Looking for the best CPA alternative in Austin? We'll close the books and prepare the return with you.

Best CPA Austin The best CPA alternative in Austin starts here.

Four short answers, then a Tax CFO looks at the fit.

From Mount Bonnell to the 360 Bridge, here for Austin owners.

Question 1 of 4

What kind of help do you need?

Question 2 of 4

How do the books look right now?

Question 3 of 4

Who is on the team today?

Question 4 of 4

When should the fit be clear?

A quick check

Do you really need an audit or attest report?

Audits, reviews and compilations are reports for someone else to rely on: a lender's covenant, investors, a government contract, an HOA or nonprofit rule. Most small businesses are never required to have one.

The best CPA alternative for this work is a Tax CFO.

Steven Palmieri is a Tax CFO, the Entrepreneur's CFO, not a CPA firm. We close the books each month, set up payroll on your provider, and plan the return while the year is open. The free call says whether that fit is right.

How the Austin fit check works

Answer four questionsAbout a minute. It shows whether you want an audit or the monthly work.
Pick a timeA video call with Steven Palmieri, a Tax CFO. Share the books on screen if you can.
Leave with the fitWhether the Tax CFO alternative fits or the job needs a CPA firm, and what the first month would cover.

Best is a search word. The job is the month.

As the Tax CFO alternative to the best CPA in Austin, we show you a month that matches the bank, payroll set up on your own provider, and a return built from those months.

The review call costs nothing. If monthly work follows, you see the price first. QuickBooks Online is the ledger. The dashboards and reports are ones we build with AI. We can meet in person, or join a banker call, when the file needs a person in the room.

Steven Palmieri is a Tax CFO and the Entrepreneur's CFO. The practice is not a CPA firm and does not sign audit or assurance reports.

Start the Austin review

Questions people ask first

Is the review call really free?

Yes. The call costs nothing and nothing is signed on it. Paid months, if you want them, are priced before the first close.

Are you a CPA firm, or the Tax CFO alternative?

We are the Tax CFO alternative. Steven Palmieri is a Tax CFO, the Entrepreneur's CFO. If an audit or attest report is required, we say so and point you to a licensed firm.

Do you work with Austin owners?

Yes. The practice is in Dallas. Owners in Austin share the file on a video call, and we can meet in person when that helps.

What should I have open on the call?

Bank access and the accounting file are enough. Nothing to mail ahead. If a banker is already in the picture, we can join that call later.