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Our association with the following affiliates provide us with access to unprecedented depth and scope of resources while maintaining our high touch service. The affiliates represent more than 70 large independent firms in major U. S. metropolitan areas and over 6,000 professional staff, with over 675 global offices in more than 372 cities throughout the world.

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The Leading Edge Alliance

The Leading Edge Alliance is an alliance of major independently owned accounting and consulting firms that share an entrepreneurial spirit and a drive to be the premier provider of professional services in their chosen markets.

Members are top quality firms who are very successful, have deep client relationships, and strong ties to the community. The Alliance provides members with an unbeatable combination: the comprehensive size and scope of a large multinational company while offering their clients the continuity, consistency and quality service of a local firm. Member firms have access to the best and brightest teams of business advisors – a peer-to-peer connection that provides the right business solutions for clients.

With member firms ranging in size from $10M to $60M U.S., the combined revenues of the Alliance total over $1.1 billion with over 6,000 professional staff. The Alliance continually assesses new member firms, to extend into all prominent international markets.

The Leading Edge offers:

• Access to the best and brightest CPAs and business advisors - a peer-to-peer connection that provides the right solutions for clients.
• Innovative, practice proven strategies for improving performance in management, business processes, finance, operations, information technology and marketing.
• A leading knowledge resource for multi-disciplinary information and industry-specific expertise responsive to clients' unique needs.
• The strength and reputation to attract the highest quality team members.
• The Alliance offers accounting and consulting services through a global network of firms, with 275 offices.
• The Leading Edge Alliance offers world class business advisory expertise and experience with innovation, progressiveness and quality.

To find out more about the Alliance visit www.LeadingEdgeAlliance.com or call Karen Kehl-Rose, President, at 630.513.9814, or email kkr@The-LEA.com.

CPAmerica International

 When Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra aligned with CPAmerica International, the firm joined an active network of more than 70 large, independent firms located in major metropolitan areas across the U.S. Together, our members pool their knowledge, resources and information, sharing with and learning from each other in order to better serve our clients. This means you receive not only the personalized attention from MBAF, but you also have access to the collective experience of CPAs and other consultants across the country.

Whether you're looking for business and financial advice, estate or succession planning, or technology and management consulting advice, the strength of the CPAmerica International network works for you. The organization's high standards require that member firms are of the best in their markets. Potential members are carefully reviewed to ensure that they are technically proficient, forward thinking, and progressive in their outlook and business practices. In addition, every three years each member firm undergoes a quality review and every technical staff person must complete a minimum of 120 hours of professional education.

For more information on CPAmerica, visit www.CPAmerica.org. 

Horwath International

Horwath International (HI) is an international network of independent accounting and management consulting firms. More than 100 member and correspondent firms with 400 offices in 372 cities throughout the world serve their clients internationally with HI's coordination and support. Each member firm is well established as a leader in its national business community and is staffed by nationals, guaranteeing a knowledge of local laws and customs which is important to clients undertaking new ventures or expanding in other countries. Experienced and respected firms in their own territories, HI members offer clients commercial expertise that meets the highest standards of professionalism.

Quality professional services, including accounting, auditing, tax and business consulting, are basic to Horwath International member firms. While each member firm assumes full and exclusive responsibility for its professional services, common operating standards for international work have been developed and are monitored continuously through a system of quality controls. This provision assures that each member firm is able to meet the high standards of practice and commitment to client service that HI has established.

Through our membership in CPAmerica, Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra has access to the experience and resources of Horwath International's international membership. We work with a global network of experts, on behalf of our clients, to deal with issues affecting their business success worldwide. Whether you're an established international player or making your first foray into foreign markets, MBAF and Horwath are experienced business partners ready to support your efforts.

For more information on Horwath International, visit www.horwath.com.