About Pocket CPA · Columbia, Maryland
Big-firm expertise. Small-firm attention
Pocket CPA gives you the expertise you'd expect from a large firm, with the attention you'd only expect from a small one. Founded by Mandeep "Manny" Sandhu, CPA, and based in Columbia, Maryland, we handle tax planning, returns, and bookkeeping for business owners, investors, and high earners whose finances have outgrown software and seasonal preparers.
Every return is prepared and reviewed by a licensed CPA — never junior staff, never an offshore team. And you get the one thing most firms quietly drop once they get busy: direct access to the CPA doing your work, and a timely answer when you reach out. In the last five years alone, Manny has personally led over 1,000 tax consultations.
Founder: Mandeep "Manny" Sandhu, CPA Licensed in Maryland & Florida 10+ years, 700+ clients served Based in Columbia, Maryland (Howard County) Business & individual tax prep and bookkeeping Serving Maryland, D.C., Northern Virginia & nationwide
Who We Work With
We work with clients whose tax situations have moved past simple. If your return involves a business, multiple schedules, investment income, or a serious W-2, that's the work we do every day.
Our clients include:
- Small and midsize business owners
- S-corporation and partnership owners
- Consultants and professional-service firm owners
- Physicians and medical practice owners
- Dentists and dental practice owners
- Real estate investors with rental income
- High-income professionals with more complicated returns
If you've got K-1s, rental properties, investment income, multistate filings, or a business return that has to be right the first time, you're exactly who we built this for. We can help with your business tax return, your individual return, or keeping your books clean year-round.
What Makes Pocket CPA Different
A licensed CPA on every file. Your return is prepared and reviewed by a CPA. Not a seasonal preparer, not an enrolled agent, not junior staff.
Direct access. You work with the CPA doing your work. When you have a question, you reach the person who actually knows your file.
In-house, never offshore. Your documents and your financial data stay with us. Nothing gets routed overseas to save a buck.
Responsive all year. Questions get real answers, usually within one business day. We don't disappear during busy season.
Built for complicated returns. Business returns, individual returns, K-1s, rentals, multistate filings. We handle both sides, so your business numbers and your personal numbers actually line up.
Clear and organized. Clean books, accurate returns, and explanations you can follow. You'll always know what's on your return and why it's there.
The CPA Behind Your Return
Meet the founder, Manny Sandhu, CPA
Pocket CPA is led by its founder, Mandeep "Manny" Sandhu, a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Maryland and Florida with more than a decade of experience working alongside business owners, investors, and high earners.
His background covers both sides of the table. Years at a regional accounting firm sharpened how complicated returns get prepared and reviewed. Time inside corporate and industry accounting taught him how the people actually paying those taxes think. That mix is what shapes the firm's approach: returns explained in plain English, records kept organized so filing season isn't a fire drill, and a CPA who stays reachable in July, not just in April.
Away from the firm, Manny is a husband and a dad of two who spends his free time hiking, traveling, and untangling complicated problems.
Local Roots, Nationwide Reach
Pocket CPA is based in Columbia, Maryland, right in the middle of Howard County. We work with clients across Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia, and with business owners and professionals all over the country through a secure virtual process.
Going virtual doesn't mean going distant. We collect your documents securely, meet by video or phone on your schedule, and give you the same direct CPA relationship you'd expect from a firm right down the street.
How It Works
- Secure document collection. You share your paperwork through a secure portal. No loose email attachments, no shoebox of receipts.
- Clear communication. We tell you what we need, ask the right questions, and keep you in the loop on where things stand.
- CPA review. Your return or your books get prepared and reviewed by a licensed CPA before anything is final.
- A virtual meeting. We walk through your numbers together and answer your questions in plain English.
- Organized delivery. You get a clean, finished result and a clear picture of what comes next.
What We Care About
- Accuracy. Getting it right before anything gets filed.
- Responsiveness. Answers when you need them, not three weeks later.
- Clarity. Explanations that make sense to someone who isn't an accountant.
- Confidentiality. Your information handled securely and kept in-house.
- Long-term relationships. A CPA who's still here next year, and the year after that.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who founded Pocket CPA?
Pocket CPA was founded by Mandeep "Manny" Sandhu, a licensed Certified Public Accountant with more than a decade of experience working with business owners, investors, and high-income professionals.
Where is Pocket CPA located?
Pocket CPA is based in Columbia, Maryland, and serves the surrounding Howard County area.
Does Pocket CPA work with clients outside Maryland?
Yes. Pocket CPA is a virtual firm. It works with clients in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia, and with clients across the United States through a secure online process.
What types of clients does Pocket CPA serve?
Pocket CPA works with business owners, S-corporation and partnership owners, consultants, physicians, dentists, real estate investors, and high-income professionals with more complicated tax situations.
What accounting services does Pocket CPA provide?
Pocket CPA provides business tax preparation, individual tax preparation, bookkeeping, catch-up bookkeeping, and business accounting support.
Is Pocket CPA a virtual accounting firm?
Yes. Pocket CPA is based in Columbia, Maryland and works with clients virtually through a secure, streamlined process.
Do clients work directly with a CPA?
Yes. Every return is prepared and reviewed by a licensed CPA, and you communicate directly with the CPA handling your work.
Accurate · Responsive · CPA-Led
Let's Take a Look at Your Situation
If your taxes have outgrown software and seasonal preparers, a short conversation is the best place to start. We'll go over where things stand, walk you through how we'd handle your return or your books, and tell you exactly what working together would look like.