Kruze Consulting offers accounting, tax, and finance services for venture-backed startups in New York City. Your investors expect books they can trust, filings that hit every New York State, New York City, and federal deadline, and R&D credits that put cash back on your balance sheet. That is the work we do for 800+ fast-growing startups, Pre-Seed through Series C.
Founder and CEO Vanessa Kruze is a CPA, Deloitte Tax alumna, and former Controller of a 120+ FTE startup. Our FP&A team builds the budgets and projections founders use to raise. Our staff accountants and controllers come from the Big 4 and top venture-backed startups.
Kruze is committed to New York City’s startup scene, bringing Silicon Valley tax, CPAs and expertise to NYC based startups. Kruze’s team is highly experienced helping seed and VC-backed companies navigate New York State and City level tax and compliance needs (see our New York tax compliance deadline calendar below).
With hundreds of VC-backed startups in NYC and beyond, the Kruze team of CPAs and accounting professionals has the knowledge to help funded startups. As the venture capital ecosystem in New York has grown, so has Kruze’s NYC client base. Per PitchBook data, New York City startups continue to raise ever-bigger amounts of VC funding at ever higher and higher valuations. A qualified tax CPA like Kruze can likely help these companies save millions per year in payroll taxes through tax credit advice.
Operating a startup in New York City requires navigating federal, NY State Payroll Taxes Form NYS-45, General Business Corporation Franchise Tax, and annual Delaware Franchise Tax deadlines. For VC-backed C-corps, missing a local filing right before a funding round can stall investor due diligence.
At Kruze, we do more than submit annual returns. We leverage our deep knowledge of NYC’s tax obligations to build proactive tax strategies that maximize your R&D credits, keep your financials investor-ready, and more.
Our detailed NYC tax calendar provides a clear roadmap of the tax deadlines specific to New York City startups. From quarterly estimated payments to the critical April 15th deadlines and beyond, we ensure you never miss a beat.
Usually yes. A C-corp doing business in New York City generally files a New York State franchise return and a separate New York City business tax return, on top of its federal Form 1120. The exact mix depends on where you operate and how revenue is sourced, which is why we map each client’s filings before deadlines hit.
Yes. A funded C-corp has federal, New York State, and Delaware obligations even with no revenue and no profit, and missing them creates penalties and diligence problems later.
Yes. Qualifying startups apply the federal R&D credit against payroll taxes instead of income tax, so a pre-profit company still gets cash value from it.
The quarterly NYS-45 payroll filing, the New York State CT-3 franchise return, Delaware franchise tax, and the federal Form 1120. Our New York City tax calendar lists every date.
Kruze Consulting prices transparently and scales with your startup.
Whether you’re navigating the early stages of your startup journey or scaling at an accelerated pace, our strategic tax advice is designed to support your goals. In the bustling startup landscape of New York City, where every decision can impact your path to success, Kruze is your trusted advisor for all things tax.
Concerned about your 2026 Tax Deadlines?
We've done the work for you with these 2026 Tax Compliance Calendars.
New York State and City of New York estimated tax payment due for Q3.
Federal Quarterly Estimated Tax 3rd installment (third quarter 2026).
New York State General Business Corporation Franchise Tax Form CT-3 final due date/deadline if extension was filed.
C Corp Form 1120 Tax Return final due date for New York City startups if extension was filed.
Delaware Quarterly Estimated Franchise Tax, Pay 20% of estimated annual amount (if annual amount expected to exceed $5,000).
New York State and New York City estimated tax payments due for Q4 (prior year).
Federal Quarterly Estimated Tax 4th installment (fourth quarter 2026).
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$250M+ VC Funding Raised
"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."
Chris Mansi
CEO
Startup Venture Capital Assistance
With former venture capitalists on staff, our team is here to help you navigate the fundraising process and manage your board of directors
Scale Remote Operations & Team
"Kruze has supported us above and beyond basic accounting needs by ensuring we have everything we need to expand and support our team wherever they may be located"
Zack Fisch
Head of Operations & Legal
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.
Experienced team helping you
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
