((L-R) Steve Ritchie, Haley Lyons, B. Dean Huber and Tiffany K. Nash)
Kernutt Stokes announced that four of its partners have been named to Forbes’ 2026 Best-in-State CPAs list. Managing Partner Steve Ritchie, CPA, CFE, and Partner Haley Lyons, CPA, were recognized for the second consecutive year, while Partners B. Dean Huber, CPA, CPC, and Tiffany K. Nash, CPA, were named to the list for the first time.
The Forbes Best-in-State CPAs list highlights leading professionals across the country who are recognized for their expertise, leadership, and contributions to the accounting profession. Honorees are selected through a rigorous evaluation process that includes peer nominations, industry research, and an independent review by an advisory board.
Kernutt Stokes partners serve clients across a wide range of industries, providing tax, audit, and business consulting services to privately held and family-owned businesses throughout Oregon and the Northwest.
About Kernutt Stokes:
Kernutt Stokes, the fourth largest CPA firm in Oregon, is a full-service accounting and business consulting firm established in 1945 with offices in Eugene, Bend, Corvallis, and Lake Oswego. The firm was named one of the “100 Best Companies to Work for In Oregon” by Oregon Business magazine in 2025, 2023, and 2021, and one of the nation’s top 50 accounting firms of 2022 and 2025 by INSIDE Public Accounting. Kernutt Stokes has 13 partners, 68 accounting professionals, and more than 95 employees. The firm specializes in privately held and family-owned companies in construction, manufacturing, transportation, beverage, and professional services. In addition to core accounting services, the firm provides virtual accounting, 401(k) plan administration, business valuation, retirement planning, business consulting, and other services. Kernutt Stokes is an independent member of BDO Alliance USA, a nationwide association of independently owned local and regional accounting, consulting, and service firms with similar client service goals.
