The best accountants in Houston, TX.
1162 firms, compared.
Every dot is a firm. The green ones are vetted.
If you live and work in Houston, the state does not tax your wages or your personal income, because Texas has no state income tax. That puts the focus on your federal return. People who work for themselves generally owe self-employment tax, which covers Social Security and Medicare, on top of income tax. They are also generally expected to pay estimated tax every quarter. Freelancers are the largest specialty among the firms on this page, with 51 firms listing them. If you work for yourself, ask any firm you call how they handle quarterly estimates for clients like you.

Medical practice owners, all year rather than at filing time. Same team for the books, the tax plan and the growth questions, from first hire through to selling the practice.
Houston accounting at a glance
872 solo · 237 small · 53 mid-size or larger
The other 703 have no CPA or EA on the IRS register.
345 tax planning · 259 bookkeeping · 167 payroll
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Listings are compiled from public records, including the IRS directory of credentialed return preparers. We have not reviewed these firms and they cannot edit or remove their listing. Vetted firms are the ones our editors have reviewed.
