Columbia-based Clifton Bodiford CPAs has merged its practice into Scott and Company LLC, and will operate under the Scott and Company brand, effective immediately, the companies announced Monday morning. Founder and Bodiford CPA firm principal Clif Bodiford and Dave Bodiford both join Scott and Company under the terms of the deal.
Other terms of the deal were not disclosed. Scott and Company also operates a Greenville office.
The leadership of both firms, each of which provides audit and assurance, tax and a range of consulting services to clients across the Southeast and internationally, voted unanimously to consummate the arrangement, according to the announcement. Members of the Bodiford CPA firm’s Columbia office have combined into Scott and Company’s Columbia, S.C., office.
“We have known and respected the Scott and Company leadership team for years, and we knew that our client service commitment, professionalism and cultures of the two firms were highly compatible,” said Clif Bodiford in announcing the merger.
A veteran of Ernst and Young and former Arthur Anderson and Company partner, Clif Bodiford founded Bodiford CPAs in Columbia in 1994.
The combined firm now numbers approximately 40 professionals in its Midlands and Upstate offices, and provides a range of tax, assurance, small business and specialized consulting services to clients based across the Southeast.
