There are many good business accountants in Colorado, and more than likely, your business will benefit from working with one. A good Certified Public Accountant (CPA) can clarify your financial situation, help you avoid cash-flow problems, help you with tax preparation, and best of all, free you from the burden of keeping your own books and free you to spend time on other aspects of the business.

Which accountant should you hire? It's helpful to employ an accountant in your area (or at least in-state). Hiring Colorado accountants will:

1. Allow you to communicate easily with your accountant.

2. Allow you and your accountant to fix problems in a timely manner.

3. Ensure that your accountant is familiar with Colorado regulations and tax-code.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Look into doing business with a diverse Colorado CPA firm

A few business accountants in Colorado, and a few Colorado accounting firms have offices in various cities around the state. If you do business in multiple locations, hire a firm that does as well.

I recommend: Brock and Company has offices in Boulder, Fort Collins, Longmont and Littleton. Clifton Gunderson has offices in Denver, plus Englewood, Pine Junction, Strausberg and Limon. Mayer Hoffman McCann has offices in Boulder and Denver, and most big Denver firms are used to dealing with wide-ranging clients.

Choose a Colorado accounting firm that's right for you

Different accounting firms in Colorado offer different services in different ways. Research the Colorado CPA firms and select the one that's right for your needs.

I recommend: You can find the Colorado CPA firms listed at Colorado Accountants, Bookkeeping Help or CPA Finder.

Make sure your decision was the right one

Even after you've hired a good Colorado accountant, it's important that you stay involved in the record keeping. Make sure you know the numbers, make sure they're updating the books in a timely manner and doing it correctly. Also, make sure they're not committing any fraud or intentional misreporting. Usually, Colorado accountants are pretty good, but it does happen, so be aware!

I recommend: Learn a little about accounting by signing up for an online course in Accounting for Non-Accountants from Online Organizing.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Hire a business accountant in Colorado that you like. Keeping books can be boring work. Doing it with someone who is at least pleasant is a real plus!