Seattle accounting and tax firms serve tech employees with stock awards, founders, small businesses and nonprofits in a state with no income tax but plenty of other taxes to get right. Seattle accounting and tax firms can hand ITServices.Tech the whole IT workload as one managed service, covering staff support, protection from attacks, recoverable backups and budget planning.
Taxes in Washington
Washington has no personal income tax, but businesses pay the business and occupation tax on gross receipts, Seattle adds a payroll expense tax on large employers, and the state taxes long-term capital gains above a high threshold, with an added rate on the largest gains starting in 2025. Washington’s estate tax is also one of the steepest in the country.
Stock compensation clients
Employees of the region’s large software and retail companies bring RSU statements, ESPP records and sale confirmations every spring. Secure portals that accept large uploads and folders organized by client year cut down the back and forth.
Your written security plan
The FTC Safeguards Rule requires tax preparers to keep a written information security program with a named coordinator, and PTIN renewal asks you to confirm it. We build and document the technical controls the plan describes and update them as the firm grows.
Busy season in the dark months
Tax season runs through the rainiest, darkest stretch of the year, when windstorms can cut power. Laptops ready for home use, secure access to tax software and backups checked before January keep work moving.
Client impersonation
Scammers pose as clients to redirect refunds or request copies of returns. Verifying requests by phone at a number on file and keeping returns behind a portal rather than email stop most attempts.
IT services for Seattle accounting and tax firms
- QuickBooks and Sage support without replacing your tools
- MFA and secure remote access for tax season
- Backups and recovery for client files
- Monitoring for suspicious logins
Everything runs under one managed IT agreement, with the help desk, monitoring, patching, Microsoft 365, security and backups handled by the same team.
Software we support
We support the systems you already run, such as UltraTax CS, Lacerte, ProSeries, Drake and CCH Axcess, along with QuickBooks, Sage and client portals like SmartVault and ShareFile, without making you replace them.
Washington data rules to know
Washington’s breach notification law, RCW 19.255.010, requires notice to affected residents within 30 days of discovering a breach, and to the Attorney General when more than 500 Washingtonians are affected. The My Health My Data Act adds rules for consumer health data.
Office hours in Seattle
Office hours for Seattle clients are Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific, in your own time zone.
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