Depend on our extensive experience

Holmes Company offers excellence in accounting, auditing, taxation, and business consulting to multi-state/multi-entity businesses and high-income/high-net-worth individuals. Our accomplished professionals have “Big 4” international accounting firm and real-world experience in industry senior-level financial management positions. Our professionals esteemed specialists in their areas of expertise who provide unparalleled knowledge and service.

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Depend on our extensive experience

Holmes Company offers excellence in accounting, auditing, taxation, and business consulting to multi-state/multi-entity businesses and high-income/high-net-worth individuals. Our accomplished professionals have “Big 4” international accounting firm and real-world experience in industry senior-level financial management positions. Our professionals esteemed specialists in their areas of expertise who provide unparalleled knowledge and service.

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Services

Whether you need an audit required for financing or investment purposes, tax compliance or tax minimization strategies, Board of Director governance advice, support during bankruptcy or restructurings, or just general business advice to become more competitive, Holmes Company delivers service with accuracy, confidence and timeliness. We also serve as litigation support specialists who are both experts in testifying and consulting. We’ve worked on hundreds of cases, providing seasoned analysis based on thorough knowledge and steadfast accuracy.

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Services

Whether you need an audit required for financing or investment purposes, tax compliance or tax minimization strategies, Board of Director governance advice, support during bankruptcy or restructurings, or just general business advice to become more competitive, Holmes Company delivers service with accuracy, confidence and timeliness. We also serve as litigation support specialists who are both experts in testifying and consulting. We’ve worked on hundreds of cases, providing seasoned analysis based on thorough knowledge and steadfast accuracy.

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Industries We Serve

Industries we serve

Holmes Company provides a depth of resources and range of expertise to meet our clients’ unique needs. Our professionals are knowledgeable in a wide array of industries and disciplines to serve our broad clientele with keen understanding that goes beyond tradition.

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Who We Serve

Who we are

Holmes Company is a highly regarded Certified Public Accounting and consulting firm that delivers tax, accounting and business advice to privately held businesses and high-income or high-net-worth individuals.

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Industries We Serve

Industries we serve

Holmes Company provides a depth of resources and range of expertise to meet our clients’ unique needs. Our professionals are knowledgeable in a wide array of industries and disciplines to serve our broad clientele with keen understanding that goes beyond tradition.

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Who We Serve

Who we are

Holmes Company is a highly regarded Certified Public Accounting and consulting firm that delivers tax, accounting and business advice to privately held businesses and high-income or high-net-worth individuals.

CONTACT US

We deliver exceptional quality and expertise

Holmes Company is a mid-sized Certified Public Accounting and consulting firm that delivers superior tax, accounting and business advice to privately held businesses and high-income or high-net-worth individuals. Our partners and professionals are highly skilled and have vital experience in international accounting firms and industry senior level financial management positions.

COMMITTED

We know that leading-edge strategies require substantial commitment to education, technology and resources. Our dedication is demonstrated by participation in national continuing education programs and investments in state-of-the-art software and advanced library resources.

DIVERSE

We excel in providing advice related to complex tax and accounting needs.

DEDICATED

With approximately 30 years of experience in public accounting and private industry, our founder William (Bill) Holmes brings a multidisciplinary legacy and full spectrum of experience to the table. He has fostered a team of industry specialists who are also diverse, customer-focused and solution-driven.

We deliver exceptional quality and expertise

Holmes Company is a mid-sized Certified Public Accounting and consulting firm that delivers superior tax, accounting and business advice to privately held businesses and high-income or high-net-worth individuals. Our partners and professionals are highly skilled and have vital experience in international accounting firms and industry senior level financial management positions.

COMMITTED

We know that leading-edge strategies require substantial commitment to education, technology and resources. Our dedication is demonstrated by participation in national continuing education programs and investments in state-of-the-art software and advanced library resources.

DIVERSE

We excel in providing advice related to complex tax and accounting needs.

DEDICATED

With approximately 30 years of experience in public accounting and private industry, our founder William (Bill) Holmes brings a multidisciplinary legacy and full spectrum of experience to the table. He has fostered a team of industry specialists who are also diverse, customer-focused and solution-driven.

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William N. Holmes

William (Bill) Holmes has approximately 30 years of experience in public accounting and private industry. He began his career in Portland, OR at an international “Big-4” public accounting firm and was a corporate controller and principal accounting officer for a publicly traded international manufacturing and technology company. His primary industry experiences include manufacturing and distribution, software and technology, airlines and helicopters, agriculture and nurseries, food processing, professional services, construction, real estate and development, homeowner associations (HOA), assisted living facilities (ALF) and tenants in common (TIC), retail, publishing, and music and entertainment.

Significant experiences and projects include all aspects of internal and external financial and public reporting, litigation support and forensic accounting, business valuation, mergers and acquisitions, budgeting and forecasting, corporate and individual tax planning, bank and corporate finance, and investor relations. He has worked with start-up, rapidly growing and troubled companies, organizational management restructuring, initial and secondary public offerings, private placements of debt and equity, ESOPs, and corporate ownership transition, including family-owned business planning.

Mr. Holmes served 5 years on the Oregon Board of Accountancy Complaints Committee (BOACC), authors articles on the “standard of care” for accountants, and is an invited speaker at national litigation conferences involving accounting malpractice topics. He is a member of the Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, National Association of Valuation Analysts, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and the Defense Resource Institute (DRI). He has served on multiple non-profit boards, and is an active member of his church. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Oregon State University where he graduated with honors.

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William N. Holmes

William (Bill) Holmes has approximately 30 years of experience in public accounting and private industry. He began his career in Portland, OR at an international “Big-4” public accounting firm and was a corporate controller and principal accounting officer for a publicly traded international manufacturing and technology company. His primary industry experiences include manufacturing and distribution, software and technology, airlines and helicopters, agriculture and nurseries, food processing, professional services, construction, real estate and development, homeowner associations (HOA), assisted living facilities (ALF) and tenants in common (TIC), retail, publishing, and music and entertainment.

Significant experiences and projects include all aspects of internal and external financial and public reporting, litigation support and forensic accounting, business valuation, mergers and acquisitions, budgeting and forecasting, corporate and individual tax planning, bank and corporate finance, and investor relations. He has worked with start-up, rapidly growing and troubled companies, organizational management restructuring, initial and secondary public offerings, private placements of debt and equity, ESOPs, and corporate ownership transition, including family-owned business planning.

Mr. Holmes served 5 years on the Oregon Board of Accountancy Complaints Committee (BOACC), authors articles on the “standard of care” for accountants, and is an invited speaker at national litigation conferences involving accounting malpractice topics. He is a member of the Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, National Association of Valuation Analysts, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and the Defense Resource Institute (DRI). He has served on multiple non-profit boards, and is an active member of his church. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Oregon State University where he graduated with honors.