CPA · HOLLYWOOD
CPA in Hollywood — the boutique CPA firm entertainment principals actually use.
Since 2013. MBA-holding CPAs on every engagement. Tax, accounting, business management, and court & trust — with a deep bench in loan-outs, production entities, and residual income. You're never left in the dark. We never send your private data to foreign countries.
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We are a boutique CPA firm serving Hollywood — the working, working-in-the-industry Hollywood — from our office at 256 South Robertson Blvd, Suite 206, minutes south of Melrose and a short drive from the studios, Sunset Blvd, and the Hollywood Hills. MBA-holding CPAs. Named partners on every engagement. Boutique by design. Trusted advisor, not a mere client.
Our Hollywood practice is built around what entertainment principals and creative-industry businesses actually need:
- Taxation — federal, California, and multi-state returns for individuals, loan-out corporations, production entities, and residual holding companies, with year-round planning between filings. - Business management — fully-managed bill pay, cash flow, CFO oversight, and coordination with agents, managers, entertainment attorneys, and studio business affairs. - Loan-out corporations — set-up, reasonable compensation, retirement planning, and year-end structural review. - Outsourced accounting — monthly close on QuickBooks Online for production companies, post houses, creative studios, and Hollywood-based professional-service firms. - Court & trust accounting — court-ready trust, probate, conservatorship, and guardianship accountings for LA County Superior Court. - Strategy — coordination across the client's attorneys, wealth advisors, agents, managers, and bankers.
We do not sell securities. We do not manage investments. We do not accept referral commissions from other advisors. Our advice runs one direction — from us to the client.
Who this is for
- Working Hollywood entertainment principals — writers, directors, actors, producers, showrunners, and department heads with loan-outs, production entities, and residual streams.
- Hollywood-based production companies, post-production houses, and creative studios.
- Hollywood Hills HNW individuals and families with complex tax and financial pictures.
- Hollywood professional-service firms (entertainment law, wealth advisory, medical) needing a CPA firm for their partners and the firm itself.
- Trustees, executors, and fiduciaries administering Hollywood estates.
Deliverables
- Individual and entity tax returns — federal, California, and multi-state, prepared and reviewed by named partners.
- Loan-out corporation work — formation, reasonable compensation analysis, payroll, retirement contributions, and year-end structural review.
- Year-round tax planning — quarterly touch-points and structural analysis.
- Business management back office — bill pay, payroll, cash management, and reporting.
- Monthly bookkeeping on QuickBooks Online, CPA-reviewed, for production and creative businesses.
- Court and trust accountings — Probate Code §1060-1064 and §16063 compliant.
- Strategic coordination with attorneys, wealth advisors, agents, managers, and other advisors.
Frequently asked
Q: Where is your office in relation to Hollywood?
A: 256 South Robertson Blvd, Suite 206. A short drive from Sunset Blvd, Melrose Avenue, the major studios, and the Hollywood Hills. Easy reach from the Sunset Strip and Hollywood proper. In-person meetings welcome by appointment.
Q: Do you actually specialize in entertainment-industry clients?
A: Yes. Entertainment principals — writers, directors, producers, actors, showrunners — are one of our core client verticals. We work day-to-day with loan-out corporations, production entities, residual income, per-diem coordination, and the specific tax and business-management needs of the industry. We coordinate regularly with entertainment attorneys, agents, managers, and studio business affairs.
Q: Do you set up loan-out corporations?
A: Yes. Loan-out formation, reasonable compensation analysis, payroll setup, retirement plan design (401(k), defined benefit, cash balance), and year-end structural review. We also review existing loan-outs for structural, tax, and reasonable-compensation issues.
Q: What sets a boutique Hollywood CPA firm apart from a national branch office?
A: Named partners on every engagement. MBA-holding CPAs doing the work. No offshoring. No 1,000-clients-per-partner ratio. Practical differences: partner-reviewed returns, direct partner-to-client access when it matters, consistent staffing year over year, and industry fluency that comes from doing the work — not from a marketing page.
Q: What areas do you cover from your Hollywood-adjacent office?
A: California is the primary state — every county for tax and every county with a probate department for court accountings. Federal work extends nationwide. We regularly handle multi-state returns for clients with income in New York, Nevada, Texas, Georgia, and other states with entertainment production.
Q: How secure is client data?
A: Enterprise-grade. Egnyte (SOC 2, encrypted at rest and in transit) for document exchange. Bill.com for audit-logged bill pay. Role-based access on every system. All staff are U.S.-based. We never send your private data to foreign countries. Confidentiality matters in this industry — we treat it accordingly.
Q: How do we start?
A: A 30-minute consultation with a named partner. Free, no obligation. We review your situation and provide a written engagement letter with scope and fee before any work begins.
Hollywood CPA firm. Boutique. Partner-led. Entertainment-industry fluent.
Tax, loan-outs, production entities, residuals, business management, and court & trust — all under one roof. MBA-holding CPAs. Thirty-minute consultation.
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Frequently Asked
Hollywood — questions we hear.
What does a CPA in Hollywood do for entertainment professionals?
A CPA in Hollywood serves actors, writers, directors, producers, and production crew. Core work includes loan-out corporation setup and compliance, per-project accounting, residual and royalty tracking, multi-state tax filings for location shoots, deferred income planning, and California PTE elections. Hollywood CPAs also coordinate with agents, business managers, and entertainment attorneys as part of the client's broader financial team.
How much does a CPA cost in Hollywood?
In Hollywood, individual returns for entertainment clients typically run $1,500-$5,000 given multi-state shoots, K-1s, and residual income. Loan-out corporation returns usually price at $2,000-$5,000. Business management engagements common in Hollywood range from $3,000-$15,000 per month depending on entities, staff, and personal bill pay volume. Straight bookkeeping for smaller production companies often runs $1,000-$3,000 monthly.
Should Hollywood actors and writers form loan-out corporations?
Loan-out corporations often make sense once a Hollywood entertainer's net income consistently exceeds roughly $150,000-$200,000. Benefits include retirement plan deductions, deductible business expenses that would otherwise be nondeductible after TCJA, and reasonable-compensation planning. Downsides include California's $800 minimum franchise tax, payroll costs, and additional filings. A CPA should model the numbers before setting one up — it's not automatically the right answer.
How do Hollywood CPAs handle multi-state and international shoots?
A Hollywood CPA tracks days worked in each state or country, applies the correct sourcing rules, and files the required nonresident returns. California resident credits typically apply for taxes paid to other states. For international shoots, foreign tax credits, treaty positions, and per-diem exclusions come into play. Getting the withholding right during production usually avoids large surprise balances at filing time.
How do I choose a CPA in Hollywood?
For entertainment clients in Hollywood, choose a CPA who handles loan-outs, residuals, and multi-state sourcing weekly — not occasionally. Ask about direct partner access, coordination with agents and business managers, and experience with the specific guilds (SAG-AFTRA, WGA, DGA) relevant to your work. References from peers in the same craft typically reveal more than credentials or firm size alone.