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36 of 72 business service companies ranked on evidence in the Q4 2026 edition.
Between them, the 72 business service companies on this page cover tax (16), accounting (11), goals (8) and security (7). They also list work in Houston, Dallas, Austin and United States. 72 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.
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Q4 2026 edition
36 of 72 business service companies ranked on evidence held on 12 October 2026: client reviews, vetting, awards and facts each business states on its own website, which we read and date. Nobody pays to be placed.
Positions are fixed for the quarter; the next edition is due in January 2027.
Lauterbach, Borschow & Co. is a full-service accounting firm serving business owners, executives and independent professionals in Texas and New Mexico.
Why #1: Based in Texas and New Mexico · Founded 1952, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Tax · Accounting · Goals · Also in Dallas
Dallas Payroll is a payroll processing and tax filing company based in Irving, Texas.
Why #2: Based in Irving, Texas · Founded 1971, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Tax · Accounting · Reporting · Also in San Antonio
C. P. Schumann, P.C. is a certified public accounting practice in San Antonio, Texas.
Why #3: Based in San Antonio, Texas · Founded 1976, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Tax · Reporting · front · Also in Missouri
Crowley & Company is a tax and bookkeeping firm in El Paso, Texas.
Why #4: Based in El Paso, Texas · Founded 1977, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Tax · Accounting · Goals
Gonzalez Group CPA is a CPA firm in San Antonio, TX, serving growing businesses with accounting, payroll, tax and business formation.
Why #5 (shared): Address in Texas · In business 40+ years, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Production · Responsive · Arts · Also in United States and Houston
Houston event production company providing lighting, audio and video plus equipment rental for weddings and corporate events
Why #5 (shared): Based in Houston, Texas · Founded 1986, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Cornwell Jackson is a CPA and advisory firm serving the middle market in Texas and surrounding areas.
Why #5 (shared): Based in Texas · In business 40+ years, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Creative · Also in Austin
Corporate event planning company serving Dallas–Fort Worth and Texas with catering, entertainment, venues and company parties
Why #5 (shared): Based in Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas · In business 40+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Production · Creative · Driving
2020 Exhibits designs, builds and rents trade show booths, working from Houston.
Why #9: Based in Houston, Texas · Founded 1987, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Goals · Also in United States
CE Group is an experiential marketing and communications firm based in San Antonio, Texas, founded in 1990.
Why #10 (shared): Based in San Antonio, Texas · Founded 1990, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Goals · Security · front
Executive Workspace rents flexible office space, meeting rooms and virtual offices in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and Austin, Texas.
Why #10 (shared): Office in Texas · Founded 1990, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Tax
KW Receivables is a family-owned invoice factoring firm in Houston, Texas, serving Texas businesses since 1991.
Why #12 (shared): Based in Houston, Texas · Founded 1991 · Family-owned, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Accounting
Burds Reed & Mercer, P.C. is a certified public accounting firm in Dallas, Texas. It was created in 1991 when two older practices merged, one dating to 1926 and the other to 1972.
Why #12 (shared): Based in Dallas, Texas, United States · Founded 1991 · Family-owned, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Tax · Accounting · Responsive · Also in Europe and Preston
Jeff Pickering, CPA is a certified public accountant practice based in Plano, Texas.
Why #14: Based in Plano, Texas · Founded 1995, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Why #15 (shared): Based in Texas · In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Texas-based invoice factoring company providing same-day cash against commercial receivables for small and mid-size firms
Why #15 (shared): Based in Texas · Founded 1996, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Partnership · Also in Bristol and Frisco, Texas
Employee Solutions is a staffing company based in Frisco, Texas, with its roots in North Texas.
Why #17: Based in Frisco, Texas · Founded 1997, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Applied Economics Consulting Group, Inc. is a boutique economic consultancy in Austin, Texas.
Why #18: Based in Austin, Texas · Founded 1999 · Boutique, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Government · Also in New Mexico
ITSQuest is a family owned staffing company that opened in Hobbs, New Mexico, in 1994.
Why #19 (shared): Office in Texas · In business 25+ years · Family owned, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Tax · Accounting
Kellogg and Kellogg, P.C. is a certified public accounting firm in Fort Worth, Texas.
Why #19 (shared): Based in Fort Worth, Texas · In business 25+ years, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Tax · Accounting · Security
Blue Pearl Bookkeeping & Tax is an accounting practice in El Paso, Texas. It handles bookkeeping, payroll, tax returns and notary work.
Why #19 (shared): Based in El Paso, Texas · In business 25+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Medical · Legal · Insurance
Global Transcripts is a transcription company with office support staff based in Dallas, Texas.
Why #22: Based in Dallas, Texas · In business 23+ years, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Tax · Security · Reporting · Also in Montana
Bertolli, trading as Bertolli Payroll Service, is a payroll provider in El Paso, Texas, led by Rick Bertolli.
Why #23 (shared): Based in El Paso, Texas, United States · In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Fathom Corporate Training is based in Austin, Texas, and works with organizations that are struggling with leadership, management, sales, negotiation or customer service.
Why #23 (shared): Based in Austin, Texas · In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
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