Walnut Creek Accounting Firm

TYS is a different kind of an Accounting Firm in Walnut Creek, CA.

The TYS Walnut Creek office brings specialized accounting expertise directly to California's dynamic business community, serving as a trusted financial partner for companies navigating the unique complexities of the state's economic landscape. Situated in the heart of the East Bay, this office is uniquely positioned to serve construction firms, real estate developers, and growth-oriented entrepreneurs who require more than standard bookkeeping and tax preparation. TYS understands that California businesses face distinct regulatory, tax, and operational challenges, and their Walnut Creek team combines local market knowledge with deep industry specialization to deliver solutions that truly move the needle.

For construction companies, TYS offers specialized construction accounting services that address the industry's unique demands, including job costing, work-in-progress reporting, percentage-of-completion accounting, and cash flow management across multiple concurrent projects. Contractors and builders working with TYS gain a clearer picture of project profitability in real time, helping them make smarter bidding decisions, manage subcontractor relationships, and stay compliant with California's complex labor and licensing requirements. This industry-specific expertise means construction clients aren't working with generalists who need a crash course in their business—they're working with a team that already speaks their language.

TYS is also known for its work with the "Exit-Bound" Entrepreneur—business owners who are building toward a future sale, merger, or succession plan. Rather than waiting until an exit is imminent, TYS works with these entrepreneurs years in advance, structuring the business, optimizing tax positions, and strengthening financial reporting to maximize valuation and minimize surprises during due diligence. This forward-looking approach ensures that when the time comes to sell or transition the business, owners are positioned to capture the full value of what they've built rather than leaving money on the table.

Real estate developers in California also turn to TYS for guidance through the intricate tax and accounting considerations that come with land acquisition, development, and disposition. From structuring entities to take advantage of favorable tax treatment to navigating 1031 exchanges and managing the accounting for multi-phase projects, our developer clients benefit from a team that understands the capital-intensive, long-timeline nature of real estate work. Combined with their broader experience serving California businesses across industries, the Walnut Creek office gives clients a strategic partner who can support them through every stage of growth, transition, and long-term wealth building.

Trusted Business Advisors

Trusted Advisor

It doesn’t take long for customers to realize they’ve never done business with a firm quite like TYS.
Above and beyond our standard accounting, we serve as trusted advisors—taking a personal stake in our clients’ success.

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Construction Accounting

Construction Accounting

TYS provides a competitive advantage by delivering over 60 years of construction market experience to its clients. Our successful track record working with construction bankers, plus our credibility with bonding agents, will help position new bids and projects for success.

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Business Consultants

Business Consulting

Our strong financial background and tenure at high-performing companies render us a perfect extension of your business – and a boon to your bottom line. The TYS team draws upon decades of business, accounting and finance experience for its business consulting services and robust business plans

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At TYS we know that it’s people that are worth counting.

Innovative Business Consulting
The TYS team provides a wide variety of business consulting services, broken into actionable steps that can have an immediate impact. Our team’s decades of comprehensive accounting, finance and business planning experience yield analyses of keen insights and sound strategy.  Learn more...
Accounting Services
Accounting is our expertise—and our brand of accounting has more breadth and depth than the rest. When you let TYS become an extension of your company, we support your accounting services while offering enhancements and improvements through customized programs for your business. Learn more...

What We Do

INNOVATIVE BUSINESS CONSULTING

The TYS team provides a wide variety of business consulting services, broken into actionable steps that can have an immediate impact. Our team’s decades of comprehensive accounting, finance and business planning experience yield analyses of keen insights and sound strategy.  Learn more...
Business consulting

ACCOUNTING SERVICES

Accounting is our expertise and our brand of accounting has more breadth and depth than the rest. When you let TYS become an extension of your company, we support your accounting services while offering enhancements and improvements through customized programs for your business. Learn more...

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Financial Statement

Our Financial Statement services focus on three main areas; audits, reviews and compilations.  These services are comprehensive, including a complete analysis of current and past financial performances plus advising and strategic planning.
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Income Tax

At TYS we offer a full slate of tax services including year-end planning, preparation and structuring of transactions for businesses and individuals. Our tax professionals have one goal in mind when working with you – to minimize your tax liability, while keeping you in compliance with ever-changing tax laws..
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT

TYS LLP offers Financial Statement services, which focus on three main areas; audits, reviews and compilations. These services are comprehensive, including a complete analysis of current and past financial performances plus advising and strategic planning.
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INCOME TAX PLANNING & PREPARATION

At TYS we offer a full slate of tax services including year-end planning, preparation and structuring of transactions for businesses and individuals. Our tax professionals have one goal in mind when working with you – to minimize your tax liability, while keeping you in compliance with ever-changing tax laws. Learn more...

Tax Planning
Ledgers: Complete Bookkeeping Services

Through the collaboration and a strategic alliance of TYS and Ledgers, Inc., we offer a flexible menu of services to help keep your business profitable.
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Operating Practices & Procedures

Our team can help businesses create a plan for standard operating procedures, from streamlining communication to setting up accountability and performance metrics.
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Bookkeeping
LEDGERS: COMPLETE BOOKKEEPING SERVICES

Through the collaboration and a strategic alliance of TYS and Ledgers, Inc., we offer a flexible menu of services to help keep your business profitable.
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OPERATING PRACTICES & PROCEDURES

Our team can help businesses create a plan for standard operating procedures, from streamlining communication to setting up accountability and performance metrics. Learn more...

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What We Do

  • Innovative Business Consulting
    The TYS team provides a wide variety of business consulting services, broken into actionable steps that can have an immediate impact. Our team’s decades of comprehensive accounting, finance and business planning experience yield analyses of keen insights and sound strategy.  Learn more...
  • Accounting Services
    Accounting is our expertise—and our brand of accounting has more breadth and depth than the rest. When you let TYS become an extension of your company, we support your accounting services while offering enhancements and improvements through customized programs for your business. Learn more...
  • Financial Statement
    Our Financial Statement services focus on three main areas; audits, reviews and compilations.  These services are comprehensive, including a complete analysis of current and past financial performances plus advising and strategic planning. Learn more...
  • Income Tax
    At TYS we offer a full slate of tax services including year-end planning, preparation and structuring of transactions for businesses and individuals. Our tax professionals have one goal in mind when working with you – to minimize your tax liability, while keeping you in compliance with ever-changing tax laws.. Learn more...
  • Ledgers: Complete Bookkeeping Services
    Through the collaboration and a strategic alliance of TYS and Ledgers, Inc., we offer a flexible menu of services to help keep your business profitable. Learn more...
  • Operating Practices & Procedures
    Our team can help businesses create a plan for standard operating procedures, from streamlining communication to setting up accountability and performance metrics. Learn more...

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It doesn't get easier, you just get better.

TYS helps companies like yours break through to the next level of performance. 
This highly effective, three-step process is called TYS Emerge.
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TYS LLP is unique among the region’s Accounting firms.

TYS provides a competitive advantage to our clients. We view it as a partnership. We do it by delivering over 60 years of construction market experience to its partners. Beyond our thorough understanding of the industry, we maintain strong relationships with legal, banking, bonding, and other critical firms and agencies.

We understand the unique tax rules and alternatives that impact construction companies. Whether you are looking for ways to better manage your projects, fine-tune your estimates or satisfy your bonding company, we partner with you to reduce the costs of doing business while maintaining compliance.

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Because we possess both accounting/financial and process development expertise in the construction industry. This allows our accountants and consultants to help you develop growth and management skills throughout your entire company, not just the accounting department.

The bottom line is specialized accounting services can provide essential financial insights and oversight for construction firms while saving time and money. The benefits for owners are well worth the investment.

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TYS is unique among the region’s CPA firms.

TYS provides a competitive advantage to our clients. We view it as a partnership. We do it by delivering over 60 years of construction market experience to its partners. Beyond our thorough understanding of the industry, we maintain strong relationships with legal, banking, bonding, and other critical firms and agencies.

We understand the unique tax rules and alternatives that impact construction companies. Whether you are looking for ways to better manage your projects, fine-tune your estimates or satisfy your bonding company, we partner with you to reduce the costs of doing business while maintaining compliance.

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Because we possess both accounting/financial and process development expertise in the construction industry. This allows our accountants and consultants to help you develop growth and management skills throughout your entire company, not just the accounting department.

The bottom line is specialized accounting services can provide essential financial insights and oversight for construction firms while saving time and money. The benefits for owners are well worth the investment.


Download our FREE Construction Accounting eBook.

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Because we possess both accounting/financial and process development expertise in the construction industry. This allows our accountants and consultants to help you develop growth and management skills throughout your entire company, not just the accounting department.

The bottom line is specialized accounting services can provide essential financial insights and oversight for construction firms while saving time and money. The benefits for owners are well worth the investment.

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The Financial and Operational Benefits of Outsourcing Construction Accounting to an Expert:

The Financial and Operational Benefits of Outsourcing Construction Accounting to an Expert:

The Benefits of Working with TYS


Reasons for a Construction Accountant
•   Specialized expertise 
Specialized expertise - Construction accounting is a complex and specialized field. A dedicated firm will have the expertise to handle the unique accounting, financial reporting, and tax compliance needs of the construction industry. This includes managing job cost accounting, WIP tracking, lien rights, and percentage-of-completion revenue recognition.
Improved accuracy and compliance - Construction accounting firms are well-versed in industry standards and regulations. They can ensure revenues, costs, and profits are accounted for accurately and in compliance with GAAP standards. This prevents errors that could lead to fines or back taxes.
•   Improved accuracy & compliance
•   Increased efficiency
•   Faster financial close
•   Tax planning
•   Enhanced forecasting
Faster financial close - With a thorough understanding of the construction business, a specialized firm can quickly analyze costs, gross profit margins, and WIP. This allows them to close the books faster and provide financial statements to owners and stakeholders sooner.

Enhanced forecasting - Industry-specific knowledge allows a construction accounting firm to create detailed forecasts of future revenue and profit. This gives owners greater insight for making business decisions.


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Reasons for a Construction Accountant
•   Specialized expertise 
Specialized expertise - Construction accounting is a complex and specialized field. A dedicated firm will have the expertise to handle the unique accounting, financial reporting, and tax compliance needs of the construction industry. This includes managing job cost accounting, WIP tracking, lien rights, and percentage-of-completion revenue recognition.
Improved accuracy and compliance - Construction accounting firms are well-versed in industry standards and regulations. They can ensure revenues, costs, and profits are accounted for accurately and in compliance with GAAP standards. This prevents errors that could lead to fines or back taxes.
•   Improved accuracy & compliance
•   Increased efficiency
•   Faster financial close
•   Tax planning
•   Enhanced forecasting
Faster financial close - With a thorough understanding of the construction business, a specialized firm can quickly analyze costs, gross profit margins, and WIP. This allows them to close the books faster and provide financial statements to owners and stakeholders sooner.

Enhanced forecasting - Industry-specific knowledge allows a construction accounting firm to create detailed forecasts of future revenue and profit. This gives owners greater insight for making business decisions.


Construction Accounting - Looking on a construction site
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Reasons for a Construction Accountant
•   Specialized expertise 
Specialized expertise - Construction accounting is a complex and specialized field. A dedicated firm will have the expertise to handle the unique accounting, financial reporting, and tax compliance needs of the construction industry. This includes managing job cost accounting, WIP tracking, lien rights, and percentage-of-completion revenue recognition.
Improved accuracy and compliance - Construction accounting firms are well-versed in industry standards and regulations. They can ensure revenues, costs, and profits are accounted for accurately and in compliance with GAAP standards. This prevents errors that could lead to fines or back taxes.
•   Improved accuracy & compliance
•   Increased efficiency
•   Faster financial close
•   Tax planning
•   Enhanced forecasting
Faster financial close - With a thorough understanding of the construction business, a specialized firm can quickly analyze costs, gross profit margins, and WIP. This allows them to close the books faster and provide financial statements to owners and stakeholders sooner.

Enhanced forecasting - Industry-specific knowledge allows a construction accounting firm to create detailed forecasts of future revenue and profit. This gives owners greater insight for making business decisions.


Construction Accounting - Looking on a construction site

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