About the Owner

Olga Odhiambo, CPA

Olga is a CPA with over 5 years of experience in providing comprehensive high-quality tax,  and accounting services to the Early Childhood Education industry across the United States.

Utilizing her expertise in accounting and tax,  she has been pivotal in ensuring that the owners in this industry increase their Return on Investment and reduce their tax liability by $5,000-$150,000 with innovative accounting & tax strategies.

Olga developed a passion for ECE as a result of seeing the important work the teachers and the director did and positive changes in her son who at the time was attending preschool. She felt that it might not be practical to change careers but she could support this work, which is based on passion and love for children, by offering accounting and tax solutions to the Early Childhood Education Centers.

She is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of Virginia and a member of the American Society of Tax Problem Solvers (ASTPS) and also a member of the National Association of Tax Professionals (NATP). She is also a Certified Tax Coach and a Profit First Professional. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Business Analysis & Finance from the University of Leicester.

Certifications & Memberships

  • Msc Business Analysis & Finance (Leicester University, UK)
  • NATP
  • CPA 
  • Quickbooks Proadvisor
  • Certified Tax Coach

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