Built for US CPA firms

Your offshore back office, from $10 an hour.

If you run a US CPA firm, you don't need another software demo. You need reliable people who can clear your tax, bookkeeping, and payroll backlog — without blowing up your margins.

With Indefine, you get a dedicated offshore pod that works only on your clients, starts in 72 hours, and costs from $10 per hour per staff member.

1040 · 1120 · 1120-S · 1065 Drake · Lacerte · UltraTax · CCH SOC-style controls & NDAs
Your stack is our stack

Fluent in the platforms your firm already runs.

Drake Lacerte UltraTax CS ProConnect CCH Axcess
QuickBooks Xero Sage NetSuite Zoho Books Gusto ADP Paychex

All product names, logos, and brands are property of their respective owners. Named here to indicate platforms we work in.

Why CPA firms work with Indefine

Four reasons partners actually stay.

CPA-firm-only focus

Built only for US CPA firms — not general small businesses or ecommerce clients.

Staff fluent in US tax

People who live in US tax forms, US GAAP, and the tools your firm already runs.

Ramp up, ramp down

Month-to-month with no seat minimums. Scale for tax season, drop it right after April 16.

Review-ready drafts

Senior reviewer on every engagement. Partners see cleaned-up work, not raw output.

The capacity problem you're solving

Every season, the same pattern shows up.

Indefine is designed to fix these three problems directly — not sell you a generic outsourcing menu.

Tax season crush

Workload more than doubles. Hiring doesn't keep up.

Senior US preparers at $90k+ are hard to hire and slow to onboard. You can't flex the team for February–April, so partners burn out instead.

Low-margin books

Bookkeeping is bundled. Margins quietly erode.

Clients expect monthly books with tax work. At $45–$65/hr loaded cost in-house, bookkeeping drags your effective rate down on every engagement.

Frustrating pools

Rotating offshore staff defeats the point.

Different preparer every week, inconsistent workpapers, partners re-reviewing everything. You end up doing the work you were trying to outsource.

What we do for your firm

Three services CPA firms actually outsource.

We focus on the three things firms hire us for — and build a dedicated pod around each one.

1. Tax preparation

End-to-end prep and workpapers for your review, across individuals and entities, federal and state.

  • Organizer-to-draft in 5–7 business days
  • Standard US workpaper format (your template or ours)
  • Senior reviewer pre-check before it lands on a partner's desk
Forms: 1040 · 1120 · 1120-S · 1065 · 1041 · 990 + schedules

2. Bookkeeping & monthly close

Recurring work your team has outgrown but your clients still expect.

  • Daily transaction coding and US COA mapping
  • Month-end close targeted within 7 business days
  • Review-ready files — no surprise cleanup projects
Stacks: QuickBooks · Xero · Sage Intacct · NetSuite · Zoho

3. Payroll processing

The moving parts of multi-state payroll — so your team doesn't have to own them.

  • Regular and off-cycle runs: weekly, biweekly, semimonthly
  • Payroll tax deposits and filings — federal, state, local
  • Year-end W-2 and 1099 preparation and distribution
Platforms: Gusto · ADP · Paychex · QuickBooks Payroll · Rippling
How we're different

Not anonymous hours in a queue. A long-term extension of your team.

You're not buying a shared pool. You're getting a dedicated pod that you can scale up or down as your calendar shifts — with the depth to handle US tax and GAAP properly.

The quick version → Dedicated staff, built-in senior review, live in 72 hours, $10/hr, month-to-month.

Aspect
Typical offshore pool
Indefine
Staff modelShared, rotatingDedicated pod
US tax depthBasic exposureDeep, GAAP-fluent
Review layerOptional add-onBuilt-in
Onboarding2–4 weeks~72 hours
CommitmentAnnual contractsMonth-to-month
Staff-tier rate$12–$18/hrFrom $10/hr
Seasonal flexLimited, ad hocExplicit surge
Your pod: one client, one team

Three people who know your firm.

Each firm gets a pod of three — so partners stay out of the weeds while staying in control.

Tier 1 · from $10/hr

Staff Preparer / Bookkeeper

  • 2–6 years of US tax or US GAAP bookkeeping experience
  • Certified in your tax suite and bookkeeping platform
  • Owns first-pass prep, coding, reconciliations, day-to-day execution
Tier 2 · from $15/hr

Senior Reviewer

  • 7+ years US tax or US GAAP — often CPA, CA, or EA-track
  • Reviews each return or close cycle before it reaches your partner
  • Technical point of contact on complex questions
Included

Engagement Coordinator

  • Daily status updates through your chosen workflow tool
  • Helps chase client documents with your approval
  • Owns escalations and SLAs so partners don't follow up for days
Simple, transparent pricing

No hidden fees. No surprise minimums.

Billing is month-to-month, invoiced every two weeks — so you can pilot with a limited scope before expanding.

Seasonal surge? Add a tax-season preparer for 10 weeks at the same rate. No annual lock-in.

RoleRateTypical use
Staff Bookkeeper$10 /hrMonthly close
Staff Tax Preparer$10 /hr1040 / 1120 prep
Payroll Specialist$12 /hrMulti-state payroll
Senior Reviewer$15 /hrReview & sign-off
Engagement CoordinatorIncludedWith every pod
Security and compliance by default

Your clients' data, treated like your own.

You keep control of your environment and authorizations. We operate inside the guardrails you already trust.

SOC-style controls

ISO-aligned policies, strict access rights, audit logs, and regular third-party oversight.

VDI-only workflows

Virtual desktop infrastructure only. No local downloads, USB access, or personal devices.

NDAs on every job

Firm-level NDAs plus per-engagement confidentiality. Background checks on every staff member.

IRS §7216 workflows

Consent workflows designed to respect §7216 while we operate as your subcontractor.

From first call to live work in ~72 hours

No long RFP. Just four steps.

You don't need a drawn-out procurement process to see if this model works for your firm.

1
Day 0

15-min fit call

Align on services, volume, timing, and tech stack. We confirm we can staff it.

2
Day 1

MSA and NDA signed

Short agreement and NDA your legal team can review without a 45-page SOW.

3
Day 2

Meet your pod

Video intro with your preparer, reviewer, and coordinator. Approve or adjust.

4
Day 3

First engagement live

VDI access provisioned, secure file share set up, first returns or close cycle in motion.

What CPA partners say after a season

Quiet results, loud evidence.

We increased tax-season capacity without adding a single US preparer, and drafts came back review-ready — so partners actually took weekends off.

MP
Managing Partner
12-partner CPA firm · Northeast US

After trying other offshore vendors, this was the first time the same preparer stayed on our clients year-round. That continuity was what we were paying for the whole time.

TP
Tax Partner
Regional firm · Texas

Names are anonymized by partner request. Direct references available under NDA.

FAQ highlights

The questions partners ask us first.

Is the published hourly rate really all-in?

Yes. The core staff and reviewer rates you see are what you pay — no separate platform markups or hidden tiers. Coordinators are included with every pod.

Can I keep the same preparer on my clients year over year?

That's the default model. Your preparer is assigned to your firm and stays on your book of business unless you request a change.

What if someone on the team isn't a fit?

We'll replace staff within a few business days while keeping your deadlines moving. You don't pay for ramp on the new hire.

Can I add seasonal capacity without a long contract?

Yes. You can spin up additional tax-season capacity and spin it down after peak — without annual commitments.

Talk with us about your capacity plan

Planning for the next busy season?

Tell us a few details about your firm and the type of support you need — tax prep, bookkeeping, payroll, or a mix. We'll send a tailored rate sheet within one business day.

15 minutes · No pitch deck · If we're not a fit, we'll say so.

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