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Tax & valuation advisory

Tax strategy that compounds. Valuations that hold up.

We help startups and established local businesses keep more, plan ahead, and know what they’re worth — from cross-border and expat filings to R&D credits, multi-state returns, 409A, and exit valuations.

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  • Led by a licensed CPA
  • Proactive, year-round planning
  • Fixed-scope pricing — no surprises

One firm for your taxes, your books, and what your business is worth.

Primary practice

Tax

Proactive planning and filing for founders, owners, and globally-mobile individuals — on either side of the border. Cross-border and international work is core for us, not a referral out: we take the position, file the foreign reporting, and handle the domestic credits and returns that come with it.

Cross-border & expat filings Treaty positions FBAR / FATCA reporting Entity & equity strategy R&D credits QSBS / §1202 Multi-state nexus Owner personal tax
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Bookkeeping

Clean books in QuickBooks Online, kept current by the same licensed CPA who files your return — so year-end is a hand-off, not a scramble.

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Valuation

Defensible 409A valuations for option pricing, plus business, M&A, and succession valuations for when you’re raising, selling, or planning ahead.

10+ yrs
hands-on experience
Licensed
CPA
1 day
we reply within one business day

A new firm led by a licensed CPA · a real person you’ll actually meet · plain-English advice, year-round.

Simple, fixed-scope, no surprises.

01

Free consultation

A 30-minute call. We learn your situation — including any foreign income, accounts, or moves — and flag the opportunities worth pursuing.

02

Clear plan & quote

A fixed-scope plan with transparent pricing — you’ll know exactly what to expect before any work begins.

03

We handle it

Filing, foreign reporting, valuation, and proactive advice throughout the year — not just in April.

Bespoke work, priced transparently.

Pricing is case-by-case because your situation is. Here’s the method, so there’s no mystery.

Scoped individually

Every engagement is quoted to your actual situation — no one-size pricing.

Fixed-scope quote

You get a clear, fixed quote before any work begins.

No hourly surprises

No open-ended meter running in the background. Ever.

Honest about being new.

Client stories are coming.

We’re a new firm, so we won’t invent reviews. As engagements wrap, real client outcomes will appear here — named, specific, and verifiable. Until then, judge us by our work, our credentials, and a free first conversation.

Going over the details on a client’s return

A new firm, led by a licensed CPA.

We started Potomac to do advisory the way we always wanted to: a senior CPA doing the actual work, who explains the “why” in plain English. You work directly with Hazel Zhang, a licensed CPA with 10+ years behind her — including real cross-border experience — backed by a network of specialists.

We’re local, we’re small on purpose, and you’ll work with a real person you can call.

Meet Hazel
A licensed CPA for cross-border founders & owners

Let’s talk taxes — and what your business is worth.

Cross-border tax, clean books, and defensible valuations — one licensed CPA, start to finish. Tell us what you need and we’ll reply within one business day.