I am biased, but Linda Coleman is the best. She has her own blog at http://www.biztaxtalk.com and her email is lgc@possibility.com. On her blog she talks about tax issues and answers any and all questions for free. You can get a good feel for yourself that she knows what she's talking about just by reading the blog. Also, she is a former programmer and has many software clients, so she is very familiar with the space.

I talked to her today and she was very helpful and knowledgeable. Has anyone else had any experience with her?

Out of curiosity, did you consider Quickbooks (the business edition)? Or is the structure/funding of your startup very peculiar?

I did think about going on my own but it seems like the chances that I will miss something are reasonably high enough considering some funding issues.

I'm about to start doing taxes for my startup - can anyone recommend any good and economical tax accountants in SF?