Whalen & Company, CPAs
Elmer and Gerry Whalen launched this firm in 1945 from their kitchen table in Springfield, Ohio. Elmer had worked as an accountant for a large manufacturing company and began helping smaller businesses on the side. As Elmer’s client base grew, he was able to start his own accounting firm. And here we are today – 72 years later! Whalen & Company is now home to more than 36 staff members, includi

Elmer and Gerry Whalen launched this firm in 1945 from their kitchen table in Springfield, Ohio. Elmer had worked as an accountant for a large manufacturing company and began helping smaller businesses on the side. As Elmer’s client base grew, he was able to start his own accounting firm. And here we are today – 72 years later! Whalen & Company is now home to more than 36 staff members, including 20 CPAs. We have clients throughout Central Ohio and across the world, ranging from individuals to multi-million dollar businesses. Our firm has come a long way in 72 years, but we have not strayed far from the Whalen family’s kitchen table. Elmer and Gerry Whalen’s founding principles remain strong today: we put people first, we personalize our services to meet our clients’ needs and we value integrity above all else. Whalen & Company Founding Facts: When the firm was established by Elmer and Gerry Whalen in 1945: The President was Harry S. Truman World War II was coming to an end A gallon of gasoline cost approximately $0.21 Perry Como’s “Till the End of Time” topped the music charts IRS Form 1040 had 4 pages of instructions (today the form has 104 pages!) The top federal income tax rate was 94% (today it is 39.6%)
Address: 250 West Old Wilson Bridge Road, Suite 300, Worthington, OH 43085-2215, USA
Phone: +1 614 396 4200
FAX: +1 614 396 4210