Gowdy, McIntyre & Co.

What Gowdy, McIntyre & Co. does

Gowdy, McIntyre & Company PC is a small, privately-held certified public accounting firm headquartered at 213 E. Feagin St, Livingston, Texas. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of professional accounting and tax services to two horizontal segments: individual clients and small-to-mid business clients (including S corporations, sole proprietors, and LLCs). Service offerings span tax preparation for all major entity types (individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts, estates, not-for-profits), tax planning and consulting, day-to-day bookkeeping and write-up, payroll administration and payroll tax returns, multi-jurisdiction sales tax services, IRS and state audit representation, business entity selection, business succession planning, estate and trust planning, retirement and financial planning, and notary services. Ancillary technology services include QuickBooks setup, support, and training.

Name

Gowdy, McIntyre & Co.

Legal name

Gowdy, McIntyre & Company PC

Website

https://gowdymcintyre.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Livingston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tax Preparation Services: Tax return preparation for individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts, estates, and not-for-profit organizations using computerized tax preparation software.
2. Tax Planning and Consulting: Proactive tax planning services to minimize current and future tax liabilities, including business entity selection, succession planning, and estate planning.
3. Accounting and Bookkeeping Services: Day-to-day bookkeeping services, financial record management, and monthly bookkeeping to ensure timely and accurate financial records.
4. Payroll Services: Payroll system implementation, controls development, and preparation of payroll tax returns.
5. IRS and State Audit Representation: Representation services before federal and state tax agencies during audits.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Gowdy, McIntyre & Company PC is a small certified public accounting firm based in Livingston, Texas, delivering tax preparation and tax planning, day-to-day bookkeeping, payroll administration, IRS and state audit representation, business entity selection, succession planning, and estate and financial planning services to individual and small business clients using computerized tax preparation and research software.

Product overview

Gowdy, McIntyre & Co. is a certified public accounting firm offering a comprehensive suite of professional services to individual and business clients. The firm's core offerings center on tax preparation and planning services using computerized tax preparation and research software, supplemented by accounting services (bookkeeping, payroll), consulting services (business entity selection, succession planning, estate planning, financial planning, retirement planning), and ancillary services (IRS representation, notary public). The firm also provides QuickBooks setup, support and training, and offers an interactive financial calculators tool for client use.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tax Preparation Services
• Tax Planning Services
• Bookkeeping / Write-Up Services
• Payroll Services
• IRS Representation
• Business Entity Selection
• Business Succession Planning
• Estate Planning
• Financial Planning
• Retirement Planning
• Estate & Trust Tax Preparation
• Sales Tax Services
• Notary Public Services
• QuickBooks Setup, Support and Training

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Bench: Tech-enabled bookkeeping service pairing software with dedicated bookkeepers for small businesses. Comparable to the firm's bookkeeping and monthly write-up services, with a digital delivery model that competes for the same SMB client base.
• Pilot: Outsourced bookkeeping, accounting, and CFO services for small businesses and startups. Comparable to the firm's bookkeeping, tax, and advisory services, with a software-augmented delivery model that appeals to similar small-business customers.

Broad incumbents

• H&R Block: National tax preparation chain with both DIY software and in-person/in-store CPA-led services. Highly comparable to Gowdy, McIntyre's individual and small-business tax preparation and planning offerings, but at vastly greater scale and with a national footprint.
• BDO USA: Top-5 U.S. accounting and advisory firm serving mid-market businesses with tax, audit, and advisory services. Overlaps with the firm's business tax, succession, and entity-selection services, though at enterprise scale rather than local practice.
• Liberty Tax: National seasonal tax preparation franchise focused on individual returns with some small-business services. Comparable to the firm's tax-preparation core, though Liberty is largely commoditized retail rather than full-service CPA practice.
• Jackson Hewitt: National tax preparation franchise with seasonal offices serving individual and small-business clients. Directly comparable to the firm's tax-preparation-centric service mix and target customer segments, though geographically dispersed and brand-driven.
• RSM US: Mid-tier U.S. accounting and advisory firm serving middle-market companies with tax, audit, and consulting. Comparable in targeting privately-held business clients and offering tax planning plus business advisory, but at substantially larger scale.
• CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA): Large U.S. accounting and advisory firm with a strong middle-market and SMB practice offering tax, accounting, wealth advisory, and consulting. Closely comparable in service breadth to Gowdy, McIntyre, though at much greater scale and with a multi-office footprint.

Direct peers

• Intuit TurboTax Live: Intuit's on-demand CPA and EA-assisted tax preparation product, offering live professional help for individual and small-business returns. Direct functional alternative to the firm's tax-preparation core, and a primary competitive threat to commodity tax-prep realization rates.
• Padgett Business Services: Franchise network of small-business accounting, tax, payroll, and advisory practices serving owner-operated businesses. Highly comparable to Gowdy, McIntyre on customer segment (SMBs and individuals), service mix (tax, bookkeeping, payroll, advisory), and practice size, with a parallel focus on close personal client relationships.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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