Alcala Abellar Chan & Co., CPAs
Precision in Numbers,
Excellence in Strategy.
Assurance, tax, accounting, and advisory services for businesses in the Philippines and beyond.
Why AAC
Beyond the paperwork.
We engage with clients tangibly — an integrated team of accomplished, competent professionals delivering quality service and experience.
What we do
Full-service assurance, tax, and advisory.
From statutory audit to strategic advisory, our engagements are built on rigor, ethics, and a genuine understanding of your business.
Audit & Assurance
- Financial statements audit
- Internal audit
- Review of historical financial statements
- Review of prospective financial statements
Tax Services
- Tax assessment
- Tax compliance health check
- Tax due diligence
- Tax opinions and rulings
- Tax planning and structuring
- Estate and donor’s tax compliance
Accounting Services
- Bookkeeping
- Compilation of financial statements
- Account reconciliations
- Internal accounting
Advisory & Business Consultancy
- Business policy making
- Financial due diligence
- Risk management
- Strategic management
Corporate Services
- Business registration
- Corporate structuring
- Corporate secretarial
- Payroll processing and compliance
Other Services
- Agreed-upon procedures
- Company profiling & loan application assistance
- Estate planning · Retirement planning and funding
- Contract review · Collection services
- Real estate services and other allied services
Industry expertise
Who we are
A professional services firm built on trust.
Alcala Abellar Chan & Co., CPAs is a professional services firm specializing in accounting, advisory and business consultancy, audit and assurance, risk management, and tax services.
Backed by esteemed professionals with extensive achievements, AAC cares about its clients and is ready to assist businesses to grow and scale to their fullest potential.
The AAC team at the firm’s Tacloban City office.
Our Vision
The trusted partner for assurance, tax, and advisory.
Empowering businesses in the Philippines and beyond to reach their fullest potential.
Our Mission
Ethical, innovative, client-focused.
Delivering solutions that drive growth and value for businesses and communities.
What guides us
Our core values.
Five commitments that shape every engagement and every client relationship.
Integrity
Demonstrating unwavering honesty, professionalism, and ethical commitment in every engagement.
Excellence
Applying consistent quality control and continuous improvement across our services.
Client-Centered Service
Cultivating strong, long-term relationships through personalized, results-driven support.
Collaboration
Promoting teamwork, shared expertise, and synergy within our organization and with our clients.
Social Responsibility
Driving meaningful contributions to community development and sustainability.
In practice
Serious. Genuine. Professional.
AAC is accommodating and dependable — competence you can rely on from first meeting to final report.
AAC Tax Calendar
What falls due this month.
The next filing and payment deadlines we are tracking. Open the calendar for the full year.
Our Partners
Led by credentialed professionals.
Four partners with national distinctions, international practice, and deep roots in the academe.
Placed 2nd in the May 2018 CPA licensure examination. Trained in assurance and taxation at one of the largest professional services firms in the world before returning to Region VIII, and has since audited MSMEs through to large corporations. Assists taxpayers through BIR audits and assessments. Teaches audit, assurance, and taxation, and authored a CPA reviewer book on auditing.
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Audit and Professional Practice Director at one of the world’s Top 4 professional services firms, serving in its London, New York, and Philippine offices. Sat three consecutive terms on the Audit and Assurance Standards Council, served as National President of PICPA for FY 22-23, and sits on the council of the ASEAN Federation of Accountants. Led Saint Paul School of Professional Studies as President for more than a decade.
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Placed 1st in the May 2018 CPA licensure examination and 10th in the December 2023 Bar. Practice centres on tax compliance and health checks, assistance with tax audits, corporate structuring, and tariff and customs compliance. Began his career as a risk and compliance officer, internal auditor, and data privacy officer. Lectures on taxation and commercial law and reviews for the CPA board examinations.
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More than half a decade in the public practice of accountancy, auditing MSMEs and large corporations across retail and trade, educational institutions, non-profits, importation, and services. Began as an audit associate at a Manila firm. Works in full-cycle accounting and financial reporting with variance and ratio analysis. School accountant and part-time lecturer at SPSPS, and treasurer of PICPA–Tacloban Chapter.
View full profile →Our value proposition
We do the paperwork — and beyond.
While the standard practice in accountancy and consultancy is generally confined to paperwork, AAC does that and more.
Engaged tangibly
We work alongside you, not just over your files — present, responsive, and invested in the outcome.
Accomplished professionals
An integrated team of competent, credentialed experts with a track record of achievement.
Quality service & experience
Rigorous, ethical work delivered with a client experience that exceeds expectations.
Get in touch
Let’s talk about your business.
Tell us what you need — audit, tax, bookkeeping, or advisory — and our team will get back to you.
2nd Floor, Rubber Tree Building, Brgy. 77, 611 BLISS – Fatima Diversion Road, Tacloban City, Philippines 6500
Suite 302, F. Mendoza Complex, Sto. Niño St., Brgy. 28, Tacloban City 6500
0995 398 9482
info@aaccocpas.com