R Block to provide tax and advisory services under an alternative practice structure.
In August 2011, H&R Block announced the conclusion of the partnership,
divesting RSM McGladrey to McGladrey & Pullen and reuniting the firms in their traditional partnership structure. McGladrey & Pullen acquired all employees, assets, and infrastructure from RSM McGladrey. The deal closed on December 1, 2011.
On May 1, 2012, McGladrey & Pullen officially changed its name to McGladrey LLP. In July 2012, McGladrey shifted its headquarters from
Bloomington, Minnesota to
Chicago
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On October 26, 2015, McGladrey LLP changed its name to RSM US LLP as part of a worldwide rebranding of RSM International members.
Service lines
Audit & Financial Reporting Services
* Global
Audit
*
Public Company
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Audit
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Private Company
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Audit
*
Employee Plan Benefit Audit
Tax Advisory Services
*
Federal Tax
*
Indirect Tax
*
State & Local Tax
*
International Tax Planning Strategies
* Credits and Incentives
* Tax Function Optimization
Consulting Services
*
Strategy & Management Consulting
*
Technology Consulting
* Financial Advisory
**
Valuation Services
**
Litigation & Dispute Advisory
** Financial Investigations
**
Restructuring
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&
Bankruptcy
* Risk Advisory
*
M&A Transaction Advisory Services
* Technical Accounting
Awards and recognition
2021
*
Accounting Today
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ranked RSM the fifth largest accounting, tax and consulting services firm in the U.S. for the 16th consecutive year
*Great Place to Work® named RSM one of the 2021 Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services™
* Great Place to Work® and
Fortune named RSM one of the 2021 100 Best Companies to Work For®
* RSM recognized as Best Tax and Audit Service Provider by
HFM
* RSM receive
Handshake€™s Early Talent Award
* RSM recognized o
America’s Best Tax and Accounting Firms 2021list by
Forbes
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* RSM recognized o
Human Rights Campaign’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index* RSM was named a
Cisco
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Gold Partner
Sponsorships
RSM US LLP is the title sponsor of The
RSM Classic, a
PGA Tour
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event that takes place at
Sea Island, Georgia
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in November of each year. The firm also sponsors
professional golfers: PGA Tour professionals
Zach Johnson
Zachary Harris Johnson (born February 24, 1976) is an American professional golfer who has 12 victories on the PGA Tour, including two major championships, the 2007 Masters and the 2015 Open Championship.
In 2023, Johnson will captain the U. ...
,
Abraham Ancer
Abraham Ancer (; born 27 February 1991) is a Mexican-American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and is currently playing on the LIV Golf tour. He won the 2018 Emirates Australian Open and the 2021 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational fo ...
,
Chris Kirk
Christopher Brandon Kirk (born May 8, 1985) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour. He won four tournaments on the PGA Tour between 2011 and 2015. He finished second in the 2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs and re ...
,
Davis Love III
Davis Milton Love III (born April 13, 1964) is an American professional golfer who has won 21 events on the PGA Tour, including one major championship: the 1997 PGA Championship. He won the Players Championship in 1992 and 2003. He was in the ...
, and
Colin Montgomerie
Colin Stuart Montgomerie, OBE (born 23 June 1963) is a Scottish professional golfer. He has won a record eight European Tour Order of Merit titles, including a streak of seven consecutively from 1993 to 1999. He has won 31 European Tour events ...
as well as LPGA professional golfers:
Maria Fassi, and
Megan Khang. In the European Tour, RSM US sponsors
Alice Hewson,
Hinrich Arkenau,
Paul Lawrie
Paul Stewart Lawrie (born 1 January 1969) is a Scottish professional golfer who is best known for winning The Open Championship in 1999. He was a vice-captain for the European Ryder Cup team in 2016.
Early career
Lawrie was born in Aberdeen a ...
, and
Andy Sullivan.
References
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Accounting firms of the United States
Companies based in Chicago
Consulting firms established in 1926
RSM International