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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.

2,500+
Active Clients
$2.3M
Tax Savings Found
98.6%
Accuracy Rate
4 years
In Business
Our Mission

Democratizing Tax Compliance for Every Business

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.

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Accuracy First

We hold ourselves to a 98.6% accuracy standard. Every algorithm is validated against real IRS outcomes.

Uncompromising Security

Bank-grade encryption and zero-knowledge architecture. Your data is always yours.

SME Advocacy

Small businesses deserve the same tax tools as enterprises. We build for the underserved.

Transparent Pricing

No hidden fees. No surprise charges. Clear pricing that scales with your actual usage.

The Team

Meet the People Behind Sterling

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Alexandra Chen

CEO & Co-Founder

Tax Law & Compliance

Former IRS Senior Auditor, 12 years in tax compliance and fintech. CPA, JD.

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Marcus Thompson

CTO & Co-Founder

AI & Engineering

Ex-Google AI engineer. Built ML models for financial fraud detection at scale.

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Priya Nair

Head of Tax Intelligence

Tax Strategy

15 years at Big Four accounting firms. Specializes in SME tax strategy and audit defense.

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David Park

Head of Security

Cybersecurity

Former NSA cybersecurity analyst. Oversees SOC 2, GDPR, and data protection.

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Lisa Williams

VP of Customer Success

Customer Experience

Built customer success programs at Intuit and TurboTax. 10K+ clients onboarded.

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Carlos Rivera

Lead Data Scientist

Machine Learning

PhD in Computational Finance. Trained our risk models on 50,000+ audit cases.

Milestones

Our Journey

2021

Sterling founded in New York City. Raised $2.1M seed round.

2022

Launched v1.0 with 500 beta customers. Won AICPA Innovation Award.

2023

Reached 1,000 customers. Achieved SOC 2 Type II certification.

2024

Series A funding. Launched Enterprise tier. 2,500+ active clients.

2025

International expansion. AI v3 engine. $2.3M in client tax savings found.