Tax-efficient payroll
Pay yourself through Cervin's S-corp payroll, with withholding and payroll tax filings handled for you.
Tax-advantaged back office for solopreneurs, small businesses, and multi-entity households.
Own your LLC, but gain a back office with tax-efficient payroll, health and retirement benefits, accounting, and more.
How it works
Your business, our S-corp, one back office.
Most owners who want S-corp payroll and real benefits end up forming and running a second company to get them. With Cervin, you don't. You keep your LLC and work through Cervin Advisors as the S-corp.
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Keep your LLC
Your business, clients and name stay exactly where they are. Nothing to dissolve, nothing to re-register.
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Join Cervin's S-corp
Instead of forming a corporation of your own, you're paid through Cervin Advisors — the S-corp is ours to set up and maintain.
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Get the whole back office
Tax-efficient payroll, health and retirement benefits, and accounting — run for you, with one team to call.
What's included
Everything a back office does, for a team of one or more.
The pieces a larger company takes for granted, without hiring the people to run them. Exact scope is set out in your written proposal before anything is billed.
Health benefits
Access to health coverage through Cervin, instead of shopping for a plan as a company of one.
Retirement benefits
A retirement plan available through Cervin, so saving for later doesn't depend on building your own plan.
Accounting
Bookkeeping oversight and a month-end close, so your numbers are ready when you or your tax advisor need them.
Multi-entity structure
Several LLCs or properties? Structure and expense allocation across all of them, kept in one place.
A team that answers
Real people in Dallas. We respond to every customer-service inquiry within one business day.
The difference
Your own S-corp, or ours.
Same goal — a proper back office — reached two very different ways.
Forming your own S-corpCervin as your S-corp
Your LLCYou keep itYou keep it
A separate corporationYou form, register and maintain itNot needed — you use ours
Payroll and filingsYou set up and run a payroll providerRun for you
Health and retirement benefitsYou find and administer plans for a team of oneAvailable through Cervin
AccountingYou hire a bookkeeper separatelyPart of the back office
Who you callSeveral vendorsOne team
Who it's for
Three kinds of owners, one kind of back office.
Solopreneurs
Consultants, creators and independent professionals running an LLC of one who want employee-grade payroll and benefits.
Small businesses
Owner-led companies that need payroll, benefits and books handled — without building an office to do it.
Multi-entity households
Families holding several LLCs or properties who want one back office across all of them.
Beyond the back office
Four practices, one accountable partner.
Cervin Advisors LLC provides professional services to businesses. We do not sell physical goods. Every engagement is scoped in a written proposal or statement of work before any work begins or any payment is collected.
Shared Operating Teams
Cervin Advisors employs experienced operators and places them with client companies on a fractional or dedicated basis — so you get a capable team without the overhead of hiring each role.
- Fractional operations, finance and program leads
- Dedicated team members embedded in your business
- Payroll, benefits and HR administration handled by us
Finance & Operations Advisory
Practical financial and operating structure for owner-led and multi-entity businesses — so the numbers are trustworthy and decisions are easier to make.
- Bookkeeping oversight and month-end close
- Multi-entity structure and expense allocation
- Budgeting, cash-flow planning and reporting
Technology & Platform Advisory
Architecture, infrastructure and security guidance from people who build and run production systems — not slideware.
- Platform and software architecture reviews
- Cloud and on-premises infrastructure planning
- Identity, security and operational readiness
Energy & Real-Asset Advisory
Commercial guidance on energy and property projects, drawing on hands-on experience in the Texas power market and commercial real estate.
- Solar, storage and retail-energy strategy in ERCOT
- Project and asset evaluation
- Lease, tenant and space planning
How we work
A clear route, agreed before we set out.
Every engagement follows the same disciplined path, with written scope, pricing and milestones you approve up front.
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Discover
A no-cost introductory call to understand your business, goals and constraints.
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Propose
A written proposal with scope, deliverables, timeline and fees — nothing is billed until you sign.
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Deliver
Named people, regular check-ins and transparent invoicing against the agreed plan.
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Hand off
Documentation and training so your team can carry the work forward independently.
Engagements & billing
Three ways to work together.
All fees are quoted and billed in U.S. dollars. Invoices are payable by card or ACH bank transfer through our secure payment processor.
Advisory
Hourly Advisory
By the hour
Billed per hour, invoiced monthly in arrears
- Ad-hoc guidance and working sessions
- Rate confirmed in writing before work starts
- Ideal for focused questions and reviews
Most common
Monthly Retainer
Per month
Fixed monthly fee, billed in advance
- Shared operating team or ongoing advisory
- Defined monthly scope and service levels
- Cancel with 30 days' written notice
Project
Fixed-Scope Project
Per project
Billed by milestone per statement of work
- Defined deliverables and timeline
- Deposit plus milestone payments
- Change orders agreed in writing
Pricing depends on scope, staffing and duration and is always confirmed in a signed proposal before any charge is made. See our Refund, Cancellation & Dispute Policy and Terms of Service for full details.
Questions
Good to know.
Do I need to form my own S-corp?
No — that's the difference. Instead of forming, registering and running a separate corporation of your own, you work through Cervin Advisors as the S-corp, and we run the payroll, benefits and filings that come with it.
Do I keep my LLC?
Yes. Your LLC stays yours. Cervin provides the back office around it.
Which benefits are available?
Health and retirement benefits are available through Cervin. The specific plans, eligibility and costs for your situation are set out in writing in your proposal before you sign anything.
Is this tax or legal advice?
No. We run the back office; we are not a law firm or a certified public accounting firm. Talk with your tax advisor about how this arrangement fits your situation — we're glad to work alongside them.
What does it cost?
Most clients work with us on a monthly retainer. Your fee depends on scope and is always confirmed in a signed proposal before any charge is made. See pricing for how billing works.
How do I get started?
Book a no-cost introductory call. We'll learn about your business, then send a written proposal with scope, timeline and fees. Nothing is billed until you sign.
About Cervin
Named for a mountain that rewards preparation.
Mont Cervin — the Matterhorn — is climbed by people who plan the route, carry the right gear and trust their rope team. We bring that same mindset to the companies we serve.
Cervin Advisors LLC is a Texas limited liability company headquartered in Dallas. Our team supports a portfolio of operating businesses across energy, technology and real estate, and we offer that same bench of operators and advisors to clients.
- Legal name
- Cervin Advisors LLC
- Headquarters
- Dallas, Texas, USA
- Clients
- Businesses (B2B) in the U.S.
- Currency
- U.S. dollars (USD)
Contact & customer service
Tell us where you're headed.
Questions about a proposal, an invoice or a charge on your statement? Reach us directly — we respond to all customer-service inquiries within one business day.
Email hello@cervinadvisors.com- Billing
- billing@cervinadvisors.com
- Location
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Hours
- Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Central