Katherine Lei, CPA, PLLC

About Katherine Lei, CPA, PLLC

Established in 2010 and fully licensed in Nevada, this Las Vegas practice near Summerlin presents a bilingual Chinese and English CPA who has worked extensively with companies from China, Mexico and Canada. Its client base combines domestic small businesses in real estate, restaurants, retail, e-commerce and professional services with foreign investors and expatriates. A dedicated foreign investment page covers ITIN applications, withholding certificates for property sales, reporting of overseas accounts, international tax structuring and expatriate returns. Domestic services include monthly bookkeeping packages in three tiers, payroll, QuickBooks work, part-time CFO support, reviews and compilations, IRS resolution and litigation support. A start-up page explains help with business plans, entity choice, employer number and licence filings. Unusually for the sector, the site publishes a price list for many individual services, and the team works through a secure client portal.

Services

Start-up accounting support with entity selection, EIN and licence filings, and ITIN assistance for foreign owners, noting the number can be used when creating a US LLC. Tiered bookkeeping, payroll at a stated monthly fee, sales tax filing, QuickBooks conversion and training, virtual CFO services, reviews and compilations. Business, individual, trust, estate and gift tax returns, nonresident 1040NR filings, expatriate taxes, foreign bank account reporting and international tax structuring. IRS audit representation, payment plans and penalty resolution.

• ✕ Company formation: not listed
• ✓ Accounting and bookkeeping: offered
• ✓ Tax compliance: offered
• ✓ VAT: offered
• ✓ Payroll: offered
• ✕ Audit: not listed
• ✕ Bank account assistance: not listed
• ✕ Residency and visas: not listed
• ✕ Corporate secretarial: not listed
• ✕ Virtual office: not listed

Licences and registrations

• Licensed accounting firm in Nevada
• AICPA member
• QuickBooks ProAdvisor

As declared by the firm. Check a licence with the regulator before you rely on it.

Published prices

• Individual tax prep from USD 500
• Corporate, partnership and S-corp returns from USD 950
• Expat taxes from USD 800
• Foreign investor 1040NR/ITIN with one rental USD 400
• FBAR from USD 200
• Payroll typically USD 175 per month
• Consulting USD 200 per hour

As published by the firm. Prices change; the firm's quote is what counts.