ACCOUNTING FIRM · HOLLYWOOD
A Hollywood accounting firm that speaks the language of production, post, and streaming.
A boutique CPA firm for the businesses behind the credits — production LLCs, post houses, agencies, management companies, and streaming vendors. Tax, entity books, business management, and advisory. Partner-led since 2013.
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Entity tax for production and post-production companies — federal, California, and multi-state returns for LLCs, S-corps, and single-picture entities.
Loan-out corporations — formation, reasonable comp analysis, retirement contributions, and year-end structural review for writers, directors, actors, and above-the-line talent.
Residual and back-end accounting — reconciliations against studio statements, participation waterfalls, and multi-year residual reporting.
Agency and management-company books — client-trust accounting, commission recognition, and agency P&L work.
Business management — bill pay, payroll oversight, and coordination with agents, managers, and entertainment attorneys.
Advisory & CFO — entity design, comp structuring, exit prep, and cash-flow modeling around uneven production income.
Hollywood, from where we sit
We work with clients in the corridor stretching from Sunset & Vine east to the Netflix, Live Nation, and Paramount office core, and up through the Hollywood Hills residences of writers, showrunners, and department heads. Our firm sits at 256 South Robertson Blvd, Suite 206 — a fifteen-minute drive from most of the post houses and agency offices we serve.
We are not a production accountant on set. We handle the layer that lives after the show wraps: the entity return, the year-round books, the loan-out for the principal, and the tax planning that ties residuals, foreign withholding, and multi-state W-2 income into one coherent picture.
Why a boutique firm, not a branch office
Named partners on every engagement. MBA-holding CPAs doing the work — no offshored file-prep, no rotating juniors, no thousand-clients-per-partner ratio. The industry fluency comes from the years, not from a marketing page. And when a residual statement shows up looking wrong, the person reviewing it has seen the last hundred like it.
Credentials
Founder Daniel Litvin. Partner David Meyer, CPA. All engagement leads hold both the CPA license and an MBA. US-based staff only — your loan-out K-1s and residual statements never leave the country. In practice since 2013 with a client base concentrated in entertainment, business management, and the professional-services firms that support them.
What clients say
"Daniel and his team replace a full-time accounting team at a fraction of the cost. They let me focus on my client work while they handle my financials. I couldn't ask for a simpler solution with such a high level of service."
— Igor Avidon, CEO @ Avidon Marketing Group
Frequently asked
Q: Do you serve production accountants, or the companies behind them?
A: The companies. Production accountants own the show budget on set. Our lane is the entity return, the corporate books, the loan-out, and the tax planning that ties a year of shows together.
Q: How do you coordinate with agents and business managers?
A: The named partner on the account handles the coordination directly. Agents, managers, and entertainment attorneys have our direct line. Data exchange runs through Egnyte with role-based access.
Q: Multi-state residuals — how do you handle apportionment?
A: State-by-state analysis based on the residual's source, applying credit for taxes paid to other states on the resident return. For principals with New York or Georgia residency questions, we do the analysis before filing, not after.
Q: Is there a minimum engagement size?
A: No firm minimum. Practical minimum: enough complexity that a boutique firm is warranted — usually a loan-out plus an operating entity, or a small production shop with multiple projects live at once.
How the conversation starts
Two calls and a written scope. The first call is 30 minutes with a named partner. If we are the right fit, we send a written engagement with scope and fee. If we are not, we say so — and often refer you to the firm that is.
A Hollywood accounting firm that reads a residual statement without asking what one is.
Tax, entity books, loan-outs, business management, and CFO work — under one partner-led roof. MBA-holding CPAs. Thirty-minute discovery conversation.
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Frequently Asked
Hollywood — questions we hear.
What services does an accounting firm in Hollywood offer to production companies?
A Hollywood accounting firm typically offers production accounting, entity structuring, payroll for cast and crew, sales tax and use tax on production purchases, per-project cost tracking, business tax returns, and California production incentive coordination. Larger engagements include CFO-level advisory, budget-to-actual reporting, and coordination with completion bond companies and studios. The scope adapts to whether the client is a one-off project or an ongoing production entity.
What's the difference between a solo CPA and an accounting firm in Hollywood?
A solo CPA in Hollywood handles tax and light advisory for a limited book. An accounting firm brings a team with backup coverage, capacity for business management, and internal controls needed for handling client funds. For entertainment clients with multiple entities, tour or production accounting, and coordination across agents and attorneys, a Hollywood firm typically delivers more consistent service and better fraud controls than a solo practice.
What should a Hollywood business owner ask before hiring an accounting firm?
Ask about entertainment industry experience, direct partner access, response times, and how the Hollywood firm handles internal controls on client funds — dual signatures, monthly reconciliation review, segregation of duties. Ask how they coordinate with agents, attorneys, and studios. Ask for references from clients in a similar situation. And ask exactly what's in and out of scope so fees and deliverables are clear before signing.
Do Hollywood accounting firms handle California production tax credits?
Yes. California's Film & Television Tax Credit Program (Program 4.0) provides meaningful credits for qualifying productions, and Hollywood accounting firms regularly coordinate applications, track qualifying expenditures, and file the required documentation. The program has strict rules on qualified spend, above-the-line vs below-the-line wages, and jurisdictional filming requirements. Getting a CPA involved early in production usually captures more credit than a post-wrap review.
Can a Hollywood accounting firm handle business management for talent?
Yes, business management is a core service for many Hollywood accounting firms. It includes personal bill pay, insurance oversight, tour or project accounting, cash flow forecasting, tax planning, and coordination with agents and attorneys. For talent, business management provides financial operations that let the client focus on the creative work while a professional team runs the money. Look for CPA-led firms with strong internal controls.