About Me

Starla Smith, CPA, is Founder and Owner of Stellar Accounting LLC. Passionate about helping her clients relieve the stress and burden of all things related to their taxes, Starla has earned several impressive credentials, including Certified Public Accountant (licensed in the state of Alabama), NTPI® Fellow from the National Tax Practice Institute, and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). She leverages her tax experience and background as a corporate controller to offer tax preparation, planning and representation services and bookkeeping support to individuals and small business owners.

Starla especially enjoys helping clients stay current with their tax filing and reporting obligations, responding to clients’ IRS and state letters, representing clients under audit, and helping clients who haven’t filed or paid their taxes on time find solutions that work for them.

Starla is a QuickBooks Advanced Certified ProAdvisor, is Chapter Vice-President of the National Association of Tax Practitioners – Alabama, and is a gold member of Tax Rep Network. She frequently attends professional tax seminars to learn the latest information on tax law.

Prior to starting her own business, Starla held controllership positions in several energy companies including Shell and BP. A native of Geneva, Alabama, Starla earned her Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Business Administration with a major in Accounting from the University of Alabama.