CPA and accounting firm in Boulder, Colorado

Serving Boulder County businesses

Boulder’s business community is unusual for a city its size. The University of Colorado Boulder and the federal research laboratories in town feed a steady stream of technology, software and science-based companies, and the area has a long-established startup culture. Boulder is also known for natural and organic food and consumer products companies, many of which started small and grew into national brands. Around them is a broad base of professional practices, restaurants, retailers and service businesses.

Many local clients know us as Boulder CPAs, our sister brand. They work with the same local team, with the full depth of SBA CPA behind it.

Who we work with in Boulder

For founders and growing technology companies, the work usually starts with accounting systems that will hold up as the company scales, monthly financial statements investors can trust and payroll for a growing team. Product development work may qualify for the federal research credit, and early-stage companies may be able to apply part of that credit against payroll taxes. As the company matures, our virtual CFO service adds forecasting, budgeting and board reporting.

For natural products and consumer goods companies, the focus shifts to inventory, product margins and the cash needed to fund growth with retailers and distributors. For professional practices, it is entity structure, owner pay and Colorado’s SALT Parity Act election.

Boulder also has its own tax layer. The city is home-ruled and self-collects its taxes, including sales and use tax and a public accommodations and short-term rental tax, which are remitted directly to the City of Boulder rather than the state. We keep those filings current alongside your Colorado returns.

Local relationship, firm-wide depth

When you need something more specialized, such as assurance work for investors or lenders, support with a business sale or help with an IRS matter, colleagues from our other five Colorado offices join the work. You keep the same local team and the same records.

We also work with founders and owners on their personal taxes, because equity compensation, a liquidity event or a growing salary rarely stays inside the business. Planning both sides together avoids surprises in April. Most clients begin with an introductory call with our client services team, which covers what you need, the scope of the work and fit. Meetings can happen in person in Boulder, by video or by phone, and documents move securely through our client portal.