A boutique CPA firm serving entrepreneurs, professionals, and high-net-worth individuals across Los Angeles. Senior-level expertise without the big-firm overhead.
Whether you're scaling a business, managing a windfall, or just want to stop overpaying the IRS — we handle the work most firms can't.
Most firms file your return and disappear. We work year-round to actively reduce your tax exposure — through entity planning, retirement contributions, multi-state strategy, and timing of income and deductions.
Year-round tax strategy for high-income individuals, with proactive quarterly check-ins.
S-corp, LLC, C-corp, and partnership returns — multi-state and multi-entity situations welcome.
S-corp elections, LLC formations, and entity restructuring to minimize tax exposure as you scale.
Coordinated tax strategy with your estate attorney for generational wealth planning.
For founders and operators who want a financial co-pilot. We meet quarterly to review performance, plan ahead, and answer the questions that keep you up at night — pricing, profitability, hiring, exit timing.
Deep-dive performance analysis with prioritized recommendations you can act on immediately.
Strategic financial leadership without a six-figure CFO salary. Board prep, fundraising support.
Customer-level and product-level economics. Often surfaces 10–20% margin opportunities.
Pre-sale cleanup, financial due diligence prep, and tax-efficient exit structuring.
Clean, accurate financials delivered monthly with dashboards built for the way you actually run your business. We work in QuickBooks, Xero, and NetSuite — and we don't just record numbers, we explain them.
Clean books, monthly close, reconciliations, and a dashboard that highlights what matters.
13-week rolling cash forecasts, AR/AP optimization, and working capital planning.
Multi-state payroll setup, quarterly filings, 1099 prep, and benefits administration support.
QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, Bill.com, Ramp — we set them up right the first time.
If you've received a notice, are facing an audit, or have years of unfiled returns — we've handled hundreds of these. Calm, methodical, and effective. The earlier you bring us in, the more options we have.
Full IRS and state tax authority representation — we deal with them so you don't have to.
Unfiled returns, payment plans, currently-not-collectible status, and offers in compromise.
First-time penalty abatement and reasonable cause arguments to eliminate or reduce penalties.
Multi-state residency, FTB residency audits, and state nexus disputes — our specialty.
Numbers reflect actual client outcomes. Identifying details changed for confidentiality. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
Hawthorne & Reed was founded by two CPAs who left Big Four practice to build something better — a firm where clients aren't numbers in a billing system, and where senior partners actually do the work.
We work with a deliberately small client roster so we can deliver the kind of strategic counsel that creates real outcomes. If you're looking for someone to file a 1040 and disappear, we're probably not the right fit.
You don't get handed off to a junior. The people who pitch you are the people who do the work.
Former PwC tax senior manager. UCLA Anderson MBA. Specializes in entity structuring and high-income individual planning.
Former Deloitte audit principal. UCLA Anderson MBA. Leads advisory engagements and IRS resolution work.
Enrolled Agent and bookkeeping lead. 12 years of multi-state tax experience. Power user of QuickBooks, Xero, and NetSuite.
Most CPA firms make you call to ask "how much?" — we don't. Tell us about your situation and we'll give you a real fee range, instantly.
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Always free, always 30 minutes, never a sales pitch. We use the time to understand your situation and tell you whether we're a fit.
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9100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 500
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Monday–Thursday · 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday · 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
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Most of our clients stay with us for years — through entity changes, exits, audits, and inheritances. We'd love to be your firm too.
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