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Support that scales with your firm.

From individual returns and one-off projects to dedicated professionals and coordinated teams, CredTax gives CPA firms additional capacity — without forcing every firm into the same engagement model.

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What we do

Four areas where CredTax supports CPA firms.

These are the capabilities we bring to an engagement. How they're delivered depends on the model your firm chooses.

US Tax

Individual and business tax return preparation support, tax research, planning support, and organized supporting workpapers.

  • Flexible Support
  • Dedicated Professional
  • Tax Pod

Examples may include

  • Form 1040 individual returns
  • Form 1065 partnership returns
  • Form 1120-S S-corporation returns
  • Form 1120 C-corporation returns
  • Tax research
  • Supporting schedules and workpapers
  • Organizer and document review
  • Planning support

Where firms use it

  • Seasonal overflow
  • Recurring preparation volume
  • Additional capacity ahead of deadlines
  • Work that needs a consistent preparer over time

Work is prepared within your agreed systems and documentation standards, then handed back for your review.

Tax Review & Quality Control

Senior-level review of returns, identification of technical issues, and review notes that support your firm's own workflow before filing.

  • Flexible Support
  • Dedicated Professional
  • Pod

Examples may include

  • Return review
  • Workpaper review
  • Technical issue identification
  • Missing information
  • Review notes
  • Corrections
  • Pre-final-review quality control

Where firms use it

  • A second check before partner or CPA review
  • Consistent review notes across preparers
  • Catching gaps before they reach the client

Final professional responsibility and filing decisions remain with your firm.

Bookkeeping & Accounting

Bookkeeping, account reconciliations, financial reporting support, and cleanup or catch-up work for accounts that have fallen behind.

  • Flexible Support
  • Dedicated Professional
  • Accounting Pod

Examples may include

  • QuickBooks Online
  • Reconciliations
  • General ledger
  • AP / AR
  • Month-end close
  • Financial statements
  • Cleanup and catch-up
  • Accounting review support

Where firms use it

  • Recurring monthly client work
  • Catch-up projects
  • Preparing books for tax work
  • Adding accounting capacity without a new hire

CPA Firm Workflow Support & Virtual Assistant

Client communication support, inbox and workflow management, document follow-up, scheduling, and day-to-day coordination inside your existing tools.

  • Flexible Support
  • Dedicated Professional
  • Pod

Examples may include

  • Client follow-up
  • Document collection
  • TaxDome support
  • Inbox management
  • Task and deadline tracking
  • Scheduling
  • Workflow coordination
  • Administrative support
  • Invoice Tracking

Where firms use it

  • Missing-document chasing during busy periods
  • A single point of coordination for the tax pipeline
  • Freeing preparers and reviewers from admin

Named systems (for example QuickBooks Online and TaxDome) are examples of tools we can work within, subject to access, compatibility and engagement scope. CredTax provides preparation, review-support and workflow services. The CPA firm retains professional responsibility, client relationships and final professional decisions.

How you can work with us

Three ways to work with CredTax.

Not every firm needs the same thing. Some need help finishing a batch of returns. Others want one person who knows their systems well. Some need a coordinated team built around a workflow. CredTax offers three engagement models, matched to how predictable and complex your workload is — not how big your firm is.

What we do

The service.

  • Tax
  • Tax Review & QC
  • Bookkeeping & Accounting
  • Workflow Support

How you work with us

The engagement model.

  • Flexible
  • Dedicated
  • Pod
Model 1

Flexible Support

Additional capacity when you need it.

How it works. Your firm defines a specific piece of work — a batch of returns, a cleanup project, a busy-season overflow — and hands it to CredTax with clear boundaries. CredTax completes exactly what was assigned and returns it. Your firm keeps managing the overall workflow: assigning the work, sequencing it, and deciding what happens next. CredTax isn't holding open capacity between assignments; each engagement is booked as it comes up.

This is the model most firms start with, because it asks for the least commitment. There's no dedicated person to onboard and no ongoing workflow to hand over — just a defined piece of work, completed and returned.

A quick illustrationConsider a firm facing a backlog of individual returns before an extension deadline. There's no ongoing need for the extra capacity once the backlog clears. Flexible Support adds capacity for exactly that window, then steps back — without the firm carrying a new hire, or an idle resource, forward into the next quarter.
Where this doesn't fit: if you need someone available every day without advance notice, if the work touches several clients or systems at once and needs constant real-time coordination, or if you want someone to proactively flag issues beyond what was assigned — those needs point toward Dedicated or Pod instead.

Best suited for

  • Seasonal overflow
  • Individual returns
  • Bulk return projects
  • Testing the relationship before committing further

Engagement formats

  • Hourly
  • Project-based
  • Per return

The natural limits of this model

  • Availability is booked as needed, not held open
  • No dedicated resource assigned to your firm
  • Continuity is project by project
  • Your firm manages the workflow throughout
Model 2

Dedicated Professional

A professional who learns your firm.

How it works. Instead of assigning individual pieces of work, your firm gets one CredTax professional whose time is committed to you on a recurring basis. Over successive weeks and months, that person becomes familiar with your documentation standards, the software you use, your review preferences, and the shape of your recurring workload. The professional owns the assigned workload day to day; your firm still manages the overall workflow around it — deciding priorities, reviewing output, and setting the pace.

The value here builds gradually. The first month looks like closer instruction and more back-and-forth. By the third or fourth month, the same person is catching things they would have had to ask about earlier, simply because they've seen your files before.

A quick illustrationConsider a firm with a steady monthly bookkeeping caseload. Early on, the dedicated professional is learning the chart of accounts and asking clarifying questions. A few months in, they recognize the recurring adjusting entries, the client-specific quirks, and the format your firm prefers for handoff — without being told each time.
Where this doesn't fit: if your recurring workload doesn't yet fill one person's time consistently, a dedicated arrangement can leave capacity going unused in slower months — Flexible Support is usually the better starting point until volume stabilizes. It also isn't the right fit if the work genuinely spans more specialties than one person can reasonably cover.

Best suited for

  • Recurring workload
  • Stable, predictable volume
  • Firms that want the same person over time

Engagement formats

  • Structured around a dedicated professional
  • Scoped to a recurring workload

The natural limits of this model

  • Capacity is that of one person
  • Skill coverage reflects that individual's background
  • Backup requires advance planning
  • Scaling further means adding another resource
Model 3

CredTax Pod

A team built around your workflow.

How it works. A Pod isn't a headcount — it's a structured team assembled around an agreed production workflow, with roles matched to what that workflow actually requires. A typical Pod might pair a preparer with a senior reviewer and a workflow coordinator; a more complex one might add a bookkeeping specialist. CredTax manages the agreed production workflow within a scope your firm defines up front. Your firm retains professional responsibility and every final decision — the Pod handles production, not sign-off.

Because a Pod has more than one person on it, it can absorb things a single dedicated professional can't: one member out doesn't stop the work, and different pieces of the workflow can run in parallel instead of queueing behind one person.

A quick illustrationConsider a growing firm whose bookkeeping, tax preparation, and review needs have all scaled together, with more clients wanting the same fast turnaround. A Pod lets each part of that workflow — reconciliation, preparation, review — move at once, coordinated internally, rather than routing everything through a single person.
Where this doesn't fit: if your workflow isn't yet documented, or is still being defined internally, it's difficult for any outside team to take on production responsibility for it — including a Pod. In that case, it's usually better to start with Flexible or Dedicated Support while the process takes shape, then move to a Pod once the workflow is established enough to hand over.

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A Pod may include

  • Tax preparer(s)
  • Senior reviewer
  • Accounting or bookkeeping specialist
  • Workflow coordinator
  • Other specialists, depending on your requirements

What the Pod adds

  • Multi-skill coverage and built-in backup
  • Internal coordination and quality control
  • Capacity that can scale with your firm

Best suited for

  • Growing firms
  • Specialized niches
  • Recurring high-volume workflows
  • Firms that want coordination and backup by design

What changes as the relationship grows

The difference isn't more people. It's how much of the workflow we hold.

  1. Flexible

    “Help me with this.”

    Workflow: your firm manages it

    Work: CredTax handles what's assigned

  2. Dedicated

    “Give me someone who knows my firm.”

    Workflow: your firm still manages it

    Work: the dedicated professional owns it

  3. CredTax Pod

    “Build and support this workflow.”

    Workflow: CredTax coordinates the agreed production

    Decisions: your firm retains professional responsibility

A quick way to check

Which model fits your firm?

Need help with specific work?

You have seasonal overflow, individual returns, bulk return projects, or occasional work you'd rather hand off than staff for.

Closest fit: Flexible Support

Need someone who knows your processes?

Your workload is recurring, and you'd rather have one consistent professional working with your firm than a rotating set of people.

Closest fit: Dedicated Professional

Need support around an entire workflow?

You need more than one capability, along with coordination, backup coverage, niche knowledge, or capacity that can scale.

Closest fit: CredTax Pod

Side by side

A closer look at the three models.

Flexible / Per-ReturnDedicated ProfessionalCredTax Pod
You needSpecific work completedA consistent professionalA coordinated workflow
EngagementHourly, project, or per returnDedicated, recurring workloadScoped to the agreed workflow
Work ownershipCredTax completes assigned workDedicated professional owns the workloadCredTax manages agreed production
Workflow coordinationYour firm manages itYour firm manages itCredTax coordinates within scope
AvailabilityBooked as neededReserved for your firmStructured around the team
Niche developmentLimited, per projectGrows with the individual over timeDeliberately built into the team
BackupProject by projectRequires advance planningBuilt in
Skill coverageMatched to the assignmentReflects one professional’s backgroundMultiple roles working together
ScalingProject by projectRequires adding another resourceDesigned to scale with your firm
Best suited forOverflow, bulk projects, testing the relationshipRecurring, stable volumeGrowth, specialization, coordination needs
You need
Specific work completed
Engagement
Hourly, project, or per return
Work ownership
CredTax completes assigned work
Workflow coordination
Your firm manages it
Availability
Booked as needed
Niche development
Limited, per project
Backup
Project by project
Skill coverage
Matched to the assignment
Scaling
Project by project
Best suited for
Overflow, bulk projects, testing the relationship

Engagement flexibility

How engagements are structured.

We don't publish fixed pricing, because the right structure depends on the work. Here's how each format generally works.

Hourly

Useful for specific tasks, short projects, or flexible support where the scope is still taking shape.

Per return

Useful for individual returns or recurring bulk-return work. For bulk work, terms are agreed based on return type, complexity, volume, and review requirements.

Dedicated

Structured around a dedicated professional and an agreed, recurring workload.

CredTax Pod

Structured around the scope and workflow being supported, and the roles required to run it.

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Choosing between them

The right model depends on predictability and complexity — not firm size.

A larger firm can have a simple, predictable need. A small firm can have a complex one. The questions worth asking are how steady the workload is, and how many different capabilities it touches.

  • 20 returns during a busy period: A short, defined project like this usually doesn't call for a dedicated person — Flexible Support fits.
  • Recurring monthly bookkeeping: A steady, ongoing need like this is often better served by a Dedicated Professional who becomes familiar with your accounts.
  • Tax preparation, bookkeeping, review, and coordination together: When several capabilities and backup coverage are all needed at once, a CredTax Pod is usually the better fit.

No pressure, just a pattern

When should you move to the next model?

These are signs worth noticing, not a recommendation to change anything before you're ready.

Flexible → Dedicated

Worth considering when:

  • The work has become predictable rather than occasional
  • You need consistent availability, not just booked capacity
  • You keep working with the same person and it's going well
  • Training and process familiarity start to matter

Dedicated → Pod

Worth considering when:

  • One person is no longer enough for the workload
  • Multiple skill sets are genuinely required
  • Coordinating the work yourself has become a burden
  • Backup coverage and niche depth start to matter more

Relationship depth

The longer we work together, the better we understand your workflow.

Flexible

CredTax learns the assignment in front of it.

Dedicated

CredTax learns the professional's recurring workload, and your firm's processes.

Pod

The team can be deliberately structured around your firm's workflow and niche — for example, professional-services or healthcare clients with recurring reporting needs.

Every year, the value of a CredTax engagement should increase — not stay flat.

The longer the relationship continues, the more CredTax comes to understand your processes, documentation standards, software, review preferences, client types, recurring issues, and communication style. That accumulated familiarity is what deepens the relationship over time.

Questions firms usually ask

A few things worth clarifying up front.

A few things worth clarifying up front

Your firm always retains professional responsibility and final sign-off, regardless of which model you use. CredTax completes and reviews work within the scope agreed — the filing decision stays with you.

Senior-level review and technical work are part of what we do. Where a genuine professional judgment call is required — an unusual position, an ambiguous fact pattern — that decision stays with your firm, with our review notes there to support it.

With a Dedicated Professional, backup for absences is something we plan for together in advance — it's one of the honest limits of a one-person model. If ongoing backup coverage matters more than having a single point of contact, a CredTax Pod is built with that coverage in mind from the start.

We start by understanding how your firm currently works — documentation, software, review preferences — before any work begins. Review tends to be closest at the start of an engagement and eases as familiarity builds, at a pace that depends on the complexity of the work.

Most firms start with Flexible Support, since it asks for the least commitment, and move to Dedicated or Pod once the workload and its shape become clearer. A short conversation about how your firm actually works today will help identify the right starting point.

Let's find the right way to work together.

Tell us what your firm needs, how your current workflow operates, and where additional capacity would make the biggest difference. We'll work through which engagement model fits.

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