IT for Accounting & CPA Firms

IT that doesn’t go down during tax season.

Your busiest weeks are also the weeks you can least afford downtime. We build IT around the reality of tax season, not around a generic support calendar.

Joe Engelking, LME Services
IT for Accounting & CPA Firms

Built around the accounting calendar.

Tax-season reliability

Support and monitoring scaled up, not down, during your busiest and highest-stakes weeks.

Client PII protection

Encryption and access controls built around the SSNs, financial records, and tax data your clients hand you every year.

Software support

Ongoing support for the tax prep, bookkeeping, and practice management software your firm runs on.

Why it matters

Tax season doesn’t leave room for downtime.

A system outage in March costs an accounting firm more than the same outage would cost most businesses — deadlines don’t move for your clients or the IRS. We build support that scales up for your busiest weeks instead of treating every month the same.

IT professional
Systems that don't go down during tax season.

Managed IT for Accounting Firms

Accountants need reliable access to client financials, tax software, and secure file-sharing portals every day of the year — but especially during the highest-stakes weeks around filing deadlines. We monitor and maintain your systems proactively so a server issue in April doesn't become your problem to solve mid-crunch.

Cybersecurity monitoring
You hold the keys to your clients' financial identities.

Cybersecurity for Accounting Firms

Accounting firms hold Social Security numbers, bank account details, and full tax filings — a prime target for wire fraud and identity theft schemes. A breach doesn't just cost your firm; it puts every client's financial identity at risk and can end the relationship permanently. We build layered security specifically around the data accounting firms hold.

Office collaboration
A bad day shouldn't cost you a filing season.

Backup & Disaster Recovery for Accounting Firms

Losing a year of client financial records to ransomware right before a deadline isn't hypothetical — it happens to firms without tested backups every tax season. We run automated, versioned backups with documented recovery times, so a ransomware attack or hardware failure doesn't turn into a missed deadline for every client you serve.

Real businesses we support

Trusted by local businesses.

James E. Tromp, C.P.A. has trusted us with practice management software support, client PII encryption, and the scaled availability that comes with tax season — the same coverage every accounting firm on our roster depends on when the calendar gets tight.

What our clients say

Real businesses, real relationships.

“They deliver on a wide breadth of IT services and ensure everything works correctly. With the personal touch of a small team, LME communicates efficiently and is instantly responsive by email or phone.”

George Dades
George Dades
Accountant/Partner, James G. Dades & Co.

“When Joe assigned Ivan as our lead, we felt like we finally had IT solved. Ivan has been with us 24×7 and the team behind him makes sure nothing falls through the cracks.”

David Schuelke
David Schuelke
CEO, Spring Bank Wisconsin
Frequently asked

Common questions

Do you support the tax prep and practice management software we already use?

Yes — we support and secure the platforms your firm already runs on rather than requiring a switch.

How do you protect client PII and tax data?

Encryption, access controls, and monitoring are built around the sensitivity of SSNs and financial records specifically, not treated as generic files.

Can support scale up during tax season?

Yes — tax season is exactly when reliability matters most, so monitoring and response are prioritized accordingly, not treated the same as a slow month.

Do you work with solo CPAs and small firms, not just large practices?

Yes — most firms we support are small to mid-size, which is exactly the size our plans are built around.

Let's talk about your IT.