Melanie Hou

Melanie Hou joined MCG in October 2015. Before joining the firm, she worked for both regional and local CPA firms in Virginia.

Melanie specializes in working with small businesses, government contractors, and nonprofit organizations in the areas of tax compliance, research, planning and analysis for high-net-worth individuals and related businesses, retirement planning for small businesses and the owners, research and planning for complex tax credit and tax deferral strategies, business start-up consultation; compilation and review level of assurance services, preparation of personal financial statements; FAR compliance and cost accounting; outsourced controller and accounting advisory services. Over the years, she’s also been providing income tax planning and preparation services to American citizens and business owners, as well as foreign nationals living in Asia and Europe.

As part of the Firm’s compliance committee, she has been assisting with the Firm’s quality control and peer review processes.

She holds a Master of Accountancy degree from West Virginia University, awarded in December 2006, and is a licensed CPA in the state of Virginia with 18 years of experience in public accounting. She also maintains the designation of Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA). She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants.

In her spare time, she enjoys dancing, reading, and doing yoga, as well as traveling with her husband and two daughters. She also enjoys volunteering for her daughters’ swim teams.