Randy Crabtree

CPA, Host of The Unique CPA, & Co Founder of Tri-Merit

Randy Crabtree, co-founder and partner of Tri-Merit Specialty Tax Professionals, is a widely followed author, lecturer and podcast host for the accounting profession. Since 2019, he has hosted the weekly "The Unique CPA," podcast, which ranks among the world's 5% most popular programs (Source: Listen Score). Randy was named to Accounting Today's 2023 "Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting". Founder and host of the Bridging the Gap conference. A frequent guest on podcasts. On the Accounting Cornerstone Foundation board. On the Firm Growth Forum advisory board. You can find articles from Randy in Accounting Today's Voices column, the AICPA Tax Adviser, CPA Trendlines, Intuit Accountants TaxPro Center and he is a regular presenter at conferences and training events hosted by national accounting associations, state CPA societies and other industry associations. In May 2022 Randy was appointed, for a 3-year term, to the Intuit Tax Council. Prior to starting Tri-Merit, Crabtree was managing partner of a CPA firm in the greater Chicago area. He has more than 35 years of public accounting and tax consulting experience in a wide variety of industries and has worked closely with top executives to help them optimize their tax planning strategies.