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Congrats 2025 Graduates!
Congratulations 2025 graduates and a special shoutout to those close to our people and teams! Your hard work, dedication, and resilience have paid off. Cheers to chasing dreams, embracing challenges, and building a bright future!
Six Tax Issues to Consider if You’re Getting a Divorce
Divorce brings personal challenges, but addressing tax concerns is crucial to minimize taxes and make informed decisions. Here are six key tax issues to consider. Personal Residence Sale In a divorce, couples can avoid tax on up to $500,000 of gain from selling their home if it was their principal
DWC CEO Chris West Named to Forbes’ 2025 List of America’s Best-in-State CPAs
DWC CPAs and Advisors is proud to announce that CEO Chris West, CPA, PFS, has been named to Forbes’ 2025 list of Best-in-State CPAs, a prestigious honor recognizing top accounting professionals who demonstrate exceptional expertise, client impact, and leadership within their states. Forbes launched this inaugural ranking to spotlight Certified
Are you a tax-favored real estate professional?
For federal income tax purposes, the general rule is that rental real estate losses are passive activity losses (PALs). An individual taxpayer can generally deduct PALs only to the extent of passive income from other sources, if any. For example, if you have positive taxable income from other rental properties,
Financial Ratios to Help You Benchmark Your Business
Financial statements tell a powerful story about your business. However, they can seem like an overwhelming collection of figures without proper analysis. Financial benchmarking studies can help you identify historical trends, pinpoint areas for improvement and forecast future performance with greater confidence. Gauging Profitability Profitability ratios help evaluate how effectively
DWC Professional Brian Berger Earns CPA Designation
DWC CPAs and Advisors is pleased to announce that Brian D. Berger has recently earned his Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation and obtained Colorado licensure after successfully passing the Uniform CPA Examination. Established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Uniform CPA Examination protects the public interest
What is “head of household” filing status?
When preparing your tax return, you or your tax preparer will check one of the following filing statuses: single, married filing jointly, married filing separately, head of household or qualifying widow(er). Each status requires eligibility and only some are eligible to file a return as a head of household. But
Weighing the Pluses and Minuses of HDHPs and HSAs for Businesses
Will your company be ready to add a health insurance plan for next year, or change its current one? If so, now might be a good time to consider your options. These things take time. A popular benefits model for many small to midsize businesses is sponsoring a high-deductible health plan
Colorado Improves and Streamlines Sales and Use Tax System
The Colorado Department of Revenue just overhauled their free Sales & Use Tax System (SUTS) to streamline the process statewide for sales and use tax returns and other tools. The system features include: Accurately look up sales and use tax rates by address Single point of remittance and a uniform
DWC Names Amber L. Elsberry, CPA, CGMA, as Financial Controller
DWC CPAs and Advisors is proud to announce the promotion of Amber L. Elsberry, CPA, CGMA, to the role of Financial Controller. Amber brings over 20 years of experience in public accounting to her role as Financial Controller at DWC CPAs and Advisors and DWC Wealth Advisors. Since joining DWC