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Wegmann Dazet & Co

Metairie, LA, US • 100 - 249 Employees
Accounting

Known as the Entrepreneur's CPA, Wegmann Dazet is one of the largest locally owned CPA / Business Advisory firms based in the Gulf South. We serve clients from Florida to Hawaii from two metro New Orleans area offices – Metairie and Covington.Our drive is to understand our clients' businesses as well as or better than they do. Through this entrepreneurial vision and our hands-on consulting, we focus on profitability and steering growing companies to success. Never satisfied to be just a once-a-year tax preparer, our approach is proactive with regular client contact; to be our clients' most trusted adviser is our mission.Wegmann Dazet's breadth of services include tax and assurance services with a concentration in specialized tax credits, litigation support/forensic accounting, business valuations, mergers & acquisitions, succession planning, and pension plan/ERISA audits.We have 10 partners and about 80 total professionals, and we recruit from the top graduates of area universities. The Firm is a member of the Private Practice Section of the AICPA Division of CPA firms. Membership in the division is limited and requires, among other things, that firms adhere to the AICPA quality control standards, submit to a peer review every three years, and provide 40 hours of continuing professional education yearly for each professional staff member.The industries to which Wegmann Dazet offers particular experience include Oil and Gas and Marine Services, Gaming and Hospitality, Technology, Construction, Distribution, Non-Profits, Education, Retail, C-Stores, Manufacturing, and Professional Services. We are an independent member of the BDO Alliance USA. BDO USA is a national professional services firm providing assurance, tax, financial advisory, and consulting services to a wide range of publicly traded and privately held companies. Through the Alliance, we have access to the resources of BDO USA and other Alliance members to expand services to our clients.