Today we’d like to introduce you to Fasal Shariff.
Fasal, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
I am certified public accountant, born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Growing up, my father owned his own business, a textile-manufacturing company, and employed close to 60 people in the 90’s in Dallas.
Throughout high school and university, I worked at my father’s factory and learned the business. After graduating from Plano West Senior High School, I went on to attend Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas. After hard work and meeting the admission requirements, I was accepted into the Cox School of Business at SMU. The Cox School of Business was one of the highest-ranked business schools in the U.S.A. I studied accounting – and as it’s considered the “language of business”, therefore, what better degree could I earn when my plan was to run and expand my father’s business one day. I graduated with my B.B.A. in Accounting in 2006. With my degree in hand, I was employed by a mid-sized firm called BDO Seidman, LLP as an audit associate in September of that year. I worked for BDO from 2006 to 2009 and after deciding I wanted to work for the Big 4, I received a job offer as an audit associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. While working at PwC, I sat for the CPA exams and passed all of them after intense months of study.
Further, in 2012 I worked for Deloitte & Touche, LLP in Dallas as an audit senior. Finally, in July of 2014, I left to start my own practice called Shariff CPA Firm, P.C. after realizing there was a huge demand for tax, accounting and audit services in my local business community. After working for the Big 4 accounting firms, I wanted to incorporate that experience, professionalism and work ethic into my own practice. The experience I picked up from working at my father’s factory helped tremendously, and his entrepreneur skills taught me how to be a businessman. At the end of the day, it all comes down to how hard and smart you work. You have to hustle to see results. Today, I run my practice out of the Dallas Design District and I have my own accounting staff. I really enjoy what I do, and I believe it is all a blessing.
Has it been a smooth road?
It has definitely not been a smooth road, but I have learned so much along my journey since starting the firm in 2014. I believe the biggest struggle was that our practice was initially focused on providing just traditional bookkeeping/accounting and tax preparation services and my background was in audit (assurance). Coming from an audit background (which is very different from traditional accounting & tax); I had a steep learning curve to overcome! I worked tirelessly to learn this business. From networking with other CPA’s, attending conferences, watching videos, reading books and blogs; I tried to get my hands on any resource that could help me along the way. However, I believe this was beneficial for me because it forced me to learn the business properly and taught me to value the time that CPA’s spend to provide top-level service to their clients.
We’d love to hear more about your business.
Shariff CPA Firm, P.C. is a licensed CPA Firm in the State of Texas founded in 2014 by Mohammad Fasal Shariff, CPA (CEO & Founder).
Full-Service CPA Firm licensed in the State of Texas providing accounting and tax services to small and medium-sized businesses. We provide the following services:
• Tax preparation for Individuals (Form 1040), Corporations (Form 1120), S Corporations (Form 1120S), and Partnerships (Form 1065)
• Record keeping on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis to reconcile client bank accounts, generate financial statements, clean-up the general ledger, and provide consulting
• IRS Audit Representation
• Payroll and Quarterly IRS Payroll Tax Reports (Form 941, 940 and TWC)
• Sales Tax and Franchise Tax Reports and Audit Representation
• Outsource Accounting Services: “In-house Accounting Department”
• Financial Statement Review and Compilation Services
• Part-Time CFO Services
• ERP
Our clients! Our clients are what makes us who we are! We worked hard for our clients and focus on top-level service and quality work.
We focus on providing value to our clients rather than how much money we will make. One of our core values is that we believe in providing service with attention to detail, dedication, and honesty -and these values are our “organic marketing” because clients are likely to discuss their experiences with their CPA with their friends and family!
Is our city a good place to do what you do?
Yes, Dallas/Ft. Worth is a great place to start a business! With all of the economic growth shifting to North Dallas and Texas, we are likely to see more individuals and business seeking accounting, tax preparation, tax planning, and consulting services in the future.
Contact Info:
- Address: 163 Parkhouse St.
Dallas, Texas 75207 - Website: https://www.shariffcpa.com/
- Phone: 214-741-4431
- Email: mfshariff@shariffcpa.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shariffcpafirm/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shariffcpafirm/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/shariffcpafirm
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/shariff-cpa-firm-dallas-3
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