Case Study: Powerful Accounting outsources payroll without losing control and earns revenue with ADP

A small, powerful accounting firm - fueled by ADP

Powerful Accounting is a nationally recognized small accounting firm led by CEO Dawn Brolin, serving small- and mid-sized businesses with tax, QuickBooks, and advisory services. With only four employees, the firm wanted to avoid becoming a full-service payroll shop—payroll’s multi-state rules, notices, and poor provider support were tying up time and creating compliance risk while clients still expected help.

ADP’s Accountant Connect and the Accountant Revenue Share program let Powerful Accounting outsource payroll without losing control: RUN protections, HR resources, a dedicated ADP rep, Service Requests/HelpDesk access, and QuickBooks mapping streamlined operations and onboarding. The result was cleaner books, reduced staff burden, improved client compliance and satisfaction, and ongoing referral revenue that offsets the work the firm still performs.

Powerful Accounting

Dawn Brolin

Chief Executive Officer