Partnership Models
Built For Your Growth
Strategic collaboration models designed to scale capabilities, optimize delivery, and
drive mutual growth. Choose the model that fits your firm.
200+
CPA Firms Partnered
3,000+
Professionals Across Two Countries
40+
Offices Across 20+ Cities
10,000+
Clients Supported
10+
Years Serving U.S. & Canada Firms
What We Help With
Your firm sells it. Your client gets it. We deliver the backend.
Bookkeeping
Day-to-day bookkeeping, reconciliations, AR/AP, cleanup and catch-up, month-end close, financial reporting, and ongoing accounting support.
Learn MoreTax
Individual and business tax return preparation and review, workpapers, reconciliations, and year-end readiness to support accurate and timely filings.
Learn MoreAudit Support
Audit and specialized support services, including EBP audits, financial audits, documentation preparation, and audit-ready workpapers.
Learn MoreSales and Use Tax
Sales and use tax preparation, nexus analysis, state registrations, return filings, reconciliations, and compliance support.
Learn MoreTwo Models, One Mission
Our collaborative framework offers flexible engagement models tailored to the specific needs and
growth stages of accounting firms, ensuring seamless integration and mutual success.
Referral Partnership
Ideal for established firms that do not want to deliver certain services internally.
- Zero operational overhead
- Immediate monetization
- Focus on core competencies
- Client referred to us; we manage delivery end-to-end
- Services delivered under MYCPE ONE brand
Most Popular
White-Label Partnership
Ideal for firms wanting to expand services without building internal capacity.
- Expanded service portfolio
- Client retention & stickiness
- Seamless brand experience
- Client relationship front-end managed by you
- Services delivered under your brand
Why Firms Partner with Us
Add capacity. Same workflow. No extra hiring.
Expand Service Portfolio
Enable firms to offer a wider range of services to existing clients without building internal capabilities. Ideal for increasing wallet share through referrals.
Expand Service Without Staffing
Scale service offerings seamlessly under your own brand without the overhead of hiring, training, or managing additional staff. Focus on client relationships while we handle delivery.
White Label vs Referral Partnership
Compare the two models side by side.
| Responsibility | White Label PartnershipDelivered under your firm's name | Referral PartnershipYou refer, we take it from there |
|---|---|---|
| Onshore Engagement Partner The onshore partner who owns the engagement and is accountable to the client for it. | By Firm | By MYCPE ONE |
| Engagement Sign Off Who signs the final audit report, tax return or filing and takes professional responsibility for it. | By Firm | By MYCPE ONE |
| Client-Facing Responsibility Who the client deals with day to day, from document requests and questions to status updates and final delivery. | By Firm | By MYCPE ONE |
| Offshore Engagement Lead Our team member who prepares the work and runs the engagement day to day. | By MYCPE ONE | By MYCPE ONE |
| Offshore Engagement Manager Our senior team member who reviews the work and keeps the engagement on schedule. | By MYCPE ONE | By MYCPE ONE |
| Engagement / Prep Software The software each engagement runs on, included so your firm does not need its own licenses. For bookkeeping, we work inside the client's existing ledger. | By MYCPE ONE | By MYCPE ONE |
| AI Practice Management Suite AI-first platform Assure Pro, for clients, workflows, documents and billing in one place. | By MYCPE ONE | By MYCPE ONE |
| AI Suite Assure Books, Assure Audit and Assure Tax, AI-first tools for bookkeeping, audit and tax work. | By MYCPE ONE | By MYCPE ONE |
Rows highlighted in blue are the ones that change between the two models.
Talent & Training Advantage
Why partnerships unlock organizational potential
Without Partnerships
"The Capacity Trap"
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Stuck in Delivery
Teams are consumed by high-volume, repetitive tasks, leaving zero margin for strategic thought.
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Stagnant Skill Sets
Little time or budget for upskilling; junior staff burn out on compliance work instead of learning advisory.
With Partnerships
"The Expertise Engine"
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Leadership Focus Shift
Partners reallocate time from review to niche-based onboarding and strategic mentoring.
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Targeted Talent Development
Recruiting focuses on specialized advisors rather than generalist processors. Continuous training becomes the norm.
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Real Expertise Building
The firm builds deep intellectual property and market authority, not just headcount capacity.
Operational Support Services
Comprehensive operational support & provided by MYCPE ONE
Website Building &
Management
Digital Marketing &
Lead Gen
Online Business
Development
SEO (Search Engine
Optimization)
Managed IT &
Cybersecurity
Engagement Letter
Drafting
Task Tracking &
Management
Sending &
Tracking Proposals
Access to MYCPE
ONE CRM Platform
Access to
CPE platform
How to Get Started
No-Obligation, Free Sign up to Interview Talent
01
Discovery
We understand your services, volumes, partnership model, and delivery expectations.
02
Onboarding
We align on clients, workflows, tools, access, and communication before work begins.
03
Delivery
Our backend team executes the work with ongoing quality checks and reporting.
Full-Stack Technology Provided
Our comprehensive technology stack ensures seamless operations and delivery across all partnership models.
| Technology Category | Referral Model | White-Label Model |
|---|---|---|
| Core Tax & Audit Software | ||
| Practice Management & Billing | ||
| Tracking of Task & Client Review | ||
| Proprietary Tech Automations | ||
| Accounting Software | To Be Discussed* | To Be Discussed* |
* Based on negotiations and level of involvement of MYCPE ONE
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are CPA firm partnership models?
CPA firm partnership models are structured collaboration arrangements that let a firm expand its services without building internal capacity, by having a delivery partner handle the backend work. Your firm sells the service and owns the client relationship, while the partner executes bookkeeping, tax, audit support, or sales and use tax work. The model you choose decides whose brand the work is delivered under and how much operational responsibility you keep.
Which partnership model is right for my firm?
The right model depends on your firm's stage and how much of the delivery you want to own. Choose a referral partnership if you want immediate monetization with zero operational overhead, a white-label partnership if you want to expand your service portfolio under your own brand without hiring, and a growth partnership if you are scaling or launching a practice and want full operational infrastructure. Many firms match different models to different service lines based on where they want control.
How does a referral partnership work?
In a referral partnership, you refer the client to MYCPE ONE and the delivery is managed end-to-end under the MYCPE ONE brand. It carries zero operational overhead and lets you monetize services you do not want to deliver internally, so you can stay focused on your core competencies. It is ideal for established firms that want to increase wallet share without taking on new work.
How does a white-label partnership work?
In a white-label partnership, services are delivered under your brand while you manage the client-facing relationship. You expand your service portfolio without the overhead of hiring, training, or managing additional staff, and the client experiences a seamless single-brand relationship. This is the most popular model because it strengthens client retention and stickiness while the backend delivery is handled for you.
How does a growth partnership work?
A growth partnership gives you full operational infrastructure to build a scalable practice from the ground up, with services delivered under your brand while you manage the onshore client relationship. It is designed for solo practitioners and small firms that want rapid, end-to-end practice support with minimal initial setup time. You launch and grow a robust firm without assembling the entire delivery engine yourself.
What services can be delivered through a partnership model?
You can deliver bookkeeping, tax, audit support, and sales and use tax through any of the partnership models. Bookkeeping covers reconciliations, AR and AP, cleanup and catch-up, month-end close, and financial reporting. Tax covers individual and business return preparation and review, while audit support covers EBP audits, financial audits, and audit-ready documentation, and sales and use tax covers nexus analysis, state registrations, filings, and compliance.
Do I keep control of my client relationship?
In white-label and growth partnerships, yes, you keep and manage the client relationship while delivery happens in the background. In a referral partnership, the client is referred to MYCPE ONE, which manages delivery end-to-end. The model you select determines exactly how much of the client relationship you retain, so you can choose based on the level of ownership you want.
Whose brand are the partnership services delivered under?
It depends on the model. Referral partnership services are delivered under the MYCPE ONE brand, while white-label and growth partnership services are delivered under your firm's brand. This lets you decide whether the work is openly handled by a partner or presented as a seamless extension of your own firm.
How do partnership models help firms add capacity without hiring?
Partnership models add delivery capacity through an existing team and infrastructure, so you scale services without recruiting, training, or managing new staff. This frees your team from high-volume, repetitive compliance work and gives leadership room to focus on advisory and strategic growth. You add capacity using the same workflow, with no extra hiring.
Can my firm use more than one partnership model?
Yes, the framework is flexible and firms often apply different models to different service lines. You might refer one service while white-labeling another, depending on where you want brand ownership and operational control. The engagement structure is tailored to your firm's needs and growth stage, so the right mix can be confirmed with MYCPE ONE.
How do partnership models improve firm profitability and growth?
They let you monetize more services without expanding permanent payroll, which increases wallet share and revenue per client while protecting margins. By moving repetitive delivery work off your team, partners can reallocate time to niche onboarding, advisory, and mentoring, building lasting expertise and market authority rather than just headcount. The result is growth in capability, not only capacity.