About Us

A local CPA firm built around better relationships.

ACK combines the experience of professionals who have worked in firms large and small with the accessibility of a locally owned business. Our goal is simple: understand the client, explain complex issues clearly, do high-quality work, and be useful throughout the year — not just at filing time.

ACK CPAS

How we work

Listen first

Understand the business before recommending the answer.

Keep it understandable

Explain technical issues in plain language.

Think ahead

Discuss tax and financial decisions while options are still available.

Build long relationships

Become more useful as we learn the business over time.

John Ackerman

John grew up in a CPA family and has seen firsthand how strong client relationships can turn accounting from a once-a-year transaction into an ongoing advisory relationship. After studying accounting and finance at Bellarmine University, he earned an MBA and Master of Science in Taxation and built experience at Big Four, regional, and large local CPA firms before starting his own practice.

Credentials and honors:

Certified Public Accountant
The Courier Journal Best of the Best Accountant Winner 2021
Louisville Business First 20 People to Know in Accounting 2017
Louisville Business First & YPAL Young Leader Award Honoree 2018
Insider Louisville Top 100 Accounting Influencer
Highest Score in KY on Auditing and Attestation CPA Exam – Spring 2014
Bellarmine MBA Faculty Merit Award
Founder, host, and producer of Drunken Money podcast
Former Community Catholic Center Treasurer (2016-2025)
Former adjunct college tax professor (2014-2021)

For more information, please connect with me on LinkedIn.

Alyssa Ackerman

Alyssa graduated from Bellarmine University with degrees in accounting, economics, and finance and passed all four parts of the CPA exam during her final semester. Before joining ACK, she spent four years serving large multistate businesses and high-net-worth individuals at a national accounting firm.

Credentials and honors:

Certified Public Accountant
Louisville Business First 20 People to Know in Accounting 2023

For more information, please connect with me on LinkedIn.

Chris Lowry

I attended DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, where I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Economics with minors in political science and Asian Studies. While at DePauw, I competed on the varsity track & field team. I also graduated from Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY with an accounting certificate. I am currently in the process of sitting for the CPA exam. In recent years I have interned with a regional CPA firm as well as working for a professional soccer organization.

For more information, please connect with me on LinkedIn.

Cheryl Duckett

I attended Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY, where I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. I had a long career as a Bookkeeper/Office Manager for a small business, along with other accounting careers in the past. I am happy to be a part of the Ackerman CPAs team as their Client Accounting Specialist.

Credentials and honors:

Xero Certified
Certified Quickbooks Online Proadvisor
Certified Advanced Quickbooks Online ProAdvisor

For more information, please connect with me on LinkedIn.

Ramya Chityala

I earned my bachelor’s degree in Commerce with a focus on Accounting and Finance from Osmania University in India and began my career with a Big Four accounting firm in taxation. My experiences there inspired me to explore how technology can enhance the accuracy and efficiency of financial processes. This interest led me to the United States, where I completed a Master’s in Information Technology and Management from The University of Texas at Dallas, with minors in Accounting.

I now enjoy contributing to Ackerman CPAs, LLC as a Tax Associate, where I integrate my background in finance, technology, and tax. I am also in the process of sitting for the CPA exam.

For more information, please connect with me on LinkedIn.

Erica Dunne

I attended Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY, where I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in sociology. While at Bellarmine I served as Community Outreach Coordinator for Bellarmine’s BUKnighted club. While in school I also interned with Ackerman CPAs, LLC and have happily returned to the team as Office Manager.

Testimonials

What Our Clients Say

“The Ackerman team is the most thorough yet simple one I have worked with in my 40 years of filing returns for many legal entities. I highly recommend John and company!”

"I brought my business account to Ackerman after being with previous CPA for 18 years. They have been amazing! Everyone at the firm takes pride in their position. They explain things very well and have been available to answer questions. I would recommend Ackerman to anyone looking for a professional CPA firm."

"I wish I'd found them sooner. They are the financial partner I was looking for, with digital accountability for me as the business owner, and the expertise in areas I'm not. They bring peace of mind and a professional approach to their work. Thank you, John and Alyssa, for being standouts in Louisville."

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