Austin Area Tax · Shelia Williams, CPA
Work directly with an experienced CPA for virtual tax preparation and planning tailored to self-employed individuals, owner-operated S corporations, and rental-property owners.
The $99 New Client Consultation fee is applied toward future services if you engage Austin Area Tax.
Who we help
Austin Area Tax is a solo CPA firm. You work directly with Shelia Williams, CPA—not junior preparers or rotating staff.
Get help preparing an accurate return, organizing business activity, and understanding the expenses connected with running your business.
Designed primarily for S corporations owned by one person or a married couple. Austin Area Tax can prepare both the S-corp return and the owners' personal returns.
Get help organizing rental activity and identifying expenses that are easy to miss when information is spread across bank, mortgage, HOA, and property records.
Tax preparation first
Tax preparation is Austin Area Tax's primary service, with planning available for clients who want proactive guidance during the year.
Individual return preparation. A simple Schedule C may be included depending on the facts and complexity.
Tax preparation plus a dedicated annual planning opportunity for clients who want to look beyond filing season.
More frequent planning for clients whose business or tax situation benefits from regular review during the year.
S-corporation plus personal-return engagements start at $1,295 per year. All starting prices increase with complexity.
Why Austin Area Tax
Shelia Williams has been a CPA since 2005, has focused on tax since 2013, and brings Deloitte public accounting experience to a practice intentionally built around direct client relationships.
Austin Area Tax is a solo CPA firm with no employees or staff handoffs. You work directly with Shelia for tax preparation and planning. The firm is designed for clients who value experience, knowledge, clear explanations, continuity, and an ongoing relationship with a CPA who understands their tax situation year after year.
Virtual CPA services across Texas
All meetings are conducted through Google Meet. Austin Area Tax does not offer in-person appointments and can prepare returns involving income from other states for Texas-resident clients.
Frequently asked questions
These answers are general information. The proper tax treatment depends on your facts and circumstances and current tax law.
There is no single income number that works for everyone. The analysis generally considers profit, reasonable owner compensation, payroll costs, administrative requirements, other income, and the overall tax picture. Austin Area Tax can help evaluate whether an S-corp structure fits your circumstances.
An S corporation changes how an owner's compensation and business profit are reported. Depending on the facts, this can affect payroll and self-employment tax exposure. The potential benefit should be weighed against payroll, filing, and administrative costs.
An owner who performs services for an S corporation generally needs to consider reasonable compensation. The appropriate amount depends on the work performed, business economics, and other facts—not simply the lowest possible payroll amount.
Shareholder distributions are different from wages and require attention to items such as basis and the corporation's overall tax reporting. Austin Area Tax coordinates the S-corp return with the owners' personal returns so the pieces are considered together.
Some of these costs may qualify for a deduction when the tax requirements are met, while others may be limited or nondeductible. Business meals are generally subject to a 50% limitation, while entertainment exepenses are generally nondeductible. Home-office expenses, business mileage, and self-employed health insurance have their own eligibility and documentation requirements. Documentation, business purpose, business structure, and the specific facts matter. These are among the most common expense questions Austin Area Tax helps clients work through.
Rental owners should maintain complete records for costs connected to the property. Expenses can be easy to overlook when they appear through mortgage or property records, including items such as homeowners insurance and HOA fees. The tax treatment of each item depends on its nature and the facts.
Yes. Austin Area Tax can prepare both the S-corporation return and the owners' individual income-tax returns, helping coordinate the business and personal sides of the filing.
Yes, when the client is a Texas resident. Austin Area Tax can prepare returns involving income or filing requirements in other states as part of the client's overall engagement.
Austin Area Tax does not provide payroll processing, sales-tax services, partnership tax returns, or estate and trust tax returns.
Individual tax-preparation engagements start at $895 per year. A simple Schedule C may be included depending on complexity. S-corporation plus personal-return engagements start at $1,295 per year. Pricing increases with complexity.
No. Austin Area Tax is a virtual CPA practice. Meetings are conducted through Google Meet.
The next step
Meet directly with Shelia Williams, CPA, by Google Meet to discuss your tax situation and determine whether Austin Area Tax is the right fit.
If you decide to engage Austin Area Tax, the $99 meeting fee is applied toward your future services. After the meeting, qualified prospects receive a quote with service-package options. Once accepted, the organizer is made available through the client portal.
