The smart way to
scale your CPA firm
When you join Altius you can focus on growing your client base and we take care of the rest. Learn more about how we empower our CPAs with world-class staff, technology and education.
Stop struggling with all of the growing pains, capacity and staffing issues that are holding you back.
Start enjoying all of the upsides and autonomy of having your own practice with none of the headaches.
Everything you need to scale with ease.
QUALITY
The quality of the accounting and tax work we do for your clients is our #1 priority and we stand by the quality first and foremost. You have full access to review all of the work papers at any given time.
UNLIMITED STAFFING
Unlimited TALENTED staff, something no other firm provides. Be way ahead of the competition with truly unlimited staff resources related to core tax and accounting services at no extra cost to the CPA.
BEST IN CLASS SOFTWARE
All the normal software plus Altius CPA proprietary platform gives CPAs greater visibility into important business metrics such as projected revenues, delivery times, and lead management.
AUTONOMY
Remove the shackles of the traditional office and fire your boss because you are the boss now.
Financial Incentives
Higher margins. Unlimited 40% of revenue payouts on all core monthly accounting and tax work.
Use our powerful suite of apps to manage your practice.
CPAs get innovative tools to grow their business.
Industry-leading payouts at 40% of Revenue on core Monthly Accounting, Income Tax and R&D credit services.
Collaboration & Team Training
Virtual Classrooms
Unlimited CPE (Continuing Professional Education)
Collaboration and shared learning anywhere in the world
How It Works
APPLY AS A CPA
Whether you are just going out on your own or an established firm take the first step by reaching out.
Talk with our team
If it is a fit great! Although we don't accept everyone right away, we still want to answer all of the questions you have about the Platform and give you clear steps to take if you are looking to join in the future.
Start scaling your firm
We take you through platform training and handle client onboarding for you so you are freed up to be your client's advisor and grow your book!
“Altius CPA offers me the ability to provide the highest quality tax and accounting services to my clients and allows me to travel the world and finally start enjoying life.”
– Abel Ocampo, CPA
FAQs
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Altius CPA is a fit for CPAs that have a client book of business or are quickly building one. However, even if you do not have a book of clients we encourage you to reach out and start a relationship with one of the CPAs already on the platform. There are several CPAs on the platform that consider selling clients from time to time from their books so don't hesitate to reach out to them directly to explore opportunities to potentially buy clients from them.
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Unlike other Platforms, Altius CPA does all of the core Tax, Accounting and admin work for the CPA. The easiest way to think about platforms for CPAs is on a spectrum. On one side, you have platforms or alliances that are cheap and just offer you discounts on technology and some other bonuses for being part of their "alliance" with no included support. In the middle somewhere are the firms that say they are a platform but still trying to figure out their model. These middle-of-the-spectrum firms usually brand as tech forward (doesn't everyone?) but are very similar to traditional firms in that they are really still struggling hard with staffing like all the other firms. Then on the complete opposite end of the spectrum from "alliances", you have a platform that does all of the work for the CPA. That is Altius, we do 100% of the core tax, accounting and admin for the CPA.
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No, helping clients doesn't require CPAs on our platform to be in an office. As long as the CPA has an internet connection, can use email and Zoom and continue to be the advisor their clients are looking for, there is no reason a CPA should have to be in an office. We are only on this planet for a short time. We encourage our CPAs to spend time with their family and do what they love, not be stuck in an office.
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Some CPAs that are just beginning their journey often wonder if an office is needed. The simple answer is it is not but we do see some CPAs use shared offices when they first start out and very quickly end up getting rid of them when they realize almost all of their clients prefer meeting them on Zoom now too.
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Currently, Altius CPA is open for business to all US-licensed CPAs with a book of business.
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Currently, the applications are being reviewed that exceed $100,000 in Annual Recurring Revenue and mostly all business clients.
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Yes, an active CPA license is required to join the platform.
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Currently, there are no fees to Join however other Revenue minimums and requirements may apply.
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No, while our priority is to keep you and your relationship with your client front and center as your client’s CPA, Altius staff will work alongside you to collect information from your clients and deliver tax and accounting projects to your clients.
Allen Douglass, CPA
Founder
When we set out to build infrastructure as a service for CPAs, we thought about what would it take for us, having been CPAs in public accounting with our own book of clients, to really want to stay in public accounting for the long-term, without having to sacrifice our quality of life like CPAs have to do in traditional practice. The only answer imaginable was to create a new type of CPA Firm platform specifically built for the next generation of modern CPAs and something that we would have joined when we first started out if it had existed.
We then looked at what all of the other modern CPA firms were offering Partners and we could not find a single firm that had a fully comprehensive infrastructure of unlimited staffing resources, financial incentives, autonomy and technology to offer their CPAs. We knew that we had to create a great team environment and a platform that empowers CPAs to build relationships with their Clients via better technology, training and support than what is or will be available to CPAs and their clients anywhere else. Ultimately over many years and a lot of work we were able to create a platform firm where entrepreneurial CPAs can quickly scale their client base without ceilings and enjoy a quality of life not possible in any other model.
