Startup Tax
Founder tax moves to make in your first year of business.
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Austin · Texas
Modern financial guidance for Austin entrepreneurs and growing businesses.
Hollis CPA Firm helps founders simplify accounting, sharpen financial organization, and make smarter decisions — through proactive tax strategy and modern advisory support built for the way you actually run your business.
15+
Years guiding entrepreneurs
200+
Austin-area founders served
7 yrs
Average client partnership
Austin, TX
Headquarters
Trusted by Austin entrepreneurs & growing businesses
StartupsConsultantsCreative StudiosService BusinessesTech & SaaSRemote Founders
Who we help
Built for the people building Austin.
Most founders don't need another portal or another piece of software. They need a financial partner who knows the business, sees what's coming, and helps them stay organized and ahead.
Entrepreneurs
From first hire to next round, we build the financial foundation behind the business you're building — and stay with you through every stage.
Startups
Entity formation, runway planning, and proactive tax strategy designed for fast-moving teams without the financial overhead of a CFO.
Consultants
Clean books, smart entity structure, and a tax plan that protects what you earn — so you can stay focused on the client work.
Service Businesses
Pricing, payroll, and seasonal cash flow — handled cleanly so margin stays clear and decisions get easier.
Growing Companies
More revenue means more complexity. We bring structure, reporting, and a tax plan that keeps pace with your growth.
Local Austin Businesses
Deeply rooted in the Austin ecosystem — we know the operators, the lenders, and what it takes to grow here.
The Hollis CPA difference
More than tax prep. A real financial partner.
We built Hollis CPA Firm for the way modern businesses actually operate — proactive communication, modern workflows, and ongoing advisory support that helps you stay organized year-round, not just at tax time.
You finally have a financial partner helping the business move forward strategically.
Proactive guidance
We bring you decisions to make — not surprises to react to. Quarterly check-ins keep you a step ahead.
Entrepreneurial support
We've built businesses too. We understand the pressure, the pace, and the questions founders actually ask.
Modern workflows
Cloud-based tools, secure document sharing, and digital onboarding designed for fast-moving teams.
Recurring communication
Real answers in days, not weeks. Year-round access — never an empty inbox.
Strategic tax planning
Year-round strategy that anticipates the bill, finds the savings, and protects what you've built.
Long-term partnership
We grow with you — through the next hire, the next round, and the next stage of the business.
A modern client experience
Streamlined, collaborative, and built to scale with you.
Working together feels organized from day one — virtual support, secure portals, digital onboarding, and proactive financial oversight at every stage.
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Discovery & Setup
A conversation about the business — where it is, where you want it to go, and a digital onboarding designed to take the friction out of getting started.
02
Financial Organization
We bring order to the books, clean up the backlog, and build a financial picture you can actually trust and act on every month.
03
Tax Strategy
A proactive, year-round tax roadmap designed around your goals — built to reduce surprises and protect long-term growth.
04
Ongoing Advisory
Monthly close, quarterly reviews, and recurring communication keep the financial side of the business clear and moving forward.
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Long-Term Partnership
As the business grows — new hires, new rounds, new entities — we're already there, planning ahead with you.
What we do
Services framed around outcomes.
Every engagement is built around the result — not the task. Here's what working with Hollis CPA Firm actually delivers.
Strategic Tax Planning
Year-round strategy, not a year-end scramble.
Proactive planning that anticipates the bill, finds the savings, and supports long-term growth decisions.
Business Accounting
Stay financially organized and operationally clear.
Clean, current books that give you a real-time picture of cash, margin, and where the business actually stands.
Startup Advisory
A financial partner from formation to funding.
Entity decisions, runway planning, and founder-friendly financial systems built for fast-moving teams.
Bookkeeping
Modern, secure, and built around your schedule.
Cloud-based workflows, secure document sharing, and a team that works the way you already work.
Entity Formation
The right structure to support how you grow.
S-corp, LLC, partnership — guidance on the entity that fits the business today and the one you're building toward.
Cash Flow Guidance
Clarity on what's coming and what to do about it.
Forward-looking cash visibility so hiring, pricing, and investment decisions don't have to feel like guesses.
Business Financial Oversight
A partner-level perspective on the numbers.
Monthly reviews, KPI tracking, and clear reporting that keep leadership decisions grounded in reality.
Tax Preparation
Accurate, on-time, no surprises.
Federal, state, and entity filings handled by a team that already knows your business inside out.
Ongoing Advisory Support
Recurring guidance — not just at tax time.
Quarterly strategy sessions and year-round access for the real questions that come up between filings.
Built for Austin
Built for modern business owners navigating growth.
Austin moves fast. New companies, new categories, new ways of working. Hollis CPA Firm is rooted in that energy — supporting founders, operators, and creative teams with the financial guidance they need to keep building.
- Founder-friendly engagements
- Proactive year-round strategy
- Modern, virtual-first workflows
- Deep Austin business network
Client experience & technology
Working together feels modern, proactive, and organized.
We've built the firm around the experience modern founders actually want — clear deadlines, proactive communication, and modern tools that stay out of your way.
Inside a Hollis CPA engagement
- Secure client portals and digital onboarding
- Cloud-based workflows that fit how you already work
- Recurring communication and proactive reminders
- Quarterly strategy reviews built around your goals
- Virtual support from anywhere — no office visits required
- Year-round access to your team — not just at tax time
Founder insights
Practical guidance for entrepreneurs and growing businesses.
Plain-spoken advice on tax strategy, bookkeeping, entity selection, and the day-to-day decisions that shape a healthier, faster-growing business.
Entity Strategy
S-corp, LLC, or C-corp? A founder's guide to picking the right structure.
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Cash Flow
The simple monthly review that keeps growing companies out of trouble.
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Trusted by Austin founders
A financial partner founders actually rely on.
The relationships we've built with Austin entrepreneurs are the work we're proudest of. Here's what a few of them have to say.
Hollis completely changed how I think about the financial side of my business. For the first time, I actually understand my numbers — and I have someone proactively in my corner.
Lauren Mitchell
Founder, Mitchell Studio · Austin
We were a tiny startup drowning in receipts and behind on taxes. Six months later, the books were clean, the entity was right, and the strategy was clear. Game-changing.
Carlos Ramirez
Co-founder, Lone Star SaaS · Austin
They feel less like our accountants and more like part of the team. Responsive, proactive, and always thinking a quarter ahead. Exactly what a growing company needs.
Dr. Priya Shah
Managing Partner, South Lamar Health · Austin
Founder
Hollis, CPA
Founder · Hollis CPA Firm
Meet the founder
A modern CPA built around how entrepreneurs actually work.
Hollis is a Certified Public Accountant and longtime advisor to Austin entrepreneurs, startups, and growing businesses — with more than a decade of experience guiding founders through entity formation, tax strategy, and the financial decisions that shape a company's next stage.
His background spans Fortune 500 finance and hands-on entrepreneurship, giving him a rare ability to translate complex tax and accounting decisions into clear, practical guidance that founders can actually act on.
He started Hollis CPA Firm to be the kind of financial partner he wished modern business owners had — proactive, organized, responsive, and genuinely invested in the long arc of the business.
"Modern businesses deserve more than reactive accounting. They deserve a partner helping them move forward — every quarter, every year."
Start here
Your business deserves more than reactive accounting.
A 30-minute conversation is the simplest way to see if Hollis CPA Firm is the right financial partner for what you're building. Tell us where the business is — we'll tell you honestly how we can help.
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Based in Austin, Texas. Serving entrepreneurs and growing businesses across Austin and beyond.