Builders run on job cost. We keep it honest.
Tax, books, and advisory for general contractors, sub-trades, and specialty builders across Northern Colorado — built for owners who already know the WIP schedule is the truth and last year's P&L is just a story.
If your CPA can't explain over- and under-billing, they can't run your books.
Construction is the rare small-business category where the books and the operations have to be the same conversation. Job cost, WIP, retainage, change orders, sub compliance, and equipment depreciation all interact — and a clean P&L doesn't help you if the WIP underneath it is wrong.
Unify's tax and bookkeeping teams run job-cost-aware closes for general contractors, framers, electricals, mechanicals, and specialty trades across Northern Colorado. We pick the right tax method, file 1099s correctly, sweat the use-tax filings, and package financials so your surety, your banker, and the IRS all see the same numbers.
Services built for construction & trades.
Four pillars of contractor accounting — handled in-house, every month.
Job costing & WIP schedules
Per-project ledgers, percent-complete schedules, and over/under-billing analysis. The reports your PM, your banker, and your surety all need to see the same numbers on.
Long-contract method & tax
Cash, accrual, percentage-of-completion, completed-contract — we pick the method that legally minimizes your tax bill, then defend it under audit. Section 179 and bonus depreciation on equipment included.
Sub & 1099-NEC compliance
W-9 collection, COI tracking, year-end 1099-NEC filing for every sub above the threshold. So an IRS B-notice doesn't show up in February with a five-figure penalty attached.
Sales & use tax on materials
Colorado's home-rule cities tax materials differently — sometimes you're the consumer, sometimes the seller. We handle the filings and the use-tax true-up that quietly closes a six-figure exposure for most contractors.
Andy Hairgrove and the team were instrumental in helping us set up the right business structure, and they've handled all the back-office, tax, and accounting needs that a small company can't afford to get wrong. If you're a small business starting out, Unify can handle everything you need.
What we handle, line by line.
Twelve threads of construction accounting that quietly determine whether a year ends profitable or audited.
Monthly WIP schedules
Estimated cost, cost-to-date, billings, and earned revenue for every active job — the format your surety expects.
Job-cost reporting
Labor, materials, subs, and equipment coded by job and phase, so the gross margin on every project is honest.
Long-contract method election
Cash, accrual, percentage-of-completion, completed-contract — picked once, defended every year.
1099-NEC for subcontractors
W-9 collection during onboarding, COI tracking, year-end 1099-NEC filing for every sub over $600.
Sales & use tax on materials
State, county, and home-rule filings — including the use-tax true-up most contractors miss until they're audited.
Equipment depreciation & §179
Trucks, trailers, lifts, lasers — Section 179 and bonus depreciation timed against the year's tax picture.
Cost segregation studies
For owner-builders putting up shop space — front-loaded depreciation that can save six figures in year one.
Surety/bonding-ready financials
Reviewed or compiled statements packaged the way bonding agents read them — current ratio, equity, backlog.
Workers comp audits
Class code reviews and year-end audit support so the premium reflects the actual mix of work performed.
Multi-state filings
Working in CO, WY, NE, NM? We handle the nexus analysis and apportioned returns before the state finds you.
Entity structure & S-corp election
Sole prop → LLC → S-corp at the right revenue, with reasonable comp documentation that holds up in audit.
Owner tax planning
Quarterly projections, retirement contributions, and exit strategy — so a strong year doesn't end with an April surprise.
Build the project. We'll keep the books honest.
30-minute intro call. Bring your last WIP if you have one — we'll tell you what we'd do differently.