Accountant
Perla brings more than 18 years of combined accounting and tax experience. She began her career as an auditor with one of the largest local CPA firms in El Paso, TX, where she developed a strong foundation in auditing, financial reporting and regulatory compliance.
She later transitioned into a corporate accounting role with a prestigious publicly traded company, where she spent several years analyzing financial statements at both the corporate and business-unit levels. In this role, she also assisted with the consolidation of intercompany accounts among domestic and international subsidiaries, gaining valuable experience in complex financial operations and reporting.
Perla eventually returned to public accounting, focusing on supporting smaller businesses and individual clients with bookkeeping, tax compliance, tax planning and tax return preparation. Through this work, she discovered a passion for helping clients navigate the complexities of the tax code while maintaining accurate financial records and strong financial organization. She is committed to providing clients with peace of mind and confidence in the financial health and stability of their businesses.
Education
YOUR TAX STRATEGY SHOULD BE STRUCTURED,
DEFENSIBLE & TRULY ALIGNED WITH YOUR BUSINESS GOALS.
Perla Carrillo’s public biography already explains her accounting, audit, corporate, and cross-border background. Her role also illustrates a practical point: legal tax advice depends on accurate financial information. Records, reconciliations, prior filings, and entity data often determine what the legal team can evaluate and document.
Tax compliance services may require more than collecting a current-year return. A useful review can involve prior filings, account balances, ownership records, financial statements, and information supplied by outside accountants. Organizing those materials before a tax compliance consultation can help the legal team identify missing facts and inconsistent reporting.
Business tax planning depends on assumptions about income, ownership, distributions, investments, and future transactions. International tax planning may add foreign entities, intercompany activity, currency, or foreign-source income. Perla’s accounting support can help convert those records into a clearer factual picture for the attorneys responsible for legal advice.
Clients who must report foreign bank accounts may need to reconstruct account ownership, balances, signatory authority, and filing history. The accounting work does not replace legal analysis, but complete records can make that analysis more reliable. A well-organized record can also reduce rework when several entities, tax years, or outside advisors are involved in the same matter.
Perla is an Accountant and Non-Attorney, so her role should remain clear. She supports the legal team with financial context, reporting history, and organized documentation. The attorneys remain responsible for legal positions, privilege, representation, and advice. This distinction helps users understand how accounting support can strengthen a tax matter without presenting Perla as legal counsel.
