Accounting firm splits; new business to be named JW Advisors

Founding partners of the accounting and financial consulting firm Johnson Jacobson Wilcox are splitting off and forming their own company, JW Advisors, on Jan. 1.

Longtime partners Kirk Jacobson and Chris Wilcox will own and operate JW Advisors. And more than half of the Johnson Jacobson Wilcox team members are leaving with them.

“Chris and I made this business decision because we’re confident it’s in the best interests of our clients, our employees and our company,” Jacobson said. “With the launch of JW Advisors, we look forward to putting more of our own business strategies and philosophies into even greater practice to benefit our clients and employees.”

The new firm will specialize in business financial consulting, litigation support and forensic accounting, assurance and tax services. Additionally, it will help owners preparing to exit their business to develop and implement effective transition strategies. It will continue to be the leading Nevada CPA firm serving auto dealerships and businesses in other highly specialized fields.

As JW Advisors, Jacobson and Wilcox said they expect to maintain the same high standards in the workplace as they established at Johnson Jacobson Wilcox, which was ranked No. 1 on the 2014 list of Best Firms to Work For by Accounting Today.

This transition has been an amicable process, Jacobson said, emphasizing that the new firm will continue to have a positive relationship with their longtime friends and former partners Gary Johnson, Laurie Johnson and Tanya LaCosse at what will become their separate firm. In addition, through at least the end of 2015, JW Advisors will continue to share office space with their former partners at 9139 W. Russell Road.

Gary Johnson did not respond to a request for comment.