Sherif Y. Iskander CPA

What Sherif Y. Iskander CPA does

Sherif Y. Iskander, Certified Public Accountant, P.A. is a privately held professional services firm founded in 1993 by Sherif Youssef Iskander, operating from a single office in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The firm provides eight core service lines: bookkeeping and payroll, business consulting, employee benefit plans, estate and gift tax planning, financial planning, financial statement preparation (compilation and review), income tax preparation and planning, and tax representation before the IRS and state authorities. It serves a horizontal mix of individuals and small businesses across the Goldsboro and Wayne County region, with horizontal segmentation and no enterprise or multi-location footprint. The stated client base is described as "a wide diversity of clients," with no named logos or segment-level revenue disclosures.

The firm's technology footprint is minimal and conventional for a small local CPA practice: it holds Intuit QuickBooks ProAdvisor certification, which provides integration and referral access for bookkeeping clients, and operates a basic informational website that hosts tax tools, a tax calendar, newsletter, refund tracker, financial calculators, tax links, and a financial terms glossary. There are no proprietary platforms, no APIs, no applications, and no disclosed AI capabilities. Marketing is primarily through the website, community involvement via the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, and professional reputation driven by the founding principal.

The firm generates revenue through professional services fees for engagements, with pricing not publicly disclosed and engagements likely quote-based. Ownership is concentrated in the founder, who serves as President and is the primary client relationship holder; the firm employs five people and has no external institutional capital, subsidiaries, or parent company. The firm relocated to a new office at 2308 Norwood Avenue in 2025, interpreted as a continuity and capacity signal rather than a growth pivot.

Name

Sherif Y. Iskander CPA

Legal name

Sherif Y. Iskander, Certified Public Accountant, P.A.

Website

https://iskandercpa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sherif Y. Iskander CPA, P.A. is a Goldsboro, North Carolina-based certified public accounting firm founded in 1993, offering tax preparation, bookkeeping, financial planning, estate planning, business consulting, and IRS representation to individuals and small businesses in the local Wayne County market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Accounting & Tax Services

NAICS

Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211), Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (5412)

akta.pro primary industry

Accounting, Audit & Tax (CPA/CA/ACCA CPE) (EDAAALAA)

Keywords

• Tax preparation services
• Bookkeeping and payroll
• Financial planning services
• Business consulting
• Tax representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Goldsboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Professional Accounting Services: The firm generates revenue through providing professional accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, payroll, financial planning, and tax representation services to individuals and businesses. Revenue is generated through service fees for professional engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sherif Y. Iskander CPA is a professional accounting firm providing bookkeeping and payroll services, income tax preparation and planning, financial statement preparation (compilation and review), business consulting, employee benefit plan administration, estate and gift tax planning, financial planning, and IRS/state tax representation services to individuals and small businesses in the Goldsboro, North Carolina area.

Product overview

Sherif Y. Iskander, CPA, P.A. is a certified public accounting firm founded in 1993, offering a comprehensive suite of professional accounting and tax services. The firm's core offerings consist of eight primary service lines: Bookkeeping and Payroll Services, Business Consulting, Employee Benefit Plans, Estate and Gift Tax Planning, Financial Planning, Financial Statement Services (including compilation and review), Income Tax Preparation and Planning, and Tax Representation. The firm also provides supplementary client tools including a Tax Calendar, Newsletter subscription, Refund Tracking, Financial Terms Glossary, Tax Links, and Financial Calculators. The firm primarily serves individual and business clients in Goldsboro, North Carolina, with tax-focused services representing the main practice area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bookkeeping and Payroll Services
• Business Consulting
• Employee Benefit Plans
• Estate and Gift Tax Planning
• Financial Planning
• Financial Statement Services
• Income Tax Preparation and Planning
• Tax Representation

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)OthersProfessional membership organization for CPAs. Membership provides access to resources, professional standards, ethics requirements, and networking opportunities within the accounting profession.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Emerging players

• Bench Accounting: Bench is a tech-enabled bookkeeping and accounting service for small businesses that combines software with dedicated bookkeepers — directly competing for Iskander's bookkeeping and payroll engagements with a digital delivery model.
• 1-800Accountant: 1-800Accountant is a virtual accounting and tax services firm serving U.S. small businesses and individuals, providing bookkeeping, tax, payroll, and advisory online — directly competing with Iskander for non-local SMB clients.
• Pilot.com: Pilot provides online bookkeeping, tax, and CFO services to small businesses using a software-plus-human model; it competes for the same SMB bookkeeping and tax-preparation engagements as local CPA firms.
• Botkeeper: Botkeeper provides AI-assisted bookkeeping combined with human accountants for small businesses, competing directly with traditional CPA firms' bookkeeping and monthly close services.
• Kruze Consulting: Kruze Consulting is a CPA firm focused on startup and small-business accounting, tax, and bookkeeping delivered virtually — competing for the same advisory and tax engagements that local CPAs like Iskander serve.

Direct peers

• Padgett Business Services: Padgett operates a network of small-business accounting and tax offices, many in secondary U.S. markets, offering bookkeeping, payroll, tax preparation, and advisory to SMBs — directly mirroring Iskander's service mix and client profile.

Broad incumbents

• Liberty Tax Service: Liberty Tax operates franchised tax preparation offices across the U.S., offering individual and small-business tax services that compete for entry-level clients in similar secondary markets.
• Deloitte Tax LLP: Deloitte is a Big Four professional services firm offering tax preparation, audit representation, financial advisory, and accounting services that overlap broadly with Iskander's practice areas at the enterprise/upper-mid-market end.
• Jackson Hewitt Tax Service: Jackson Hewitt operates franchised tax preparation offices nationwide, including in North Carolina, providing individual tax filing and small-business services that compete for the same local clients as a CPA firm like Iskander.
• H&R Block: H&R Block is a national tax preparation and financial services retailer with retail offices in secondary markets, including North Carolina, offering individual and small-business tax services that overlap directly with Iskander's core offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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