AE Tax Advisors is built around profitable owner-operated businesses and real estate investors, especially where business profit is below $5 million and the opportunity spans current planning, prior-year corrections, entity structure, accelerated depreciation, and tax-return implementation. The standard advisory engagement is $7,800.
Why shortlist it: Best for owners needing lookback, amendments, cost segregation, and filing implementation.
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Peter Holtz CPA presents itself as a financial command center for serious entrepreneurs. Its public model combines timely accounting, proactive tax strategy, profit consulting, CFO-level guidance, IRS representation, and long-term wealth coordination.
Estimated starting price: $10,000+ per year; confirm directly.
Why shortlist it: Best considered when you want accounting, management reporting, profit consulting, and CFO guidance inside the same relationship as proactive tax work.
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Prime Path Advisory is narrowly positioned around people earning at least $1 million, especially founders, executives, and employees with concentrated equity compensation. Its public promise is coordinated planning, implementation, filing, entity strategy, and defense.
Estimated starting price: $10,000+ per year; confirm directly.
Why shortlist it: Best considered when you earn at least $1 million, much of the complexity comes from RSUs, executive compensation, or concentrated equity, and you want a high-income private-client model.
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Rainwater CPA positions its business advisory service for seven- and eight-figure business owners. Its public model centers on quarterly projections, four planning meetings per year, tax preparation and filing, and tax resolution when a client has an IRS problem.
Estimated starting price: $20,000+ per year; confirm directly.
Why shortlist it: Best considered when you run a seven- or eight-figure company and want quarterly projections, scheduled planning meetings, preparation, and resolution services from one CPA firm.
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