About Elizabeth
For more than two decades, I’ve helped clients understand their taxes, not just file them.
I’ve been a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Minnesota since 2003. I began my career as a bookkeeper at a mid-size regional firm while studying for the CPA exam, and over the years I worked across accounting, business tax and individual tax.
In 2010 I founded Elizabeth Bystrom CPA, Ltd. From the start, I chose to keep the practice small. Today it is a private CPA practice serving a limited number of clients, many with complex individual returns, real estate and investment holdings, or decisions where tax and long-term planning meet.
Keeping the practice private is deliberate. It means I prepare each return myself, know each client’s situation in depth, and have the time to explain it clearly. New engagements are considered by qualified referral only.
Outside the practice, I share practical payroll resources through Expansion Consulting Services and present at select professional conferences.
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