Full-Service CPA Firm, 40-Year New Jersey Practice with Labor Union Niche

$1.5M

Revenue

$533K

SDE

3.0x

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This NJ based full-service certified public accounting and business advisory firm serves over 600+ active client relationships across individuals, labor unions, small businesses, trusts, estates, and... Businesses Franchises Brokers Loading... Full-Service CPA Firm with Labor Union Niche! New Jersey (Relocatable) Asking Price:$1,600,000 Cash Flow (SDE):$533,435 EBITDA:Not Disclosed Gross Revenue:$1,474,814 Real Estate:Not Disclosed Established:1985 Full-Service CPA Firm with Labor Union Niche! Business Description Strong team in place and loyal customer base This NJ based full-service certified public accounting and business advisory firm serves over 600+ active client relationships across individuals, labor unions, small businesses, trusts, estates, and nonprofits in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and beyond. With over four decades in business, the firm has become one of the most respected labor union accounting practices in the mid-Atlantic region, complemented by a deeply loyal general tax, accounting, and advisory client base. This is a turnkey acquisition opportunity for strategic accounting firms, private equity roll-ups, or independent buyers seeking an established, diversified practice with an exceptionally defensible niche in labor union accounting, a specialty few competing firms can replicate. Investment and Operational Highlights -40+ years of continuous operation with deep community and institutional roots -600+ diversified active client relationships -Rare, defensible labor union accounting niche. Among the most sought-after CPA firms in the mid-Atlantic for national trade union work -Three credentialed CPAs remaining on staff, providing meaningful bench strength and operational continuity -Revenue mix approx. 48% individual tax, 31% labor union, 21% business/trust/estate -Seller is working at reduced hours and has decreased client facing responsibilities Prospective Buyers must execute an NDA, provide Proof of Funds, and have labor union accounting experience Ad#:2529070 Detailed Information Employees: 5 Full-time Facilities: The business currently pays $6,000/month NNN. The seller proposes $4,000/month NNN going forward, short-term lease only. 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Why we like it

Earnings quality is strong for a small practice, with $533K of SDE on $1.47M of revenue for a 36% margin. Accounting fees are recurring and non-discretionary, and clients renew year after year for tax filings and compliance, giving predictable cash flow that survives downturns.
The labor union niche is a genuine moat. Union and Taft-Hartley fund accounting requires specialized DOL compliance knowledge that most CPA firms lack, making these relationships extremely sticky and hard for competitors to poach. The listing itself gates buyers to those with union accounting experience, which tells you how defensible and rare the capability is.
Client relationships are diversified across 600+ accounts and three lines (48% individual tax, 31% union, 21% business/trust/estate), so no single segment can sink the business. Four decades of continuous operation since 1985 has built deep institutional and community roots that produce referral-driven growth without marketing spend.
The operator advantage is meaningful: three credentialed CPAs remain on staff and the seller has already stepped back to reduced hours with less client-facing work. That means the firm is not a one-person show, and a qualified buyer inherits a team that already runs the delivery.

How to improve it

Turn on even basic marketing. The listing states no marketing is performed, so a modest referral program, a professional website, and outreach to union locals and benefit funds in the mid-Atlantic could add clients at near-zero incremental delivery cost given the existing team.
Push a systematic price review. Long-tenured CPA books almost always underprice legacy individual tax clients; a 5 to 10% fee increase across the 600+ relationships flows almost entirely to the bottom line given how sticky these accounts are.
Deepen wallet share within the union base. Firms already trusted for union accounting can cross-sell audit, 5500 filing, actuarial coordination, and advisory to the same benefit funds, expanding revenue per union client without acquiring new logos.
Solve the relocation and lease question early. The current $6,000/month NNN space and July 2027 relocation target need resolution, but moving to a smaller or remote-first footprint at the proposed $4,000/month cuts occupancy cost and improves margin immediately.
Build a CPA retention and succession plan. The whole thesis rests on the three remaining CPAs staying; lock them in with retention bonuses or equity so the specialized union knowledge does not walk out the door after close.
Standardize and productize the union compliance work. Documenting the union filing workflows into repeatable processes reduces key-person risk and makes it easier to add capacity or bolt on additional union clients from a roll-up perspective.
Evaluate tuck-in acquisitions of small local tax practices. With delivery infrastructure and CPAs in place, absorbing retiring solo practitioners in NJ and PA is a low-risk way to compound revenue at accretive multiples.

Diligence notes

Quantify the true recurring vs one-time revenue and client concentration. Confirm what share of the $1.47M is recurring annual engagements versus project work, and how much revenue the top 10 clients (especially union funds) represent, since losing one large union relationship could dent the whole 31% segment.
Verify owner dependence carefully despite the reduced-hours claim. Understand which client relationships the seller personally owns, how much of the union work runs through him specifically, and whether those relationships transfer to the remaining CPAs or leave with the seller.
Confirm the strength and retention risk of the three remaining CPAs. Review their tenure, compensation, non-competes, and licensing, because the entire union-niche moat depends on that credentialed bench staying post-close.
Normalize the SDE and scrutinize add-backs. The $533K cash flow figure needs a quality-of-earnings check for owner compensation, personal expenses, and the occupancy cost, especially given the pending lease change and 2027 relocation that will alter go-forward economics.
Understand the union work compliance and liability profile. Taft-Hartley and DOL-regulated fund work carries audit and regulatory exposure, so review engagement letters, malpractice coverage, and any history of disputes or restatements before assuming the niche is pure upside.
Clarify the real estate situation. The listing shows an owned 2,200 SF building but lists real estate as Not Disclosed and only references leased space; confirm whether the building is part of the deal, sold separately, or unrelated to the practice.

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