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𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗱𝗶 𝗖𝗣𝗔 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝗮𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁 & 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀

October 30, 2026

𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗱𝗶 𝗖𝗣𝗔 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝗮𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁 & 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀

By: Deen Cadi CPA PLLC

Texas CPA firm brings experienced audit professionals and SOC 2 specialists together to expand access to independent financial reporting and technology assurance.

TEXAS, October 2026. Deen Cadi CPA PLLC (TX) announces the expansion of its independent audit and assurance practice, with a focus on helping Texas businesses obtain the independent financial reporting and attestation services increasingly relevant to commercial lending, investment, and enterprise relationships.

The practice brings together experienced audit engagement leaders and technical specialists to serve privately held companies, entrepreneurs, technology providers, and growing enterprises across Texas, including the Houston, Dallas–Fort Worth, Austin, and San Antonio markets.

“Texas has created an extraordinary environment for entrepreneurship and business growth,” said Deen Cadi, CPA, Founder and Managing Principal.

“As these businesses expand, they encounter increasingly sophisticated financial reporting and assurance expectations. Our goal is to ensure that growing Texas enterprises have access to independent professional examinations that allow their financial information and controls to be evaluated with the same rigor expected of larger organizations.”

Supporting Texas’ Growing Business Economy

According to the Texas Comptroller’s 2025 report, Small Business is Big Business in Texas, the state has approximately 3.5 million small businesses, representing 99.8% of Texas businesses and employing more than 5.1 million people.

Small businesses also accounted for 84% of the state’s net job growth between March 2023 and March 2024, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy.

As these enterprises pursue larger financing arrangements, institutional investment, acquisitions, and commercial expansion, independently audited or reviewed financial statements may become an important component of stakeholder evaluation.

“For many growing businesses, there comes a point when financial statements prepared internally are no longer sufficient for the requirements of lenders or investors,” Cadi explained.

“An independent audit or review provides a recognized professional reporting framework. Our responsibility is to examine the information objectively and issue the appropriate report, not to influence the outcome of a financing or investment decision.”

Access to independent financial reporting can help growing businesses demonstrate the level of financial transparency increasingly expected by lenders, investors, and institutional counterparties, without guaranteeing a particular financing or commercial outcome.

SOC 2 Assurance for Texas Technology Companies

A major area of specialization for the Texas practice is SOC 2 Type I and Type II examinations for software developers, cloud service providers, managed technology companies, and other service organizations.

Texas’ expanding technology ecosystem creates opportunities for emerging businesses to compete for contracts with larger corporations, financial institutions, and enterprise customers.

However, these opportunities frequently involve more demanding vendor assessments and information security requirements. Prospective enterprise customers may require independently examined information about a technology provider’s controls before entering into significant commercial relationships.

“An emerging Texas technology company may have an exceptional product and outstanding technical capabilities, yet prospective enterprise customers still require independent information about its controls,” Cadi said.

“SOC 2 provides an established framework for examining relevant controls and reporting on their design and, where applicable, operating effectiveness. This allows smaller businesses to demonstrate credibility through independent examination rather than relying solely on management representations.”

The firm’s SOC 2 focus reflects the growing importance of independently examined controls in commercial relationships involving technology systems, sensitive information, and operational dependencies.

Recognizing the AICPA’s Vision

Cadi also acknowledged the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the professionals whose foresight contributed to the development of the SOC reporting framework in 2011.

“What I find particularly remarkable is the vision behind that initiative. As technology began fundamentally reshaping business operations, these professionals recognized the need for an independent approach to evaluating trust, security, and accountability.

“Their work demonstrated how the principles that have long defined our profession (independence, objectivity, professional skepticism, and public trust) could remain relevant as business evolved.

“With artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and digital services transforming our economy, the significance of that early vision is especially evident. I have tremendous respect for the professionals whose foresight helped establish this important framework.”

Experienced Audit Professionals and Independence

The Texas practice is supported by experienced audit engagement leaders and technical specialists in financial reporting, attestation, internal controls, and technology assurance.

Individual engagements are directed by qualified professionals responsible for technical execution, supervision, and compliance with applicable professional standards.

This structure is intended to provide the specialized expertise required for independent assurance engagements while maintaining appropriate quality management and professional accountability.

“Independence is the foundation of credible assurance,” Cadi emphasized. “Our role is not to validate predetermined conclusions but to objectively examine evidence and communicate our findings in accordance with professional standards.”

The Texas audit and assurance practice operates separately from the tax strategy and advisory services provided through Deen Cadi CPA PLLC (FL). Applicable independence requirements are evaluated across relevant professional and business relationships.

Audit and Assurance Services

Services include financial statement audits and reviews, SOC 2 examinations, lender-related financial reporting, loan covenant compliance examinations, agreed-upon procedures, transaction-related attestation, financial statement compilations, and specialized internal control engagements.

These services address different reporting needs, including financial statement assurance for financing arrangements, independent examinations of technology controls, and reporting on specified contractual or financial matters.

Deen Cadi, CPA, is a member of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TXCPA). Deen Cadi CPA PLLC (TX) is enrolled in the AICPA Peer Review Program.

About Deen Cadi CPA

Deen Cadi CPA operates through separately organized professional entities. Deen Cadi CPA PLLC (TX) provides independent audit and assurance services, while Deen Cadi CPA PLLC (FL) focuses on tax strategy, compliance, and business advisory.

The firm’s broader objective is to make specialized professional services accessible to growing businesses while maintaining the technical standards, independence, and accountability appropriate to each engagement.