Enrolled Agent · IRS Representation · Tax & Audit Support
Payroll resolution, H-1B & ITIN tax work, and audit support for legal professionals — backed by deep American tax expertise.
Charlotte, NC · Remote Worldwide
Services
Plain English translation and financial summary of Portuguese or Spanish documents — for individuals, businesses, and legal professionals.
EA-backed payroll tax resolution — addressing payroll tax debts, penalties, and IRS compliance issues for small businesses and employers.
Tax preparation and compliance for H-1B holders and ITIN filers with foreign financial obligations in Portuguese or Spanish-speaking jurisdictions.
EA-backed tax and audit support for attorneys handling cross-border financial records and tax-related case work.
About the Owner
CdContos was founded by an audit accountant whose expertise spans two distinct but complementary fields: American tax and Portuguese colonial tax — with a depth of knowledge in each that colleagues and clients alike regard as authoritative.
That dual grounding — rigorous American audit practice on one side, deep familiarity with Portuguese colonial fiscal records on the other — is what makes the work here unlike anything a general translator or a general accountant could offer.
Language work is in Portuguese and Spanish. The practice is based in Charlotte, NC and works with clients remotely worldwide.
Practice Roadmap
Plain English translation and financial summary of Portuguese or Spanish documents for legal professionals and individuals.
EA-backed payroll tax resolution — addressing payroll tax debts, penalties, and IRS compliance issues for small businesses and employers.
Enrolled Agent licensure — tax preparation and compliance support for H-1B visa holders and ITIN filers, with a focus on Portuguese and Spanish-speaking immigrant clients.
EA-backed tax and audit support for attorneys — reviewing foreign financial records, supporting tax-related case work, and advising on cross-border tax documentation.
Tax, Audit & Attorney Support
For document translation & financial summary, payroll resolution, H-1B & ITIN tax work, and audit support for legal professionals.
Portuguese · Spanish · Colonial Records · Archive Research
Translation, transcription, and financial interpretation of historical Portuguese and Spanish documents — for researchers, genealogists, and legal professionals.
Standard rate for paleographic transcription: $0.20 per word.
Charlotte, NC · Remote Worldwide
ScrollWho We Are
Casas dos Contos is an American research practice specializing in Portuguese and Spanish historical documents — with a particular focus on colonial financial and administrative records from the 16th through 19th centuries.
Working primarily with digitized holdings at the Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (AHU) and partner archives in Portugal, Mozambique, India, and Brazil, the practice provides translation, transcription, and financial interpretation for academic, genealogical, and legal clients worldwide.
This is not a law firm, accounting firm, or certified translation agency. Services are research and interpretation work — clearly scoped, honestly described.
Not offered: certified or notarized translation, CPA services, tax preparation, ongoing accounting, or legal advice.
Services
Line-by-line transcription of handwritten colonial documents, preserving original spelling, abbreviations, and marginal notation alongside a clean reading edition.
Full English translation from archaic or early modern Portuguese and Spanish, with contextual footnotes explaining administrative language, titles, and conventions.
Interpretation of colonial ledgers, inventories, and treasury records — including obsolete currencies (réis, cruzados, patacas) and accounting formats of the period.
Tracing family histories through tax rolls, estate inventories, merchant ledgers, and administrative lists where financial records intersect with genealogical questions.
Converting handwritten financial records into structured spreadsheet or database format — useful for quantitative historians and archival research projects.
Guidance navigating the AHU, ANTT, AGI, and partner digital archives — identifying relevant document series and locating specific records for your research question.
About the Owner
CdContos was founded by an audit accountant whose expertise spans two distinct but complementary fields: American tax and Portuguese colonial tax — with a depth of knowledge in each that colleagues and clients alike regard as authoritative.
That dual grounding — rigorous American audit practice on one side, deep familiarity with Portuguese colonial fiscal records on the other — is what makes the work here unlike anything a general translator or a general accountant could offer.
Language work is in Portuguese and Spanish. The practice is based in Charlotte, NC and works with clients remotely worldwide.
Recent Work
A selection of recent projects drawn from digitized holdings at the Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino, Lisbon.
Auction lists of goods arriving from Asian ports, produced by the Secretaria de Estado dos Negócios da Marinha e Domínios Ultramarinos. 68 files transcribed and translated.
Translation · TranscriptionProvincial currency census — gold bars, half-bars, and silver patacas held by the Mozambique public treasury. Produced by the Governo Geral de Moçambique. 23 files.
Financial Interpretation · Data EntryRegistry of correspondence from the Mozambique Junta da Fazenda Pública to the Depósito Público in Lisbon. 32 files transcribed with administrative commentary.
Transcription · TranslationHow It Works
Share your document or research question via the contact form. Include the period, origin, language, and what you need from it. You'll receive a scope and timeline within five business days.
A diplomatic transcription of the original text, preserving all original features — abbreviations, strikethroughs, marginal notes — alongside a clean reading edition.
Full English translation with annotations. For financial documents, this includes currency conversion context and explanation of accounting conventions. For legal or personal documents, a plain summary of key points is included.
You receive a PDF report, the source transcription file, and a follow-up call to walk through findings. Happy to answer questions or clarify anything afterward.
Historical Research
For translation, transcription, genealogical research, financial interpretation, data entry, and archive consultation.