Should You Sell Your CPA Firm to a Non-CPA Buyer? A Buyer Explains

Ryan Ross is not a CPA, and he does not plan to become one. In 2025, he bought Quality Back Office through Poe Group Advisors, combined it with his own firm, and found that the software he needed didn’t exist, so he built it. In this episode of The Accountant's Flight Plan, Brannon Poe and Ryan explore how an entrepreneurial buyer scales an accounting firm through acquisition and why honesty with clients anchors a smooth transition. Ryan is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who left the service in ...