Bookkeeping and controller services in Austin
Updated 24 September 2026
Software, professional services, hospitality and a heavy flow of new entities.
What filing here actually involves
- Texas has no personal income tax, but it does levy a franchise tax on margin, and the no-tax-due threshold catches owners by surprise the year they cross it.
- Sales tax is 6.25% state plus local, and the local piece varies by address inside the metro.
- Multi-entity structures are common here, and intercompany transactions have to be recorded on both sides or the consolidation never ties.
Rates and thresholds move. We confirm what applies to your entities at onboarding and keep the books in the condition those filings need. Averan is not a CPA firm and does not file returns.
What we see in Austin books
A lot of Austin businesses are on their second or third entity by year three. The books usually reflect the first one.
- Books current, reconciled, and closed on the date agreed
- Location- and entity-level P&Ls built on one chart of accounts, so units compare
- A cash forecast that carries the months the season or the project cycle takes out
Who we work with here
Across the metro, including Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, San Marcos. The engagement runs remotely, with calls on your working hours.
Questions we get asked
Do you need to be in Austin to do our books?
No. The work runs on your accounting file, your bank feeds and scheduled calls. What needs local knowledge, Texas filing rules and local obligations, is a matter of knowing the jurisdiction.
What Texas filings do you track?
We track the liability and keep the books in the condition your filings need. Texas has no personal income tax, but it does levy a franchise tax on margin, and the no-tax-due threshold catches owners by surprise the year they cross it. Filing itself stays with your CPA or a sales tax specialist.
Which Austin businesses do you usually work with?
Mostly software and professional services, restaurants and hospitality, fitness and wellness studios. If your business earns the way those do, the mechanics are the same whatever the label.
Do you work across the metro?
Yes, including Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, San Marcos. Engagements run remotely across the region and in every state.
Want the books off your plate?
A short call. We will tell you honestly whether we can help. (202) 538-1348
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- Dallas–Fort Worth
- Houston
- Nashville
- Bookkeeping, monthly close on a date you can count on
- Controller, when the numbers need reading as well as recording
- All locations
If you want this done for you
What happens next
Filing rules are the part nobody warns you about. We keep the books that sit underneath them, wherever the business is.
- The call, twenty minutesYou describe the business and where the numbers are letting you down. We tell you honestly whether we can help, and what we would start with. No pitch deck.
- We look at the fileYou give us read access to the books as they are. We come back with what is wrong, what it will take to fix, and whether the answer is bookkeeping, controller work, or something else.
- A written scope and a priceWhat we do each month, what you get, the date it lands, and the fee. Agreed before anything starts, and it does not move without you agreeing it.
- Transition, then the first closeAccess, systems, and the opening balances. The first close lands on the date in the scope, and every one after it does too.
Averan is not a CPA firm and does not file taxes. Your CPA keeps that, and we keep the books they file from.