Partner Community Office

Your Practice.
Backed by AFairchild.

Build on the practice and client relationships you have already created while gaining access to the systems, technology, resources, support, and professional standards of a larger CPA firm.

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Independence With Infrastructure

Grow Your Practice Without Building Everything Alone

You have built the relationships. You understand your clients. You know how you want to serve them.

The Partner Community Office model gives experienced professionals a way to continue leading their own book of business while operating within the AFairchild organization. You maintain significant independence while gaining access to a larger firm's infrastructure, capabilities, resources, and support.

Your Client Relationships

Continue managing the relationships and book of business you have worked to build.

Practice-Based Economics

Participate economically in the performance of your own book or community office.

Firm Infrastructure

Leverage technology, systems, processes, resources, and the support of a larger CPA organization.

Flexible Office Model

Operate from a physical community office or a virtual environment that fits your practice.

The PCO Model

A Different Path to Partnership

A Partner Community Office is designed for established professionals who want both independence and connection.

Rather than entering the traditional corporate equity structure, a PCO partner builds and manages a distinct client practice within the AFairchild organization.

The result is a model that allows the partner to remain closely connected to their clients and local market while gaining the advantages of a larger professional platform.

Key Characteristics
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Established Book of Business

The partner brings and continues to manage an existing client base.

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Significant Independence

The partner leads the client relationships and day-to-day direction of the community practice.

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Community Office Economics

Economic participation is tied to the partner's own client base or community office rather than AFairchild's full corporate equity pool.

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AFairchild Standards

The practice operates within AFairchild's professional oversight, systems, standards, and brand.

Backed by a Larger Firm

The Infrastructure Behind Your Practice

A PCO partner can focus more attention on clients, relationships, and growth while leveraging the resources and platform of AFairchild CPA.

Technology & Systems

Access established technology, digital tools, systems, and workflows without building an entire infrastructure independently.

Professional Resources

Gain access to broader firm knowledge, professionals, capabilities, and resources when your clients need more.

Established Brand

Operate under the AFairchild umbrella while continuing to build trusted relationships within your own community.

Processes & Standards

Work within established professional processes and standards designed to support consistent quality and client service.

Firm Support

Gain the support of a larger organization while maintaining meaningful control over your local practice and relationships.

Opportunity to Grow

Build on your existing practice with access to expanded resources and capabilities as client needs and opportunities evolve.

Your Practice. Your Leadership.

Maintain the Entrepreneurial Side of Practice Ownership

The PCO model is built for professionals who do not want to give up the relationships, autonomy, and entrepreneurial mindset that helped them build a successful practice.

Lead and manage your established book of business.
Maintain meaningful ownership of your client relationships, subject to the terms of the PCO agreement.
Build relationships and business within your local community or market.
Operate a physical or virtual community office based on the needs of your practice.
Participate in the financial performance of the practice you manage.
Who Is the PCO Model For?

Built for Experienced Professionals Ready for What's Next

A Partner Community Office may be a strong fit for an established CPA or accounting professional who values independence but does not want to operate without the strength of a larger organization behind them.

You Have an Established Practice

You already serve a meaningful client base and have trusted relationships worth protecting.

You Want to Stay Entrepreneurial

You value independence and want to continue leading your practice and client relationships.

You Want Better Infrastructure

You see value in stronger technology, systems, resources, and firm support.

You Want More Capacity

You want access to additional knowledge and capabilities as your clients' needs become more complex.

You Value Professional Standards

You want independence while operating within the standards and oversight of an established CPA firm.

You Are Thinking Long Term

You are looking for a structure that can support the next phase of your professional practice.

Not a Franchise A PCO is a partner structure within AFairchild, not a franchise business model.
Not Traditional Equity Economics are focused on the partner's own practice rather than the firm's full equity pool.
Built Around Your Practice The model starts with the clients and relationships you have already built.
Frequently Asked Questions

Partner Community Offices

A flexible partnership model for experienced professionals who already have an established practice.

Is a Partner Community Office a franchise?
No. A Partner Community Office is an AFairchild partner model. The partner operates within AFairchild's organization, standards, and oversight rather than purchasing or operating a franchise.
Do I need an existing book of business?
The PCO model is designed primarily for experienced professionals who already have an established client base and want to continue managing and growing those relationships.
Do I maintain my client relationships?
The model is designed around the partner continuing to manage their established client relationships. Rights and obligations related to clients, including what happens if a partner later leaves AFairchild, are governed by the applicable PCO agreement.
How is compensation or profit participation structured?
A PCO partner generally participates in the financial performance of their own client base or community office rather than participating in AFairchild's full corporate equity pool. Specific economics are defined in the applicable partnership agreement.
Does a PCO need a physical office?
Not necessarily. A Partner Community Office may operate from a physical location or through a virtual model, depending on the practice and the agreed structure.
What support does AFairchild provide?
The PCO model is designed to give partners access to the systems, technology, resources, professional capabilities, brand, and organizational support of a larger CPA firm while allowing them to continue leading their own practice.
Partner Community Office structures, economics, client relationships, responsibilities, departure provisions, and other terms are governed by the applicable AFairchild partnership and PCO agreements. Information on this page is intended as a general overview of the model.

Keep What You've Built. Gain More Behind It.

If you have an established practice and are looking for greater resources, stronger infrastructure, and a new path to partnership without giving up the entrepreneurial side of your business, a Partner Community Office may be worth exploring.