Managed IT for accounting firms
24/7 monitoring, unlimited help desk, workstation and server management, network monitoring, hardware procurement, billed per user, per managed computer, and per mailbox.
RESPONSE1 HR P1/P2
ACCOUNTING IT, ORANGE COUNTY
IT support for Orange County accounting firms
BRITECITY runs the IT underneath Orange County CPA and accounting firms: preparation workstations, hosted desktops, identity, network, and backup. Irvine-based since 2007. We keep preparers working through filing season and coordinate with your tax software vendors.
In short:CPA-firm IT in Orange County for firms that meet the $2,500 monthly floor: QuickBooks/Lacerte/UltraTax/CCH, Microsoft 365, and required POLARITY cybersecurity at $157/user, month-to-month. Book a 30-minute call.
Plan at a glance
$157per user / month
- Per managed computer
- $17.85 / month
- Per mailbox
- $16.90 / month
- Monthly floor
- $2,500
- Term
- Month-to-month
- P1/P2 response
- 1 hour
- POLARITY security
- Required
Managed IT is billed per user, per managed computer, and per mailbox each month. The floor is dollars, not headcount. Cybersecurity is not an upsell, it ships with the plan.
POLARITY runs on
Services
What BRITECITY runs for accounting organizations
Month-to-month, billed per user, per managed computer, and per mailbox, with cybersecurity required rather than optional.
POLARITY cybersecurity
SentinelOne EDR, ThreatLocker zero-trust controls, Check Point email security, and 24/7 threat monitoring. Required on every managed plan.
COVERAGE24/7/365
Tax and bookkeeping platforms
We support the workstation, hosted desktop, network, printing, and access path around QuickBooks, Lacerte, UltraTax CS, and CCH Axcess. We coordinate with the vendor.
DOCUMENTEDLACERTE, CCH
Filing season readiness
Capacity, licensing, and backup checked before January, then monitored through the deadline rather than provisioned once and forgotten.
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Where our work ends and your vendor's begins
Stated up front, so nothing falls between us in the last week of filing season.
What BRITECITY owns
- Identity, MFA, and access control
- Workstations, terminal servers, and encryption
- Firm network and remote access
- Printing, scanning, and document paths
- AES-256 backup with offsite replication
- Vendor escalation, on your behalf
What your vendor owns
- The tax and accounting applications themselves
- Return logic, forms, and e-file configuration
- Release schedule and version support
What we do not do
We do not prepare returns, reconcile books, or advise on tax positions. We keep the software reachable, licensed, and backed up.
ACCOUNTING STACK
Software your firm already runs
Pulled from the Applications records our engineers keep in IT Glue, plus sampled ticket history. We own the identity, workstation, network, printing, and backup path around each one. The vendor owns the application.
9Applications documented
| Application | Category | Role | Documented in |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCH Axcess / ProSystem | Tax · Preparation and workflow | Critical path | IT Glue · Tickets |
| FileCenter | Documents · Document management | Critical path | IT Glue |
| Lacerte | Tax · Preparation | Critical path | IT Glue · Tickets |
| QuickBooks | Finance · Accounting | Critical path | IT Glue · Tickets |
| Right Networks | Platform · Hosted desktop | Critical path | IT Glue · Tickets |
| Thomson Reuters | Tax · Research and workflow | Critical path | IT Glue |
| TicTie Calculate | Tax · Workpaper automation | Critical path | IT Glue |
| UltraTax CS | Tax · Preparation | Critical path | IT Glue · Tickets |
| Microsoft 365 | Platform · Identity and productivity | Foundation | IT Glue |
Verified 16 Sep 2026 · IT Glue Applications + PSA ticket history
What we own: identity, devices, network, printing, backup, vendor escalation. What the vendor owns: the application itself, its data model, and its release schedule.
FAQ
Accounting IT: common questions
Not covered here? Ask an engineer directly. No gatekeeping, no form.
(949) 243-7440Do you support Lacerte, UltraTax, and CCH?
Yes, the infrastructure around them. Lacerte, UltraTax CS, CCH Axcess, and QuickBooks all appear in our book. We handle workstation performance, hosted desktop access, printing, and vendor escalation. Return logic and e-file configuration stay with the software vendor.
How fast do you respond during filing season?
24/7 phone response with a 1-hour commitment on P1 and P2. On-site support is available same-day across Orange County from our Irvine office.
Can you support a hosted desktop like Right Networks?
Yes. We support the identity, endpoint, printing, and local network path into hosted environments, and we escalate to the host when the issue is on their side.
What security does a CPA firm need at minimum?
Endpoint detection and response, email security with anti-phishing, MFA, encrypted backup, and security awareness training. POLARITY includes all of it and is required on every managed plan.
How much does IT support for a CPA firm cost?
$157 per user per month, month-to-month, with a $2,500 monthly floor. That covers monitoring, unlimited help desk, POLARITY cybersecurity, and Microsoft 365 management. The floor is dollars, not headcount.
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NEXT STEP
Ready for IT that understands a filing season?
Book a 30-minute call. No commitment, no pressure. A clear picture of your environment and what to fix first.
Accounting IT in Orange County covers the same work city by city. All industries.
What happens on the call
- 01Your environment, out loudDevices, users, which tax platforms you run, and what broke last season.
- 02Where the risk actually sitsThe controls you have, the ones you are missing, and what each gap costs.
- 03A number and a dateFlat per-user pricing and a realistic onboarding window. No proposal theater.
30 minutes. No commitment, no pressure.
Application records pulled from BRITECITY's IT Glue on 16 Sep 2026. Client names are never published.