Fort Myers, Florida waterfront at golden hour with palm trees lining the boulevard
Fort Myers · Southwest Florida

Online bookkeeping & outsourced accounting for family businesses, construction, hospitality & real estate operators across Southwest Florida.

Led by Mindy La Croix — CPA, CFP, CAM, licensed Realtor, and proudly "not your normal CPA" — the firm is the financial operations partner for Fort Myers companies that have outgrown DIY bookkeeping. Visibility, organization, and confidence for the business behind the business.

Fort Myers
Rooted in
Lee County
Serving
SWFL owners
Built for
Local · Remote
Delivered
Trusted across Fort Myers, Lee County & the Gulf Coast business community
Family-Owned BusinessesProfessional Services FirmsGrowing Regional CompaniesConstruction & TradesHospitality & TourismReal Estate Operators
A different kind of accounting firm

Your accounting department without the overhead.

Get experienced accounting support without the cost, complexity, and management burden of building an in-house team. We become the financial operations engine behind your company.

Outsourced Bookkeeping

Clean, current, monthly-closed books — without hiring, training, or managing an internal accounting team.

Payroll Operations

Reliable payroll processing and reporting so your team is paid accurately and on time, every cycle.

Financial Reporting

Monthly statements and KPI snapshots that show you exactly how the business is performing.

Sales Tax & Filings

Ongoing sales tax reporting and compliance, quietly handled in the background of your operations.

Operational Oversight

A second set of expert eyes on cash, vendors, and reconciliations — catching what gets missed in-house.

Financial Organization

Systems, workflows, and document structure that bring order to the back office of your company.

Mindy La Croix, CPA — founder of Minette L. La Croix, CPA, PA
CPACFP®CAMRealtor®
Meet the founder

Mindy La Croix — proudly "not your normal CPA."

"Being more open-minded and well-rounded makes me a better advisor — and makes the relationship better for my clients."

Florida native by way of the U.S. Navy, Mindy is a self-described "Southern Yankee" shaped by years in Coral Springs, Lakeland, and now Fort Myers. She'll give just about anything a try at least once — and built her practice around that same open-minded curiosity.

Her career has spanned regional and international public accounting firms, Fortune 500 companies, and several years as CFO of a venture capital firm — experience that fuels her passion for helping Southwest Florida small businesses grow with confidence.

30+
Years in finance
Dozens
Industries served
Multiple
CFO seats held
Built for every stage

Built for every stage of business growth.

From the first hire to the next office, you won't outgrow this firm. We stay with Southwest Florida companies through every stage of their evolution.

01
Launching

Entity structure, foundational systems, and the financial setup decisions that shape your first three years.

02
Building Systems

Bookkeeping rhythms, payroll, and reporting frameworks that scale as your operation gets more complex.

03
Growth Phase

More revenue, more vendors, more employees — clean financial operations that keep pace with the business.

04
Hiring Employees

Payroll, benefits coordination, and the reporting structure leadership needs as the team grows.

05
Improving Reporting

Sharper monthly close, KPI visibility, and decision-grade financial statements you can actually read.

06
Long-Term Success

CFO-level advisory, tax planning, and succession conversations that protect what you've built.

Visibility over compliance

Better numbers. Better decisions.

Your accounting should help you understand what's actually happening inside your business — not simply satisfy reporting requirements. We build financial systems that give Southwest Florida owners a clear, current view of the company.

  • Organization

    A back office that is finally tidy, current, and where it should be.

  • Visibility

    Real-time clarity on cash, margin, and what the next ninety days look like.

  • Decision-making

    Numbers structured to answer the questions you're actually trying to make.

  • Operational clarity

    An accounting function that supports operations — not the other way around.

  • Business confidence

    The quiet certainty of knowing your financial side is professionally handled.

Palm-lined boulevard in Fort Myers, Florida
Services framed around outcomes

Accounting built to move the business forward.

Every service is framed around visibility, organization, and growth — never around compliance for its own sake.

Online Bookkeeping

A current, accurate, monthly-closed set of books.

Cloud-based bookkeeping that keeps your financial picture clean and ready to act on, every month of the year.

Remote Accounting

Your accounting function — delivered from anywhere.

Secure remote workflows that bring expert accounting support to your business without disrupting how you operate.

Payroll Reporting

Payroll handled cleanly so your team can focus.

Accurate payroll reporting and recordkeeping that quietly runs in the background of your operations.

Sales Tax Reporting

Compliance handled without the monthly scramble.

Sales tax preparation, filing, and reconciliation — managed on schedule so nothing falls through the cracks.

Tax Preparation & Planning

Year-round strategy, not a year-end surprise.

Proactive tax planning paired with accurate preparation that supports long-term business decisions.

Business Tax Returns

Returns prepared by a CPA who already knows you.

Federal and state filings handled by a team that already understands the business behind the return.

Individual Tax Returns

Owner returns coordinated with the business.

Personal returns aligned with your company strategy so owner and entity work together, not against each other.

Financial Planning

A long-range view of the business and the owner.

Forward-looking guidance that connects company performance to the personal goals it's meant to fund.

QuickBooks Support

QuickBooks that actually works for your team.

Setup, cleanup, training, and ongoing support — so your system reflects the business instead of confusing it.

CFO Advisory Services

Strategic guidance — without the full-time hire.

On-demand CFO support for owners who need a financial thought partner at the leadership table.

Local expertise. Remote flexibility.

Rooted in Fort Myers. Available wherever the business takes you.

Whether you're at your office on Summergate Circle or traveling across the country, your financial information remains accessible, organized, and secure. The relationship is local. The delivery is modern.

A modern, remote-ready engagement
  • Online bookkeeping inside a secure, cloud-based environment
  • Remote accounting workflows that fit how you already operate
  • Encrypted document sharing for sensitive financial materials
  • Online collaboration with your CPA from any device
  • Access from anywhere — Fort Myers, the Gulf Coast, or the road
  • Local relationship with the flexibility of modern delivery
Inside the relationship

What working with Mindy & the firm feels like.

Responsive, proactive, organized, and relationship-driven — the experience of having a real financial partner in your corner.

Onboarding

A structured intake that gets your financial picture organized from the very first conversation.

Communication

Responsive, proactive contact — not silence between filings or panicked calls at year-end.

Financial Reporting

Monthly statements presented clearly, with the context owners need to actually use them.

Payroll Support

Reliable payroll operations and reporting handled in the background of your week.

Tax Planning

Forward-looking tax conversations that anticipate the bill instead of reacting to it.

Ongoing Advisory

Recurring strategy conversations that treat your company like a long-term partnership.

Fort Myers riverfront at golden hour along the Caloosahatchee
"The kind of firm Southwest Florida owners describe as the team they would trust to run the financial side of their business."
A relationship, not a transaction
Beyond the spreadsheet

A well-rounded advisor makes a better partner.

Mindy's outside-the-office life is part of why clients describe this firm differently — curious, creative, grounded, and genuinely interested in the people behind the books.

Art & Music

A lifelong love of the creative side — because numbers aren't the only thing with rhythm.

Tennis

On the court most weekends — competitive, focused, and always thinking two shots ahead.

Travel

From the Gulf Coast outward — broader perspective makes for better advisors.

Jewelry Design

A new creative pursuit — proof that giving things a try at least once is still the rule.

Charitable Work

Deeply involved with Southwest Florida charitable organizations and community causes.

Open-Minded by Default

The 'not your normal CPA' label, earned years ago and worn proudly ever since.

Gulf Coast sunset over the water in Southwest Florida
Proud to serve Southwest Florida

A firm rooted in the businesses powering Southwest Florida.

From palm-lined boulevards to waterfront business districts, we work alongside the family-owned companies, professional service firms, and growing regional operators shaping the Gulf Coast economy.

Fort Myers

Our home — and the operational center of the firm.

Lee County

Serving owners up and down the Caloosahatchee corridor.

Southwest Florida

Cape Coral, Estero, Bonita Springs, Naples, Sanibel.

Gulf Coast Community

Embedded in the businesses powering coastal life.

Visit us at 12050 Summergate Circle, Fort Myers, Florida 33913 — or work with the firm remotely from anywhere your business takes you.
A conversation, not a sales pitch

Let's simplify the financial side of your business.

Accounting support built for growing Southwest Florida companies — helping business owners gain visibility, organization, and confidence.

Visit
12050 Summergate Circle
Fort Myers, FL 33913
Email
hello@lacroixcpa.com
Serving
Fort Myers · Lee County · SWFL