Acculink

Accounting Outsourcing for Texas CPA Firms

Cut staffing costs by up to 70% with dedicated offshore staff for tax preparation, bookkeeping, payroll, audit support, and virtual CFO work.

SOC 2 Type II certified. IRS §7216 compliant.
A dedicated team of 300+ CPAs, EAs, Chartered Accountants, and Big-4 alumni
that works in your systems, on your schedule, under your review.
$8–$35/hr, all-inclusive, first 40 hours free.

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SOC 2 Type II ISO 27001:2013 IRS §7216 GDPR
300+

Accounting Professionals

80+

US CPA Firm Clients

60-70%

Staffing Cost Reduction

0

Data Breaches in 5+ Years

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The Talent Drain

Why Texas CPA Firms Are Moving to Offshore Accounting

Texas CPA firms have more client demand than staff to service it.

Dallas · Houston · Austin · San Antonio

Demand for tax, bookkeeping, and compliance work keeps growing while financial services, energy, and technology firms recruit the accountants mid-size practices need.

The true cost of every in-house hire

When firms do hire, the real cost runs well beyond the offer letter, and high turnover resets the hiring timeline and the full cost.

60-70%
Staffing Cost Reduction

Texas firms that move to outsourced accounting with Acculink cut staffing costs by 60 to 70 percent, without giving up quality, turnaround, or data security. Our 300+ professionals integrate into your existing workflow and operate on your schedule.

How It Works

Hire Dedicated Staff for Your Texas CPA Firm

One professional, working only for your firm, under your supervision.

01

Choose the model

The most common way Texas firms hire a dedicated team is the dedicated staffing model: one professional who works only for your firm, in your workflow, under your direct supervision.

Not a shared service or a task queue. Your person, on your schedule, doing your firm’s work.
02

Meet your hire

Each hire is matched to your tax return volume, bookkeeping complexity, software, and client industries. You meet them first, set the tasks, and review the output.

Acculink handles employment, IT, data security, and compliance.
03

Keep the continuity

Texas franchise filings, quarterly payroll for oil and gas entities, bookkeeping across multi-entity real estate structures: recurring, year-over-year work. A dedicated professional who has run the same entities across cycles carries that knowledge forward.

That continuity is what separates dedicated staffing from project-based outsourcing.
04

Pick your structure

Prefer to hand off defined-scope work without managing staff? Acculink’s project-based model delivers end-to-end. See engagement models for a full comparison.

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Texas CPA Firm Roles

Roles Texas CPA Firms Hire Through Acculink

Build a dedicated team matched to your work, from entry-level to senior.

What We Handle

What Your Dedicated Acculink Team Handles

From daily bookkeeping to Texas-specific tax workpapers.

Accounting & Bookkeeping

Transaction entry, bank and card reconciliations, AR/AP, general ledger, month-end and year-end close, and financial statements.

Across QuickBooks Online, Desktop, Xero, and Sage, no migrations, no software changes.

Tax Preparation & Compliance

Individual (1040), C-corp (1120), S-corp (1120S), partnership (1065), and trust (1041) returns, plus review and planning.

For Texas: Texas Franchise Tax (Margin Tax) workpapers and Sales Tax Compliance across retail, construction, SaaS, and professional services.

Payroll Management

End-to-end payroll, federal and state tax deposits, quarterly 941 filings, and Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) wage reports.

W-2 and 1099 prep, garnishments, and year-end close.

Audit Support

Financial audit workpapers, 401K audit, and EBP audit documentation.

Prepared to your standards and ready for your licensed CPAs to review before client delivery.

Virtual CFO & FP&A

Budgeting, multi-year forecasting, cash flow projections, KPI dashboards, and board-ready management reporting, alongside compliance work.

Texas Industries

Texas Industries Your Acculink Team Covers

A generic offshore team is not built for oil and gas partnership K-1s, Texas franchise filings for multi-location restaurant groups, or depreciation schedules for active real estate portfolios. Our professionals match the industries your clients operate in.

Real Estate

Property accounting, rental income, depreciation schedules, 1031 exchange documentation, and investor reporting.

Oil, Gas & Energy

Multi-entity partnerships, joint venture accounting, working interest and royalty tracking, and coordinated filing across complex ownership stacks. Houston and Midland-area firms depend on this every filing season.

Manufacturing

Cost accounting, inventory, COGS tracking, and multi-location consolidation for Texas’s industrial base in the Dallas–Fort Worth and San Antonio corridors.

Healthcare

Practice accounting, insurance payment reconciliations, and compliance-focused reporting for Texas’s large, fast-growing healthcare sector.

Hotels, Restaurants & Hospitality

Revenue accounting, cost controls, franchise reporting, and payroll for hospitality groups across the state.

Not-for-Profit

Fund accounting, restricted and unrestricted grant tracking, Form 990 support, and board-ready packages.

Ecommerce

Sales tax nexus tracking across states, multi-platform reconciliations (Amazon, Shopify, and others), and inventory-based bookkeeping for Texas online sellers under post-Wayfair rules.

Cost Comparison

In-House Hiring vs. Offshore Accounting for Texas CPA Firms

Most Texas CPA partners know the salary number for an accounting hire. Fewer have run the true cost: payroll taxes, benefits, and overhead add 25 to 35 percent on top of base pay. Here’s how it compares.

In-House Accounting Staff in Texas With Acculink CPA
Direct Cost Market-rate salary for your city and experience level $8–$35/hr, all-inclusive
Employer Overhead Payroll taxes, benefits, PTO, and equipment on top Included in the hourly rate
True Annual Cost Substantially more than the salary figure No hidden additions
Onboarding Timeline 4–8 weeks minimum (recruiting, interviews, training) 5–10 business days
Data Security Depends on your firm’s own infrastructure SOC 2 Type II Certified
Trial Period None 40 hours free
Exit Terms Notice period, potential severance No lock-in, no penalties

For a firm carrying multiple positions, outsourced accounting typically pays for itself within the first quarter, and most Dallas and Houston firms see the savings justify the shift.

Texas Tax

The Texas Tax Environment We’re Built For

Texas has no state individual income tax but a layered, year-round compliance workload, and your team already works it on the right forms, under your review.

Texas Franchise Tax (Texas Margin Tax)

We prepare the four-method margin workpapers under Texas Tax Code §171.101 for your CPAs to review and sign.

File by May 15

Multi-Entity & Complex Ownership Structures

We prepare coordinated workpapers across oil and gas partnerships, real estate holding companies, private equity-backed businesses, and franchise groups, staged for your review.

Multi-entity filing

Sales Tax & Property Tax Complexity

We handle sales tax compliance at the 6.25 percent state rate plus up to 2 percent local across retail, construction, software, and professional services, and the property tax filings behind some of the country’s highest rates, with advisory staying with your CPAs.

6.25% state + up to 2% local

Your dedicated team works these on the current forms and rates; the filing decisions and sign-off stay with your licensed CPAs.

Compliance

Compliance & Data Security for Texas CPA Firms

Sharing client data with any outside team triggers specific legal and professional obligations. Acculink operates inside each framework that applies to Texas firms.

IRS §7216 (offshore disclosure consent)

Under IRC §7216 and Treas. Reg. §301.7216-2, written client consent is required before tax return information goes to a preparer outside the US, even your own supervised staff (26 CFR 301.7216-2(c)(2)), and disclosing without it is a federal misdemeanor. Acculink supplies §7216 consent templates at onboarding that slot into your engagement letters.

Texas Data Privacy & Security Act (TDPSA)

Effective July 1, 2024, with most CPA firms under its GLBA exemption. Either way, Acculink’s environment is independently audited under SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001:2013.

TSBPA professional standards

The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy permits offshore support staff where the licensed firm keeps supervisory responsibility and obtains client consents. Acculink staff never file returns, contact your clients, or represent your firm, and your CPAs approve every deliverable before it reaches a client.

Frequently Asked Questions

Texas CPA Firms

Everything Texas partners ask before moving work offshore. Still have a question? Contact Us

Can Texas CPA firms legally outsource accounting and tax work offshore?

Yes. Texas firms may use offshore support staff under TSBPA standards and the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, as long as the licensed firm keeps supervisory responsibility and a CPA signs off on every deliverable before it reaches a client. For tax work, written client consent under IRS §7216 is required before sharing return information offshore.

What does IRS §7216 actually require before I send client tax files offshore?

Under IRC §7216 and Treas. Reg. §301.7216-2, you must obtain written, signed, knowing, and voluntary client consent before disclosing tax return information to a preparer located outside the United States, and this is required even when that provider works as your own supervised staff (26 CFR 301.7216-2(c)(2)). The consent must name the recipient, the information shared, and the purpose. For 1040-series filers, Revenue Procedure 2013-14 adds specific language, and conditioning your services on signing the consent makes it involuntary and invalid. Acculink provides compliant templates at onboarding.

Does Acculink handle Texas Franchise Tax work?

Yes. We prepare Texas Franchise Tax workpapers, evaluate all four taxable margin methods under Texas Tax Code §171.101, document the lowest-margin selection, and stage the return for your licensed CPAs to review and submit. We do not file returns directly; your firm keeps full professional responsibility and sign-off.

Will my clients know their work is going to an offshore team?

That is your decision. Acculink is your back-office team: we never contact your clients, appear in client-facing materials, or represent your firm externally. For tax work, IRS §7216 effectively requires clients be informed through the consent process. Beyond that, it is up to you.

How does Acculink handle client data security under Texas law?

Acculink is SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001:2013 certified, with independent audits of access controls, data handling, encryption, and incident response. We sign a data processing agreement with every client firm. The TDPSA requires Texas entities processing personal data to maintain appropriate security measures; our infrastructure meets that standard.

How long does it take to get an Acculink team set up for my firm?

Most Texas firms are fully operational within 5 to 10 business days of signing, covering scoping, team matching, and onboarding of your workflows, software, and templates. The 40-hour free trial starts on go-live day with live work.

Can Acculink handle multi-entity structures, oil and gas, real estate, private equity?

Yes. Many of our Texas client firms handle coordinated multi-entity filing across limited partnerships, real estate holding entities, and private equity-backed businesses. We prepare bookkeeping and workpapers across entity stacks, including partnership returns (1065) and S-corporation filings (1120S) within larger structures. Complex work goes to senior-level professionals on your team.

What if the free trial does not meet my expectations?

You are not obligated to continue: no setup fee, no exit penalty. If the quality, turnaround, or working relationship is not right during the 40-hour trial, you end the engagement at no cost. Acculink retains 80+ US CPA firm clients across five-plus years because the work holds up, not because contracts make it hard to leave.

Ready to Cut Your Texas CPA Firm’s Staffing Costs?

Staffing gaps do not resolve on their own; tax season deadlines, client growth, and turnover compound the problem every quarter. Acculink firms are typically onboarded and delivering within 5 to 10 business days, and the first 40 hours cost nothing.

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