For Chicago CPA & Tax Firms
IT Support & Microsoft 365 for Accounting Firms
Get through tax season without IT surprises. We handle your technology so you can focus on your clients.
Book a Free IT AssessmentSmall accounting firms run on email, files, and a few key apps, and they all need to work every day, especially from January to April. Farnaus Technologies is one local partner for your Microsoft 365, devices, security, backup, and support.
Sound Familiar?
Something breaks in March
A laptop won't boot, email stops syncing, or the shared drive disappears right when returns are due. Tax season is the worst time to be stuck waiting on IT.
Not sure who to call
Your tax software, Microsoft 365, printer, Wi-Fi, and backups come from different vendors. When something goes wrong, everyone points somewhere else.
Sending files the hard way
Client documents travel by email attachment, personal Dropbox, or USB stick because nobody has set up an easy, secure way to share them.
New hires lose their first day
Seasonal staff and new hires wait on a laptop, an email account, and access to the right folders, then someone has to remember to shut it all off when they leave.
What You Get
- Tax-season uptime Devices, email, and files tuned and checked before January, so the busy season is about clients, not computers
- Fast help when something breaks One local team to reach for any IT problem, who already knows your setup
- Secure client file sharing Easy sharing through Microsoft 365 that clients can actually use, without attachments everywhere
- Smooth new-hire setup Laptop, email, and folder access ready on day one, and cleanly removed when someone leaves
- Microsoft 365 that just works Email, Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint set up properly and managed for you
- One predictable bill Your agreed IT scope for one monthly price, with fewer vendors to juggle
What We Take Off Your Plate
Microsoft 365
We license, set up, and manage email, Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint for your whole team.
Devices
Laptops and desktops set up, updated automatically, and ready for each new hire.
Security
Sign-in protection, device protection, and email filtering that stays out of your way.
Backup
Your email and files backed up, with restores tested so you know they work.
Support
Help for everyday IT questions, included in your plan.
Your other vendors
We coordinate with your tax and practice software vendors when an issue crosses into their product.
We've got the requirements covered too: our setup supports your firm's IRS and FTC data-security obligations. IRS Pub 5708
Free: Small Business IT Health Check
15 quick yes-or-no questions about your email, devices, backups, and logins. See your score instantly and get simple next steps by email.
Based in Chicago and serving the suburbs in Cook, DuPage, Will, Kane, Lake & McHenry counties. See our service area · What managed IT includes
Common Questions
When is the best time to get started? ▼
Before tax season. A free assessment in the fall or early winter gives us time to tidy up devices, email, and file sharing before January.
Will you work with our tax and practice software? ▼
Yes. We manage the Microsoft 365, devices, security, and backup around it, and coordinate with your software vendor when an issue is on their side.
What if we already have Microsoft 365? ▼
We can work with your existing licenses or move you to ours, whichever makes more sense for your firm.
What about the IRS and FTC data-security requirements? ▼
We've got the technical side covered too. Things like sign-in protection, encryption, and backups are part of how we set you up, and we can help you document them in your firm's written security plan.
Get Ready Before Tax Season
In a free 15-minute call, we'll look at your email, devices, file sharing, and backups, and tell you honestly what's worth fixing first.
Assessment calls: weekdays, 3–6 PM CT, by Microsoft Teams.