Kruze Consulting has provided accounting and financial services for 800+ fast-growing Seed, Series A, and Series B companies in Austin, California, New York, and beyond. Our clients have raised seed and venture funding from some of the best venture capital funds in the world, including ones based in Texas and Austin (as well as Silicon Valley).
Vanessa Kruze, Founder & CEO, is an expert CPA, Deloitte Tax alumni, and former Controller of a fast-growing, funded startup. She leads the firm’s efforts in delivering high-quality bookkeeping services and tax advice. Scott Orn, Kruze COO, is a Kellogg MBA, former VC Partner, and Investment Banker who helps clients strategize for their fund raises. Healy Jones, our VP of FP&A, is a former VC and operating executive and the one responsible for helping our clients prepare all their financial models and budgets to help raise funding or manage their board of directors (and cash burn!).
Early-stage companies in Austin deserve the same level of accounting advice as startups in Silicon Valley and NYC. Get prepared for your next VC round and have your accounting and finance reports ready. Learn why Kruze Consulting has been named as one of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Inc 5000 list - and why Our clients have raised over $10 billion in VC funding! Talk to us now.
We have now offices in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, Santa Monica and Los Angeles, New York, and Austin.
We are lucky to have some amazing accountants in Austin, including members of our Onboarding Team and Accounting Services Team. The Austin area is a great place to be an accountant, and if you are interested in working for Kruze, visit our careers page.
Because Austin is one of the top startup centers in the world - and Kruze is one of the leading accounting firms to VC-backed startups in the United States. Kruze’s team is highly experienced helping seed and VC-backed companies navigate Texas and Austin level tax and compliance issues. With CPAs and accountants in Austin, Texas and Silicon Valley, we’ve got the expertise your startup needs to get ready for that next round of VC funding or big M&A exit.
Kruze Consulting’s clients benefit from being set up on best-in-class automated fintech and accounting systems, and we’ve won awards for our innovative use of both in-house and third-party technology. A new set of tools that our team is using with clients in Austin and beyond are AI tools that help make our accounting faster. Our expertise has been recognized by major publications, with The New York Times, The Information, and Newcomer citing our research and opinions on artificial intelligence.
As PitchBook reported, Austin continues to grow as a center for venture capital funded startups, which is why Kruze has aggressively expanded in Austin and throughout Texas. With bigger and bigger levels of capital raised at increasingly richer valuations, the Austin startup scene needs high-touch, highly-responsive accountants like the team at Kruze.
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Prior year Travis County Property Taxes deadline.
Claim Research & Development Tax Credits on Form 941, and file annual Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) return on Form 940. Use our handy calculator to estimate your possible research and development tax credit.
Austin startups should send 1099s to contractors. Send W2s to employees and e-file 1099-MISC for non-employee compensation with the IRS. Or file Form 8809 for a 30-day extension to file W2s and 1099-MISC for non-employee compensation.
Delaware Annual Franchise Report filing deadline. Your Austin startup will pay a minimum of $400, which increases if you have significant funding.
File Travis Central Appraisal District Business Personal Property Rendition (may be extended to May 15) – this is special for Austin area companies.
C Corp Form 1120 Tax Return due. The Federal Form 1120 is the U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return, which the IRS has companies use to report their income, losses, credits, etc., and to figure the income tax liability of the corporation. Can extend the deadline to Oct. 15. All Austin startups are required to file this Federal form by this deadline unless they file an extension.
Federal Quarterly Estimated Tax 1st installment (first quarter 2024).
File the R&D Tax Credit Form 6765 with your tax return. Can extend to October 15. We strongly recommend working with a qualified CPA to prepare this form in conjunction with your Form 1120 if you are a high-growth startup – if your company is going to be acquired by a major technology company, that company’s CFO will use a strong tax team to do due diligence on this.
Due date for Austin startup employees to make contributions to Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) for 2023 (Employee Benefits).
Travis Central Appraisal District Business Personal Property Rendition last day to file property tax protests.
Texas Franchise Tax Forms 05-158, Public Information Report Form 05-102, Ownership Information Report Form 05-167, and Research & Development Activities Credits Schedule Form 05-178 due. (May be extended to January 31.)
Delaware Quarterly Estimated Franchise Tax. Pay 40% of estimated annual amount (if annual amount expected to exceed $5,000).
Delaware Quarterly Estimated Franchise Tax. Pay 20% of your estimated annual amount (if annual amount expected to exceed $5,000).
Texas Franchise Tax Forms 05-158, Public Information Report Form 05-102, Ownership Information Report Form 05-167, and Research & Development Activities Credits Schedule Form 05-178 final due date if extension was filed.
Delaware Quarterly Estimated Franchise Tax, Pay 20% of estimated annual amount (if annual amount expected to exceed $5,000).
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About Us
Startups are our niche, and our passion. Our clients have raised over $15 billion in VC funding. We are one of only a few outsourced accounting firms that specialize in funded early-stage companies - we only offer financial and tax services to fast growing startups in the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B and Series C stages.
We know how to de-risk your startup’s next venture capital round. Our team makes sure you are ready to fly through your next VC’s accounting, HR and tax due diligence. And when you use us as your bookkeeper, we set up and keep up-to-date a due diligence folder so you can get that next round of fundraising.
Our practice is built on best of breed cloud accounting software like QuickBooks, Netsuite, Gusto, Rippling, Taxbit, Avalara, Brex, Ramp and Deel. Technology makes us more efficient, saving our clients money and letting us offer higher value services like FP&A modeling, 409A valuation, and treasury advice. Startups deserve to work with CPAs using modern software.
Top angel investors and VCs refer Kruze because they trust us to give the right advice. Our clients are portfolio companies of top technology and Silicon Valley investors, including Y-Combinator, Kleiner, Sequoia, Khsola, Launch, Techstars and more. With us, your books and taxes are in order when it’s time to raise another round of venture financing.
Kruze Consulting works with funded Delaware C-Corps. Our clients have secured Pre-Seed to Series C or Series D funding. We look to partner with our clients, going beyond the typical outsourced accounting relationship and seeking to provide a higher level advisory role. We feel honored to be a part of making the world a better place, even if it’s one debit and credit at a time.
Startup CFO services, startup accounting and bookkeeping services, startup annual taxes, expense reports, payroll, state sales taxes: we've got you covered. Our software provides custom tailored dashboards that can be provided weekly or monthly, depending on your preference and plan. Founders are often so busy building their company that they don’t have time to take care of their finances. Traditionally, these companies have had to work with a basket of people to get their work done, including bookkeepers, accountants, AP clerks, CFOs, consultants, and tax accountants. At Kruze Consulting, our founders have one point person, saving time and money.
