Different accounting expectations
The U.S. operation needs clear accounting practices and reporting that management can understand and maintain.
International companies
Helping International Companies Operate in the United States
Langley CPA provides U.S. accounting, tax coordination, financial reporting, and fractional CFO support for international companies establishing or managing U.S. operations.
Who we help
Companies building or managing U.S. activities.
Langley CPA works with non-U.S. owners, parent companies, and management teams that are establishing, expanding, or operating a U.S. business. The appropriate scope depends on the U.S. entity, activity, records, advisers, and reporting expectations.
- International owners establishing a U.S. operating presence
- U.S. subsidiaries that need organized monthly accounting
- Management teams that need U.S. reporting and forecast visibility
- Companies coordinating U.S. tax, payroll, banking, insurance, and legal advisers
Common challenges
Operating in the United States creates unfamiliar financial demands.
Fragmented professional advice
Accounting, tax, payroll, banking, insurance, and legal questions involve different advisers and incomplete information flows.
Limited U.S. financial visibility
Parent-company leaders cannot easily see U.S. cash requirements, operating results, working capital, or forecast assumptions.
Financing conversations
Management needs organized U.S. financial information before speaking with banks or other financing sources.
How Langley CPA supports U.S. operations
Build the financial foundation management needs.
Based on the company’s needs, Langley CPA provides year-round tax, monthly accounting, fractional CFO advisory, or a separately quoted Special Project within an agreed scope.
Organized U.S. accounting
Establish clear monthly bookkeeping, account reconciliations, closing responsibilities, and organized U.S. financial records.
Monthly bookkeeping
Maintain agreed U.S. books and records on a consistent schedule when the company is ready for a recurring monthly engagement.
Compilation financial statements
Prepare compilation financial statements from management-provided information where that service is included. A compilation provides no assurance.
U.S. tax planning and compliance
Address covered federal and state obligations for U.S. operations and coordinate entity- and owner-level information where appropriate.
Cash flow, budgets, and forecasts
Improve visibility into funding requirements, operating plans, working capital, and the financial effects of U.S. growth.
Fractional CFO advisory
Interpret management reporting, develop useful indicators, and support financing, capacity, capital, and expansion decisions.
U.S. tax and accounting coordination
CPA guidance that complements your other advisers.
Langley CPA can coordinate financial information with the client’s attorneys, banks, payroll providers, and other advisers within the agreed scope. Coordination does not expand the firm’s role beyond the signed engagement.
Management remains responsible for business decisions, complete records, internal controls, and selecting qualified advisers for work Langley CPA does not provide.
Financial reporting and management visibility
Prepare U.S. information for management and financial conversations.
Management reporting may bring together the U.S. income statement, balance sheet, cash position, working-capital movement, budget, forecast, and selected indicators. The goal is to make U.S. activity easier for owners and management to interpret.
Where appropriate, information may also support discussions with U.S. banks or financing sources. Langley CPA can help organize and explain the financial information but cannot promise that a lender will accept it or provide financing.
How an engagement begins
Start with a clear picture of the U.S. business.
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Initial conversation
Discuss the company’s U.S. structure, operations, current records, advisers, deadlines, and management questions.
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Confirm how we can help
Determine whether Langley CPA can support the requested U.S. work and whether cleanup or specialist advice is needed first.
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Written agreement
Confirm responsibilities, what Langley CPA will provide, information needs, timing, and limitations in an engagement letter before work begins.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about U.S. accounting and advisory support.
Does Langley CPA form U.S. legal entities?
No. Langley CPA does not provide legal entity-formation services, legal advice, immigration advice, or registered-agent services. The firm may coordinate financial and tax information with the company’s U.S. attorneys and other advisers.
Can Langley CPA advise the non-U.S. parent company on every international tax issue?
No. The firm’s role is limited to the U.S. accounting, tax, and advisory responsibilities stated in the engagement letter. Specialized international, foreign-jurisdiction, treaty, transfer-pricing, or legal advice may require other qualified advisers.
Can you prepare information for a U.S. bank?
Langley CPA may help management organize U.S. financial information, forecasts, and explanations for financing discussions. The firm does not guarantee approval, terms, or any financing outcome.
Are compilation statements audited or reviewed?
No. A compilation is not an audit or a review and does not provide assurance. Langley CPA does not verify the accuracy or completeness of management-provided information as part of a compilation engagement.
How does an international engagement begin?
The firm first evaluates the U.S. activities, existing records, advisers, reporting needs, and requested responsibilities. Work begins only after fit is confirmed and a written engagement letter is signed.
A practical next step
Discuss the company’s U.S. financial needs.
Start with the complimentary diagnostic when you want a detailed review of the business, tax situation, or both. Send a short inquiry when the U.S. service or Special Project is already clear.