BKD, LLP
Encyclopedia
BKD, LLP, formerly Baird, Kurtz & Dobson, is an accounting and advisory firm in the United States
, providing consulting, tax, assurance, and accounting outsourcing solution
s to business, government entities, not-for-profit organizations, and individuals.
BKD is headquartered in Springfield, Missouri
, has 30 offices in 12 states, primarily focused in the central United States. In 2008, BKD reported revenues of over $350 million and over 2,000 personnel, including over 250 partners.
and Joplin, Missouri
. On January 2, 1923, the men opened their business with only $1,700 in the bank.
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.
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 focuses on its reputation and expertise — Baird in tax and the grain industry, Dobson and Kurtz in mining.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, providing consulting, tax, assurance, and accounting outsourcing solution
Solution
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s to business, government entities, not-for-profit organizations, and individuals.
BKD is headquartered in Springfield, Missouri
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...
, has 30 offices in 12 states, primarily focused in the central United States. In 2008, BKD reported revenues of over $350 million and over 2,000 personnel, including over 250 partners.
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 CityKansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
and Joplin, Missouri
Joplin, Missouri
Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the US state of Missouri. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County, though it is not the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 50,150...
. On January 2, 1923, the men opened their business with only $1,700 in the bank.
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.
In the late 1920s the firm looked to expand to St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
and Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, but the 1929 stock market crash and the following Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
curtailed all growth. Instead, the firm focuses 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 solutionSolutionIn chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of only one phase. In such a mixture, a solute is dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. The solvent does the dissolving.- Types of solutions :...
s.