Sterling Compliance Partners was founded in 2021 by a team of former IRS auditors, Big Four accountants, and AI engineers who believed small businesses deserved the same tax compliance tools as Fortune 500 companies — without the six-figure consulting fees.
We believe every freelancer, startup, and small business owner deserves access to professional-grade tax audit tools. Most tax errors are not intentional — they're a result of complexity and lack of accessible guidance.
Sterling's AI was trained on 50,000+ real audit cases and 10,000+ tax rules. We don't just flag problems — we explain them in plain English and show you exactly how to fix them.
Explore Our PlatformWe hold ourselves to a 98.6% accuracy standard. Every algorithm is validated against real IRS outcomes.
Bank-grade encryption and zero-knowledge architecture. Your data is always yours.
Small businesses deserve the same tax tools as enterprises. We build for the underserved.
No hidden fees. No surprise charges. Clear pricing that scales with your actual usage.
CEO & Co-Founder
Tax Law & ComplianceFormer IRS Senior Auditor, 12 years in tax compliance and fintech. CPA, JD.
CTO & Co-Founder
AI & EngineeringEx-Google AI engineer. Built ML models for financial fraud detection at scale.
Head of Tax Intelligence
Tax Strategy15 years at Big Four accounting firms. Specializes in SME tax strategy and audit defense.
Head of Security
CybersecurityFormer NSA cybersecurity analyst. Oversees SOC 2, GDPR, and data protection.
VP of Customer Success
Customer ExperienceBuilt customer success programs at Intuit and TurboTax. 10K+ clients onboarded.
Lead Data Scientist
Machine LearningPhD in Computational Finance. Trained our risk models on 50,000+ audit cases.
Sterling founded in New York City. Raised $2.1M seed round.
Launched v1.0 with 500 beta customers. Won AICPA Innovation Award.
Reached 1,000 customers. Achieved SOC 2 Type II certification.
Series A funding. Launched Enterprise tier. 2,500+ active clients.
International expansion. AI v3 engine. $2.3M in client tax savings found.