Larry J Phillips III, CPA

I have started using Larry to handle my real estate business. He’s professional, responsive, and most of all insightful to specific strategies that help with my business finances/​structure.

I’ve known Larry for over 14 years and have trusted him for tax advise for myself and my clients in real estate. Larry is honest and dependable. I can only say the best about him and there isn’t another CPA I would refer over him. Thanks, Larry, for all your hard work.

Best CPA in the Austin area. Contacted Larry on 4/​8, met with him 4/​9, taxes filed ⁴⁄₁₁! I was a little worried I was too late and would need to file an extension but Larry pulled thru and even called me on Saturday to go over my return and finalized everything. Super friendly, very knowledgeable, and top notch professionalism! I would highly recommend him and look forward to working with him in the future.

Larry was able to see me the day I called. I had my data organize and we entered in his software in about an hour. He reviewed it the next day and sent me a copy for my review. After I reviewed we met for another 30 minutes and made some suggestion about what records I mingt look for to lower my tax byte on the sale of my rental property. I found more records and saved a pot full of money. Larry is very easy to work with. He got me out a bind with my capital gains. I got my money worth from his service

My husband and I had been using TurboTax and things just weren’t looking right so we decided it was time for professional help. Luckily we found Larry, he is wonderful! Not only did he meet with us on a Saturday, it was just days after his wife had a baby. Talk about customer service! Larry is so personable and really takes the time to explain everything in terms you can wrap your head around. He ended up filing our 2014 taxes and looking at our 2013 return for no extra charge. He made some amendment suggestions for the 2013 return and we ended up getting almost $ 500 back! We spent about an hour and a half in his office during our initial visit and he also helped us with the 2013 amendment over the phone and through email the following week. Larry really goes the extra mile to ensure everything is done right. If you are looking for a friendly, professional, and helpful tax preparer; Larry is your guy!

Me and my wife have done our taxes for years through turbotax. This year when I started preparing and running simulators we were owing above 5k back to the IRS. We decided that it was time for some help and found Larry. He was very prompt, answered all my questions, and took us in immediately. The best part is finding tax breaks we had no clue about and bringing our balance down to $ 1200! This is the best investment we have made in years and we will be using Larry for many more to come.

Fastest tax return I have ever done. Made an appointment and Larry actually did the return with us there. Of course It helps to have all your paperwork with you. Other tax preparers, you drop off all your paperwork and wait a month for the return to be ready with some phone calls to clear up any issues in between time.
Larry was also was familiar with the Health Care Act. Will go to Larry next year.

So glad to have another year done stress free by Mr. Phillips. He always helps to ask questions and go over all the details with me making sure I didn’t miss things and not make bad decisions financially through the year!!! He has become my tax man as well as my financial advisor, so blessed to have met him.

For the last five years Larry Phillips has been what I call «my tax guy» but in truth is my licensed CPA who has become part of my financial inner-​circle. The reason I continue to do business with Larry is his consultative approach, the valued added service he provides, and the peace of mind I get knowing I don’t have to be a tax expert — I have Larry. I was referred to Larry by a close friend and at first all Larry did for me was standard tax forms. But I was so impressed with the time he took to get to know me, my line of work, what was important to me, and how I deployed my personal capital. From there Larry spent time asking me questions, constantly searching for ways that I might achieve my goals and limit my tax liability. The best thing about being Larry’s client is he’s not just available for an hour every March. I have the freedom to call Larry any time and get his input before I make any move that might have tax ramifications. Additionally, when I do see him every March I have full confidence that Larry has already done his homework on any new tax laws and is ready to partner with me in in making sure I, legally, keep as much of my earnings as possible. In the past year Larry has continued to be a valued asset as I started another business. Larry set up my tax entity and advised me on how to take income, pay expenses, etc. Much like a mechanic or a doctor, a CPA that you trust implicitly is one of those things that is hard to find and worth holding on to. Even from 1,000 miles away, Larry Phillips will continue to be my personal CPA and trusted advisor.

I have been going to Larry for years. It is nice knowing you have a true professional doing your taxes rather than a, «Tax Prepare Person» who took a class doing them. I consistantly contact Larry through email or phone throughout the year with simple questions on how to reduce my taxes and get a quick response. I have referred friends to Larry who have also been very satisfied. I look forward to using his services again this year and in the future.

First thing Larry did for me was re-​file five years of back taxes. He didn’t even flinch at my request, and we spent an entire day going through old paperwork. After that experience, I knew he was the accountant for our family. I am self employed and call or email him at least once a month with tax related issues. My wife is an executive at a large company. Between the two of us, Larry handles many different tax issues including income, deductions, bonuses, and more. I can’t recommend him enough!

Tax season is always an anxious time of year, but working with Larry for the past few years has been stress free. He is highly recommended and very easy to work with.
I’m an independent designer with random invoices and expenses coming from all directions, yet Larry has no trouble bringing it all together and explaining any technical aspects that I have trouble with. The confidence I get from working with Larry means I’ll be seeing him again in the Spring!