It’s been more than 60 years since Joe Kraft opened a makeshift accounting practice behind a Nashville drug store and soda shop. His personal, straightforward approach to business and service is still at the core of KraftCPAs, our affiliate companies, and our team of more than 250 dedicated and talented individuals in four Tennessee locations.
Our steadfast pledge to client success has been the catalyst for our evolution from Joe’s one-person office to one of the most respected business service providers in the Southeast. The trust placed in us by entrepreneurs, organizations, and families — many of them for more than 30 years — fuels our passion for innovation and improvement.
As our clients know, we work hard to be more than your accountant. We’re neighbors invested in your community and partners in your financial future.
Services designed for you
Almost every decision you make will have a financial implication. And with nearly 75,000 pages of laws in the U.S. tax code, those implications will probably involve taxes. Our tax services team includes more than 30 professionals with extensive planning, compliance, and preparation backgrounds. We’re committed to helping you minimize tax obligations, maximize tax breaks, and achieve your financial goals.
For entrepreneurs, we’re a multi-faceted partner through every phase of business ownership — from start-up to succession — with support in accounting, bookkeeping, audit and assurance, cost-savings analysis, valuation, and succession issues. We help crunch numbers and cut through red tape so business owners can focus on customers and sales.
For families, we’re a trusted adviser with extensive backgrounds in financial planning, litigation support, Social Security and wealth management consulting, and tax strategy,
Our affiliates — Kraft Analytics (KA), Kraft Asset Management (KAM), Kraft Healthcare Consulting (KHC), and Kraft Technology Group (KTG) — provide additional business and personal solutions ranging from litigation support to network security analysis to merger and acquisition assistance.
The added value of affiliations
Improving our procedures, enhancing our services, and staying up to date on complex regulations and accounting changes are all vital components of our client service commitment. A variety of opportunities help us fulfill those goals.
As a firm, KraftCPAs is a member of both the RSM US Alliance and the GGI Global Alliance, both of which enhance our service options without affecting our independence, our commitment to personal service, or our ability to respond quickly to the needs of clients or employees.
The RSM US Alliance is a network of about 90 independent accounting, consulting, and professional service firms throughout the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. This affiliation allows us to work with with almost 8,000 network professionals and provide our clients with more efficient and cost-effective services. The Alliance also provides access to the extensive resources of RSM US LLP, the fifth-largest accounting firm in the U.S., and RSM International, a global network of about 57,000 professionals in more than 120 countries.
GGI is a worldwide alliance of almost 650 established firms in the fields of finance, law, management, and accounting. Our firm can harness the resources of more than 30,000 GGI professionals in more than 125 countries when our clients need additional worldwide insight.
We’re also members of the National Peer Review Committee, which is instrumental to our quality control standards. As a member, we undergo an external peer review every three years to ensure compliance with the industry’s ethical and technical standards. We have consistently received the highest possible grade, and consistently without comment.
On an individual basis, professionals throughout our firm are members or hold leadership positions with organizations relevant to their industry and specific service areas. Separately, our professionals participate in workshops, attend and lead seminars on crucial topics, and frequently author whitepapers and reports.
Most of our professional who are required to receive continuing professional education (CPE) each year significantly exceed the requirements set by the State of Tennessee.
The joy of giving back
Our friends, neighbors, and clients have supported KraftCPAs for more than six decades. It’s been our privilege to give back and carry on Joe’s spirit of generosity, which made him a beloved leader in the community.
Joe’s passion for his community was the impetus for the Joe Kraft Humanitarian Award, established in 1994 by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Each year, the award is presented to an honoree who exemplifies the community spirit and commitment of our firm’s namesake. Winners have included business leaders, former governors, life-changing volunteer groups, and country music legends.