Houston, TX, CPA Who Works With You All Year
Deanna R. Ngueket, CPA, LLC is a hybrid CPA firm serving individuals and business owners in Houston, Spring, Humble, Atascocita and across Texas. As a certified public accountant, I provide proactive tax planning, business and individual tax preparation, and IRS tax help, so you can make informed decisions throughout the year—not just at tax time.
No obligation. Fifteen minutes. I will tell you honestly whether I am the right fit.
I handle the return, but the return is the last step. The work that can help you manage your tax obligations happens in the months before it.
Whether you are an individual whose tax situation has outgrown tax software or a business owner deciding how your company should be structured, you will work directly with a licensed CPA who takes the time to understand your situation.
Learn more about my team, explore my accounting and tax services, and discover how I can support your financial goals throughout the year.
Where do you fit?
Most people arrive here from one of two directions. Pick the one that sounds like you.
Individuals and Families
Your return used to take an hour. Now there is a rental property, or equity compensation, or a side business, or a move across state lines — and the software keeps asking questions you are not sure how to answer.
How I work with individualsBusiness Owners and the Self-Employed
You are profitable, but you do not know whether you are structured correctly, what to set aside each quarter, or what your numbers are actually telling you until your accountant sends the return in March.
How I work with business ownersFiling a return and planning your taxes are two different jobs.
This is the distinction that matters most, and almost nobody explains it clearly.
Preparing a return is historical.
It is a report on a year that has already ended. By the time your preparer opens your file in February, nearly every decision that determined your tax bill has already been made.
A good preparer records those decisions accurately and claims what you are entitled to. That is real work, and it matters — but it is bounded. There is only so much anyone can do with a year that is already closed.
Planning is forward-looking.
It is the set of decisions made during the year: how the business is structured, when income is recognized, what gets bought and when, which retirement vehicle is funded, how much goes to each quarterly payment.
These are the decisions that move the number.
Most people only ever buy the first service. They meet their accountant once a year, in the busiest eight weeks of that accountant’s calendar, to review a year that can no longer be changed. Then they are surprised by the result.
I do both. I prepare the return, and I stay in contact through the year so that by the time the return is prepared, there are no surprises in it.
When your return outgrows the software.
Filing software is genuinely good at simple situations. A W-2, a standard deduction, a straightforward year — software handles that well, and if that is your situation you probably do not need a CPA.
The trouble starts when your year stops being simple.
You have income from more than one place.
A W-2 plus consulting income, or two states in one year, or a spouse who became self-employed mid-year. Each addition creates interactions the software asks you to resolve without telling you what is at stake.
You bought, sold, or started renting property.
Basis, depreciation, and the treatment of improvements versus repairs are areas where an error compounds quietly across years and only surfaces when you sell.
You have equity compensation.
RSUs, ISOs, NSOs and ESPP shares each have their own timing rules, and the withholding your employer applies is frequently not the amount you actually owe.
You are supporting people in more than one direction.
Children in college, a parent’s care, a dependent who is nearly but not quite independent. The credits and thresholds here shift, and the right answer often depends on which household claims whom.
Something changed.
Marriage, divorce, a death in the family, a move, an inheritance, retirement. Life events are where the most tax is won or lost, and they are the events people are least likely to consult anyone about.
What working with me looks like
I prepare your federal return and any state returns you need. Before I file, I walk you through what drove the result — not a summary of the forms, but a plain explanation of why the number is what it is. And I tell you what to do differently next year, while there is still a year left to do it in.
You can reach me between February and December. That is not a small thing.
Book a Free ConsultationWhat I handle
Proactive Tax Planning and Advisory
I review your income during the year rather than after it, identify the decisions still open to you, and walk you through structural changes — including whether and when an S corporation election makes sense for your numbers.
Learn moreTax Preparation and Compliance
Federal and state preparation for individuals and businesses, including multi-state returns and returns with rental property, equity compensation, or self-employment income. I claim the positions you are entitled to and document them properly.
Learn moreCloud Bookkeeping and Fractional CFO Consulting
Tax planning is only as good as the underlying records. I set up cloud accounting, keep expense tracking and reconciliations current, and turn the result into cash-flow reporting you can actually use to make decisions.
Learn moreIRS Notice Resolution and Representation
As a CPA, I am authorized to represent you before the IRS. I take over the correspondence, determine what the notice actually says, and respond on your behalf.
Learn moreStart a Business in Texas
Entity selection, formation documents, and the compliance calendar that follows — registered agent, EIN, franchise tax reporting, and the ongoing obligations most formation services do not mention.
Learn moreHow working together works
See how the service works- 1Free consultation
Fifteen minutes. You describe your situation. I ask questions and tell you what I would actually do. If I am not the right fit, I will say so and point you somewhere better.
- 2Engagement and intake
You receive a written engagement letter setting out scope and fees before any work begins — so there are no surprises on either side. Documents are exchanged through a secure portal.
- 3Review and plan
I review your prior returns and current position, then come back to you with findings and recommendations in plain language.
- 4Execution
I prepare and file, or implement the plan, depending on what you engaged me for.
- 5Ongoing contact
For planning and advisory clients, this is the part that matters. Scheduled check-ins through the year, and access when something changes.
Meet Deanna R. Ngueket, CPA
I have spent over ten years in financial leadership, internationally and here in the United States.
From 2010 to 2014 I served as Corporate Controller for an international organization, where I oversaw substantial revenue and established four African law offices. I went on to found an international corporate service provider handling tax disputes, audit reviews, and expatriate payroll.
Committed to practicing in the United States, I earned a Master’s degree in Accounting while running an independent bookkeeping practice, then earned my Texas CPA license during two years at a large CPA firm. I now bring that combination — international financial operations and U.S. tax practice — to individuals and business owners who need more than a return.
Read my full background →A hybrid firm — and what that means for you.
Deanna R. Ngueket, CPA, LLC works on a hybrid basis. Most of the work is handled securely online, and in-person appointments are available by request for clients who would rather meet face to face.
I am direct about this because it should be your choice, not a surprise. You never need to come to me, and if you’d rather sit across a desk, you can schedule that time.
Business hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CST · 713-730-9792
Received a letter from the IRS?
Get Help With an IRS NoticeAn IRS notice is not automatically bad news, and it is not something you should answer on your own. Many notices are routine and resolved with a single correct response. Some are not. The difference matters, and the deadlines on the letter are real.
As a CPA, I am authorized to represent you before the IRS. I read the notice, determine what the IRS is actually asserting, gather what is needed, and handle the correspondence.
I will not tell you how it will end — nobody honestly can. I will tell you what the letter means, what your options are, and what I would recommend.
A note on availability: You do not need to be an ongoing client. If you are holding a notice from the IRS or the state, send it to me and I will tell you what it says, what the work would involve, and the fee in writing before anything begins.
Free guides
Not ready to talk yet? Start here. No cost, no obligation.
1099 Tax Deduction Checklist
What independent contractors can and cannot deduct, and the documentation each one requires.
Get the GuideLLC vs. S-Corp Guide
How the two are actually taxed, what an S election obligates you to, and how to tell whether your numbers support it.
Get the GuideTexas Business Formation Checklist
Every step from entity selection through your first franchise tax report.
Get the GuideQuestions I get asked
Do I actually need a CPA?
If your return is a W-2 and a standard deduction, probably not — and I will tell you that on the call. If you have self-employment income, rental property, equity compensation, multiple states, or a year with a major life change in it, the answer is more often yes.
How much does this cost?
It depends on scope, and I quote it in writing before any work starts. Nobody gets an invoice they were not expecting.
Can you work with me if I am not in Texas?
Yes. I am licensed in Texas, and federal tax practice is not limited by state. I work with clients outside Texas and prepare the state returns your situation requires. I will confirm the details on the consultation.
Can you fix a return that was already filed?
Frequently. I review prior-year returns as part of onboarding, and if there is an error worth correcting I will tell you whether amending makes sense.
What is the difference between a CPA and the person at the strip-mall tax office?
A CPA is licensed by a state board, holds a degree and has passed the Uniform CPA Examination, must complete continuing education, is bound by rules of professional conduct, and can represent you before the IRS. Anyone with a PTIN can prepare a return.
Do you meet in person?
Yes, by appointment. Most of the work is handled online, by video or phone, but if you would rather meet face to face we can schedule an in-person appointment.
When should I reach out?
Before the decision, not after it. The best time to call is when you are thinking about starting the business, selling the property, or making the election — not the following March.
Let us find out if we are a fit.
The call takes about fifteen minutes. There is no cost, and no obligation to work with me afterward. You will leave the call knowing what I would do for your situation and what it would cost. If I am not the right firm for you, I will tell you that too.
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