Gratitude
Legacy
1) a thing handed down by a predecessor

"It's not about me, but the people and the clients."

If there is a phrase that defines Schechter Dokken Kanter CPAs, this is it. At our forming in 1990, the leaders of SDK declared that ours would be a firm that strives to know each and every client on a personal level, and that we would apply our intense technical training and background to each client's situation.

Today, when we look back, we take pride in how adherence to that vision of being a firm of integrity of practice and authenticity of relationships has allowed us and those we serve to succeed. We are heartened by the fact that we have attracted and now encourage a new generation of accounting professionals who recognize and share our sense that by always doing the right thing for the client, we assure the future and continuity of the firm.

What will we look like 20 years from now? We do not know. Perhaps, as partner Chuck Selcer muses, the firm will still "be at the same address, but have more rooms -- maybe all of the 16th floor, and the 15th, too." Certainly, we hope the firm will, as partner Bill Belvedere observes, "always draw on the past, so that we project our strengths into the future."

But as partner Joe Kenyon reflects, "When we turn this practice over to younger people, we want them to have all the benefits of the firm's history. To do that we have to be playing our A-game today. That's what will ensure the future."

Thank you for being part of the SDK legacy.

 
 
 
History

Schechter Dokken Kanter was formed in 1990 by a group of leaders who left an established national large firm in an effort to create a firm that made sense for clients. What resulted was our mid-size firm where we strive to know each and every client on a personal level. We apply our intense technical training and background from the former large firm to each client situation.

Our mission is clear:
Schechter Dokken Kanter will be our clients’ most trusted and valued advisor by anticipating needs, delivering appropriate services, and creatively resolving complex issues.

We service clients in a variety of industries with standard accounting needs such as tax, audit and general bookkeeping or business services work. In addition we are well known for our growing forensic accounting department where we provide business valuation and litigation consulting among other services.

Much of our work is for clients in the private sector, however we are favorably registered with the PCAOB (Public Company Accounting Oversight Board), which makes us part of a small and select group qualified to practice before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

We are also a member of the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) in the Private Companies Section (PCPS); the Center for Public Company Audit Firms; the Governmental Audit Quality Center; and the Employee Benefit Audit Quality Center. These memberships not only exemplify the excellent work we produce for you, they are indicative of the high ethical standards we bring to the profession as well.

At SDK, we employ a group of 65 talented individuals that strive for excellence every day. We are based in Minneapolis, MN, however our reach is international and our resources augmented due to our membership with the PKF North American Network.

PKF North American Network is an association of 92 independently owned public accounting firms that share educational, client service, technical and marketing resources and expertise.