Lian Liu, CPA, LLC

Texas small business owners get a CPA practice in McKinney that works online as readily as in person. The firm serves young ventures, expanding firms and established corporations, and it describes its remote and virtual accounting as a cheaper route than hiring an accountant onto the payroll.

Tax preparation and planning

Tax work is the core of the practice. The firm prepares returns for all fifty states, and it says its preparers keep their skills sharp through continuing education taken throughout the year. Planning goes beyond filing: it covers ways to reduce a client's tax liability, advice on tax-advantaged saving for children's education, and the more complicated questions that arise for owners of several businesses. It also offers support to people who have fallen into difficulty with the IRS or a state tax authority.

Audit, review and compilation

For organizations that need their financial information relied on by others, the practice carries out financial statement audits and independent audit work. The site names non-profit organizations and local government agencies among those who use such reports, alongside other businesses whose members or customers expect reliable figures.

Small business accounting and part-time finance leadership

Bookkeeping and accounting for small companies is presented as work the firm takes off the owner's desk so they can concentrate on running the business. Because cash flow and risk are the main pressures on Texas businesses, the firm also offers part-time CFO services, giving a company access to an experienced financial expert at a fraction of what a full-time chief financial officer would cost.

Clients and style

Its clients include small and medium companies, non-profit groups and local government bodies. The firm positions itself as a financial partner as committed to a client's success as the client is.

Lian Liu, CPA, LLC is a certified public accounting practice based in McKinney, Texas. It works with start-ups, growing companies and mature corporations, and offers online and virtual accounting as well as in-person help.

What Lian Liu, CPA, LLC offers

• Tax and tax planning: preparation of returns for all fifty states and advice on reducing liabilities.
• Audit, review and compilation: financial statement audits and independent audit work.
• Small business accounting: bookkeeping and accounting handled outside the business.
• Part-time CFO services: access to a financial expert without a full-time hire.
• Tax problem help: support with IRS and state tax issues.

Customers and markets

Small and medium companies, non-profit organisations and local government agencies. Client reviews mention restaurant businesses and owners running several companies.

Key facts

• Based in: McKinney, Texas
• Delivery: online, remote and virtual accounting services
• Training: continuing education taken throughout the year