Red Clay CPAs — Accounting, Tax & Advisory
Boutique CPA Firm · Est. Pennsylvania

The big-firm expertise.
The personal touch
you actually deserve.

Red Clay CPAs is a boutique accounting, tax, and advisory practice. No call queues, no account numbers — just a partner who knows your name, your business, and exactly how to keep more of what you earn.

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Trusted by 500+ businesses & families across the region
What we do

Everything your business needs, under one roof.

From the quarterly close to the long game, we handle the complexity so you can stay focused on what you do best. One firm, one relationship, every discipline covered.

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Tax Preparation & Planning

Comprehensive planning and preparation across every return you file — built to keep more of what you earn.

  • check_circleFederal, state & local returns
  • check_circleInheritance, sales & property tax
  • check_circleYear-round proactive planning
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Accounting

A full-service back office so your books stay clean and current — freeing you to focus on building the business.

  • check_circleMonthly bookkeeping & close
  • check_circleFinancial statements
  • check_circleCash flow & reporting
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Payroll Services

Accurate, on-time payroll handled end to end — filings, compliance, and your team paid without the headache.

  • check_circleFull-cycle payroll processing
  • check_circleTax filings & compliance
  • check_circleDirect deposit & reporting
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Small Business Consulting

Suppliers raising prices, employees wanting raises, the government wanting its cut — we help you navigate all of it.

  • check_circleEntity & structure strategy
  • check_circleProfitability & pricing
  • check_circleGrowth & succession planning
Red Clay CPAs

“We measure our success in relationships kept, not clients processed.”

The Red Clay promise
30+
Years guiding
Pennsylvania businesses
Our firm

A boutique firm, by design.

Red Clay CPAs was built on a simple conviction: the work that shapes your financial life shouldn’t be handed off to whoever answers the queue. When you work with us, you work with a partner — someone who learns your business, anticipates your questions, and stays with you year after year.

We pair the depth of a national practice — tax, accounting, payroll, and advisory all in-house — with the responsiveness of a firm small enough to know you by name. It’s the kind of attention the big shops promise and rarely deliver.

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Partner-led
You speak to a decision-maker, not a callback.
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Always responsive
Most questions answered within a day.
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Quietly rigorous
Every return reviewed, twice.
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In it for the long run
Relationships measured in decades.
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A real team, right here in Pennsylvania

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The people behind the work

A small team, deeply invested in you.

You won’t be passed around. Each part of your financial life is owned by a department lead who knows your business — and stays with you year after year.

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Tax & Advisory
Department Lead

Leads tax planning and preparation, and the year-round strategy behind it.

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Accounting & Payroll
Department Lead

Keeps the books clean and the payroll on time, month after month.

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Client Services
Department Lead

Your first point of contact — and the reason nothing falls through the cracks.

The Red Clay difference

The same expertise
A completely different feel

Most firms make you choose between deep expertise and genuine attention. We were built so you never have to.

The typical firm
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closeRouted to whoever is free
checkA dedicated partner who knows your file
closeBilled for every phone call
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closeReactive, once-a-year contact
checkProactive, year-round planning
closeYou chase the status
checkWe reach out before you have to ask
Our partners

A trusted circle, beyond the books.

Great financial guidance rarely stands alone. Over the years we’ve built relationships with professionals we trust completely — so when your needs reach beyond accounting, you’re already in good hands.

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Joe O'Keefe Law PLLC

Business, estate, and transactional law — a trusted partner for clients who need counsel alongside their numbers.

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We partner with two premier Payroll and HCM providers. They focus on your employees, while we focus on you!

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HEER HCM
Full-Service HCM
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A full Human Capital Management (HCM) provider. We use state-of-the-art software and offer every option available — and we can even build systems that don't exist yet to help your payroll run more smoothly and do exactly what you need it to.

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We do not use AI. You will always talk to — and be served by — a living, breathing, highly trained human being.

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Servicios en Español
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Ofrecemos servicios de nómina, recursos humanos y HCM para la comunidad hispanohablante. Nuestro equipo domina el español y el inglés, y entiende a fondo tus necesidades.

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No usamos inteligencia artificial. Siempre hablarás con — y serás atendido por — una persona real, altamente capacitada.

Referral partners are independent firms. Red Clay CPAs does not control and is not responsible for the services they provide; we simply introduce clients to professionals we know and respect.

Proud Member & Supporter

Accredited, accountable, and in good company.

We hold ourselves to the standards of the professional bodies that govern our work — and proudly support the organizations that keep our industry honest.

AICPAAmerican Institute of Certified Public Accountants
PICPAPennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
PASBAPennsylvania Small Business Association
IPPAIndependent Payroll Providers Association
AICPAAmerican Institute of Certified Public Accountants
PICPAPennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
PASBAPennsylvania Small Business Association
IPPAIndependent Payroll Providers Association
AICPAAmerican Institute of Certified Public Accountants
PICPAPennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
PASBAPennsylvania Small Business Association
IPPAIndependent Payroll Providers Association
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PICPAPennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
PASBAPennsylvania Small Business Association
IPPAIndependent Payroll Providers Association
Our promise

What you can count on, every time.

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We actually pick up the phone

You reach a partner who knows your business by name — not a queue, not an account number, not a bot.

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We work to keep more in your pocket

Proactive, year-round planning means we look for opportunities long before the filing deadline arrives.

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Everything under one roof

Tax, accounting, and payroll handled together, so nothing slips through the cracks between providers.

Red Clay CPAs

Ready for an accountant who actually knows your name?

Let’s start with a free, no-pressure conversation about where you stand and where you want to go.

Let’s talk

Bring us your numbers. We’ll bring the calm.

A first conversation is free and never a sales pitch — just an honest look at where you stand and how we can help. Reach out and a partner will get back to you, usually within the day.

location_on616 East Cypress Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348printFax (610) 467-7887scheduleMon–Fri · 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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