Our Team
Tracy Benedict
Tax Managing Partner • Co-Founder • CPA
Tracy Benedict is a Certified Public Accountant with more than three decades of experience serving and advising clients on tax, financial and other matters. In 2023, she co-founded Benedict McCabe, a tax accounting and advisory firm strategically focused on serving individuals, families, and their privately held businesses with a focus on relationships. Tracy spent the first 26 years of her career at Ernst & Young, LLP, where she served as a Tax Partner and Austin Tax Market Leader. In that role, she advised complex business and individual clients across industries while also helping shape the firm’s tax practice in Central Texas. She also served as Senior Vice President with Texas Capital Bank Private Wealth Advisors for about a year, delivering comprehensive guidance that included wealth advisory, personal trust services, and private banking solutions for high-net-worth individuals and affluent families.
Tracy is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin where she earned her Bachelor of Business Administration (with honors) and Master’s in Professional Accounting. Tracy has been a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas since 1997. She is a member of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
In addition to her work, Tracy currently serves on the Literacy First Advisory Board and finance committee at her church. Previously, she served as a Board Member for College Forward from 2010-2016 and other booster boards for golf and theater, passions of her children. Tracy enjoys travel and spending time with her family, including her husband of over 30 years and her three children. She is a big fan of college football, and you can catch her cheering on her beloved Longhorns in just about any competition.
Matthew McCabe
Tax Managing Partner • Co-Founder • CPA
Matt McCabe is a certified public accountant with 15 years of experience serving and advising clients with tax compliance and planning. In 2023, he co-founded Benedict McCabe, a tax accounting and advisory firm strategically focused on serving individuals, families, and their privately held businesses with a focus on relationships. Matt started his career with Ernst & Young, LLP in Austin where he was a Tax Senior Manager. Matt’s experiences include preparation and review of both business and individual tax returns as well as tax planning, particularly related to partnerships and their partners. Prior to forming Benedict McCabe, LLC, Matt worked for an Austin based technology start-up.
Matt is a graduate of The Texas A&M University where he earned her Bachelor of Business Administration (with honors) and master's in professional accounting.
Matt values the role of being a trusted advisor. He has spent his career advising a wide range of clients at different stages, sizes, and industries including real estate, oil and gas, and venture capital. Matt prides himself on being an advocate for his clients and is passionate about investing in knowledge sharing and education for his teams and clients alike. Matt is excited to partner with Tracy in their new firm, a partnership that brings extensive experience serving individuals, families, and their businesses.
When away from the office, Matt can be found chauffeuring his four children to their many, many sporting and social activities. Matt and his wife of nearly 18 years enjoy traveling and spending time with their family at the lake when not on the baseball/softball fields.
Brian condron
Tax Partner • CPA
Brian Condron is a certified public accountant with over 15 years of experience serving and advising entrepreneurs, executives and family offices with tax compliance and planning for their personal, trust, family partnerships, foundations and closely held businesses. Prior to joining Benedict McCabe, LLC, Brian was a Tax Director at FORVIS where he led their Austin office’s private client practice, was a firm leader in Qualified Small Business Stock (Section 1202) and sat on the firm’s Blockchain committee.
Brian has a wealth of experience ranging from regional to global CPA firms, such as Ernst & Young LLP and HCVT, to having senior finance roles at both a single-family and multi-family office, where he oversaw the financial and tax reporting, planning, asset management, and assisted with the formation and due diligence for several in-house real estate, debt, and private equity funds.
When he’s not discussing QSBS planning, Brian’s passions include spending time with his family including his two children (12 & 10) and wife of 13 years, exercising, swimming and watching the kids compete at swim meets.
Education
California Lutheran University (Bachelor of Science in Accounting with honors, 2009)
Professional History
HCVT, 2009 - 2012
Single-Family office / American Homes 4 Rent, 2012 - 2014
Ernst & Young LLP, 2014 - 2017
Multi-Family office, 2017 - 2020
FORVIS, 2020 - 2024
Affiliations and Community Involvement
Certified Public Accountant, California & Texas State Board of Public Accountancy, 2010
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Member since 2010
