Industries We Know Well
A general tax preparer can file your return. An accountant who knows your industry knows which numbers are wrong before the return is ever started — and which deductions your competitors are taking and you aren't.
Where We Do Our Deepest Work
We serve clients across every industry, but these six are where we've built real depth — the ones where the accounting itself, not just the tax return, decides whether the business makes money.
Construction Contractors
Job costing that actually ties to the general ledger, WIP schedules your surety will accept, retainage handled correctly, and long-term contract method selection under Section 460.
Construction accounting →Spec Home Builders
Homes are inventory, not contracts — which changes everything. UNICAP cost capitalization, interest capitalization during the production period, lot cost allocation, and dealer status.
Spec builder accounting →Rental Property Owners
Passive loss limits and how to get around them legitimately, cost segregation, the short-term rental rules, repairs versus improvements, and 1031 exchange planning.
Rental property tax →Restaurants & Bars
The FICA tip credit most operators never claim, tip reporting and Form 8027, food cost and inventory accounting, Texas mixed beverage taxes, and build-out depreciation.
Restaurant accounting →Trucking & Owner-Operators
Per diem at the 80% DOT rate, Form 2290 and IFTA, tractor and trailer depreciation, lease-purchase agreements that aren't really leases, and when an S-corp starts paying.
Trucking tax help →Salons & Barbershops
Booth rent versus employee — the classification that decides your entire tax picture — plus tip handling, Texas sales tax on retail product, and S-corp timing for established stylists.
Salon accounting →Industry Knowledge Isn't a Marketing Line
Every one of these industries has at least one rule that costs owners real money when it's missed, and none of them are obvious from the outside. A restaurant that never claims the FICA tip credit overpays every year. A spec builder taxed as a dealer loses capital gain treatment and pays self-employment tax on the whole profit. A contractor whose WIP schedule doesn't tie out loses bonding capacity and with it the jobs they could have bid.
These aren't exotic situations. They're the ordinary facts of these businesses — and they get missed constantly, because the preparer had forty other returns that week and none of the others were restaurants.
What You Get Beyond the Return
- A chart of accounts built for your industry, not a generic template
- The operating metrics your industry actually manages by — food cost, cost per mile, gross profit per job
- Entity structure modeled on your real numbers before an election is filed
- Financial statements a lender, surety, or franchisor will accept — compiled or reviewed
- Year-round planning, so the decisions get made while they can still be changed
Don't See Your Industry?
We also work with medical and dental practices, professional services, agriculture and ranching, e-commerce retailers, and nonprofits. Tell us what you do and we'll tell you honestly whether we're the right fit.