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Accountants and CPAs for venture-backed startups: SAFE and convertible note accounting, R&D tax credits, 409A valuations, QSBS planning, and investor-ready financials.

SAFE, convertible note, and equity accounting
R&D tax credits and QSBS planning
Investor-ready monthly financials

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Vetting checklist

Questions to ask before hiring startup accounting

  1. 1
    Are you a licensed CPA or EA, and in which states are you registered?
  2. 2
    What does engagement scope, pricing, and turnaround actually look like?
  3. 3
    Who on your team will do the work, and how do we communicate month to month?
  4. 4
    How do you handle deadlines, IRS or state notices, and audit support?
  5. 5
    Can you share two references from clients similar to my business?

By city

Find Startup Accounting by city

Houston, TX

Houston CPAs serve energy, healthcare, and the city's vast small-business community.

Dallas, TX

Dallas accounting firms anchor finance, real estate, and corporate headquarters across DFW.

Los Angeles, CA

LA's accountants specialize in entertainment, real estate, and creative-industry tax planning.

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco CPAs serve startups, venture-backed companies, and complex equity-comp clients.

New York City, NY

NYC's accountants cover Wall Street, media, real estate, hospitality, and the small businesses of all five boroughs.

Miami, FL

Miami's CPAs specialize in international tax, real estate, hospitality, and Latin American business.

Chicago, IL

Chicago accountants serve professional services, manufacturing, logistics, and the Midwest's largest corporate base.

Atlanta, GA

Atlanta's CPAs support film, fintech, logistics, and one of the country's most dynamic small-business scenes.

Boston, MA

Boston-area accountants serve life sciences, higher education, financial services, and innovation-economy startups.

Seattle, WA

Seattle CPAs serve tech, aerospace, and the Pacific Northwest's deep entrepreneurial bench.

Washington DC, DC

Washington DC accountants serve federal contractors, nonprofits, associations, and the law firms that anchor the capital's economy.

Baltimore, MD

Baltimore CPAs serve healthcare systems, port and logistics operators, biotech, and the city's deep nonprofit and higher-ed community.

Richmond, VA

Richmond CPAs serve Fortune 500 headquarters, banking and insurance, tobacco-to-tech manufacturers, and Virginia's state-capital legal and government economy.

Birmingham, AL

Birmingham CPAs serve banking, healthcare, steel, and the Magic City's small-business economy.

Anchorage, AK

Anchorage CPAs serve oil and gas, fisheries, federal contracting, and the state's tourism economy.

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix CPAs serve semiconductors, real estate, healthcare, and one of the country's fastest-growing small-business markets.

Little Rock, AR

Little Rock CPAs serve healthcare, logistics, agriculture, and the state's government and legal economy.

Denver, CO

Denver CPAs serve tech, aerospace, cannabis, and the Front Range's outdoor and energy economies.

Hartford, CT

Hartford CPAs serve insurance, reinsurance, manufacturing, and the broader Connecticut River Valley economy.

Wilmington, DE

Wilmington CPAs serve banking, corporate trust, pharma, and the Fortune 500 entity-formation economy.

Honolulu, HI

Honolulu CPAs serve tourism, military contracting, real estate, and the islands' small-business community.

Boise, ID

Boise CPAs serve tech, agriculture, manufacturing, and a fast-growing relocation-driven small-business economy.

Indianapolis, IN

Indianapolis CPAs serve manufacturing, life sciences, logistics, and motorsports.

Des Moines, IA

Des Moines CPAs serve insurance, agribusiness, biofuels, and the state's growing tech economy.

Wichita, KS

Wichita CPAs serve aviation, aerospace, energy, and agriculture.

Louisville, KY

Louisville CPAs serve bourbon, equine, automotive manufacturing, healthcare, and logistics (UPS Worldport).

New Orleans, LA

New Orleans CPAs serve maritime, tourism, oil and gas, and the city's film and hospitality economies.

Portland, ME

Portland CPAs serve tourism, fisheries, forestry, and the state's growing remote-work and craft economies.

Detroit, MI

Detroit CPAs serve automotive, mobility, healthcare, and the broader Southeast Michigan manufacturing base.

Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis CPAs serve Fortune 500 headquarters, medical devices, agribusiness, and finance.

Jackson, MS

Jackson CPAs serve manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, and the state's government and legal economy.

St. Louis, MO

St. Louis CPAs serve agribusiness, defense, biosciences, financial services, and logistics.

Billings, MT

Billings CPAs serve agriculture, energy, healthcare, and Montana's tourism economy.

Omaha, NE

Omaha CPAs serve insurance, financial services, agribusiness, and the Berkshire Hathaway ecosystem.

Las Vegas, NV

Las Vegas CPAs serve gaming, hospitality, entertainment, real estate, and a fast-growing logistics base.

Manchester, NH

Manchester CPAs serve advanced manufacturing, biotech, healthcare, and a thriving small-business community.

Newark, NJ

Newark CPAs serve pharma, financial services, logistics, ports, and the NYC-metro small-business economy.

Albuquerque, NM

Albuquerque CPAs serve federal labs and defense, oil and gas, film, and tourism.

Fargo, ND

Fargo CPAs serve agriculture, energy, manufacturing, and the Red River Valley's tech and healthcare economy.

Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City CPAs serve oil and gas, aerospace, agriculture, and the state's growing healthcare and bioscience industries.

Portland, OR

Portland CPAs serve tech, athletic apparel, forestry, and the Pacific Northwest's craft beverage and outdoor industries.

Providence, RI

Providence CPAs serve financial services, healthcare, defense manufacturing, and tourism.

Charleston, SC

Charleston CPAs serve ports, aerospace, automotive, hospitality, and a growing tech economy.

Sioux Falls, SD

Sioux Falls CPAs serve financial services, credit card processing, trust administration, and healthcare.

Nashville, TN

Nashville CPAs serve healthcare, music and entertainment, hospitality, and the state's franchise and excise tax compliance.

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake City CPAs serve the Silicon Slopes tech corridor, outdoor recreation, mining, and financial services.

Burlington, VT

Burlington CPAs serve craft food and beverage, tourism, healthcare, and outdoor brands.

Charleston, WV

Charleston CPAs serve coal and natural gas, chemicals, healthcare, and state government.

Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee CPAs serve manufacturing, insurance, healthcare, and the Lake Michigan industrial corridor.

Cheyenne, WY

Cheyenne CPAs serve energy, ranching, trust administration, and a growing data-center and tech economy.

Common questions

About startup accountants

When should a startup hire an accountant?+

Before your first priced round, ideally before your first SAFE. Clean books from day one save tens of thousands in cleanup and unlock R&D credits.

What's an R&D tax credit?+

A federal (and often state) credit that lets qualified startups offset up to $500K of payroll taxes per year against qualifying R&D expenses — even pre-revenue.

This information is general and does not constitute professional advice. Consult a licensed professional for guidance specific to your situation.