The telecommunications and technology industries are ever-changing and complex, requiring that companies hire accountants with extensive first-hand experience and expertise. Not every firm offering services to telecom and tech clients can truly attest to a depth of knowledge and know-how like Bauknight Pietras & Stormer.

We work with various local, regional and national telephone and wireless companies, including:

• Broadband and Internet
• CATV
• Cellular and PCS
• Fiber (carrier’s carrier)
• Independent local exchange
• Interexchange
• Voice over IP (VoIP)

Our technology clientele include:

• Advanced intelligence network service providers
• Database companies
• Internet service providers
• Network integrators
• Technology manufacturers and consultants
• Software development companies
• Systems integrators

We provide services such as:

• Auditing financial statements
• Business consulting
• Business model development
• Data management
• Due diligence
• Income tax planning & preparation
• Mergers & acquisitions

While larger firms fear to tread in these industries, Bauknight Pietras & Stormer jumps in and is uniquely positioned to handle special projects involving:

• Analysis of revenue streams
• Analysis of cost allocations
• Performance of agreed-upon procedures
• Assessment of internal control risks
• Business process procurement
• Tower sale leasebacks
• Business valuations

Bauknight Pietras & Stormer’s telecom and technology team has already been in the trenches, so our clients do not have to train us about their business. We already know.

Qualifications at a glance:

• The firm is the market leader serving communications service providers in the southeastern United States.
• The firm is a member of the AICPA Electronic Commerce Assurance Services Task Force.
• Shareholders within the firm have co-authored four industry resource guides for Practitioner’s Publishing Company guides, including Guide to Data Extraction Software, Guide to Non-Traditional Engagements, and Guide to Business Start-ups.
• Every year, firm shareholders and staff speak throughout the United States on industry-related topics.