Texas has no state corporate income tax, but that does not mean an Austin startup is off the hook. The Texas Franchise Tax and Comptroller filings still apply, and your Delaware incorporation carries its own franchise tax and federal Form 1120 obligations. We handle the full Texas and Delaware filing stack in-house.
If your Austin startup has raised venture capital, you need an accountant who works with funded Delaware C-corps every day. Every Kruze Consulting engagement pairs monthly bookkeeping with annual tax compliance and a dedicated Controller-level account manager.
Kruze Consulting provides accounting and financial services for 800+ fast-growing Pre-Seed through Series C startups 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 alumna, and former Controller of a 120+ FTE startup. She leads the firm’s efforts in delivering high-quality bookkeeping services and tax advice.
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 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.
Kruze serves startups from offices in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, New York, and Austin.
An Austin startup carries a two-state filing load. Texas requires the Franchise Tax return and Public Information Report through the Comptroller, and your Delaware C-corp owes Delaware franchise tax plus the federal Form 1120 return.
Kruze Consulting runs in-house State and Local Tax (SALT) and Sales and Use Tax (SUT) teams, so multi-state exposure gets handled alongside your books rather than farmed out to a second vendor. That matters the moment your Austin startup starts selling across state lines and picks up nexus.
Learn more about our startup tax services, estimate your bill with the Delaware franchise tax calculator, or see the full scope of our startup accounting work.
Our Austin team includes members of our Onboarding and Accounting Services groups, embedded in one of the fastest-growing startup markets in the country. If you want to build a career serving VC-backed startups, see our careers page.
Because Austin is one of the top startup centers in the world, and Kruze is one of the leading accounting firms for VC-backed startups in the United States. Kruze’s team is highly experienced in 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 prepare 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. We equip our Austin team with AI tools that make accounting faster, backed by human review. Kruze’s 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 VC-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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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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"I had a great experience working with Kruze Consulting when we raised Series A. They know what VCs need to see, and how to present a startup's books and finances. If you are going to raise venture capital, you need experts like Kruze."
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With former venture capitalists on staff, our team is here to help you navigate the fundraising process and manage your board of directors
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Clients who have worked with Kruze have collectively raised over $15 billion in VC funding.
We set startups up for fundrising success, and know how to work with the top VCs.
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Our account management team is staffed by CPAs and accountants who have, on average, 11 years of experience.
Grew from a 2-person startup to a NASDAQ listed public company.
"The Kruze team helped us grow from a 2-person startup to a NASDAQ listed public company in 2 years. We wouldn't have gotten public without Kruze's support. Anyone thinking of launching a startup should make Vanessa their first call!"
Jesse Shefferman
CEO
