Accounting for Investment Holding Companies

Consolidated, multi-entity reporting is core to what we do for holding companies.

We combine the results of the entities you control into one set of statements, eliminating intercompany transactions and balances so nothing is double-counted.

Where you own a controlling interest, we consolidate the entity line by line and present the noncontrolling (minority) share separately.

Where you hold significant influence but not control, commonly a substantial minority stake, we use the equity method, carrying the investment at cost and adjusting it for your share of the entity’s earnings.

Smaller positions are generally carried at fair value or cost.

The result is one clear, accurate picture across every entity, plus the entity-level detail your partners, lenders, and investors expect.

We coordinate directly with your other advisors so everyone is working from the same numbers.

Yes. We work with the major accounting platforms and can optimize your current setup or recommend a better fit for a multi-entity structure.

Our team supports QuickBooks, including class and location tracking across multiple entities, as well as systems built for consolidations and intercompany accounting.

If you’re on spreadsheets or an outgrown system, we help you move to a system built for the job without losing your historical data.

We assess your current workflow, tighten intercompany and consolidation processes, and identify the improvements that matter most.

We integrate your accounting, investment, and reporting data so information flows cleanly between systems.

We train your team and build custom reports and dashboards that give you real-time visibility at both the entity and portfolio level.

For families and offices with many entities, we use cloud-based solutions that centralize reporting while keeping each entity tracked separately.

The result is one reliable source of truth across every entity you own.

Holding companies sit at the center of some of the most nuanced areas of the tax code, and proactive planning is where we add the most value.

Because most portfolio income (interest, dividends, rents, and capital gains) is investment income, it can be subject to the 3.8% net investment income tax under IRC §1411 once your modified adjusted gross income passes $200,000 (single) or $250,000 (married filing jointly), reported on Form 8960. We plan around it.

We apply the passive activity loss rules of IRC §469, which limit passive losses to passive income and suspend the rest until the activity produces income or you fully dispose of it, so we plan dispositions and groupings with those rules in mind.

We analyze the qualified business income deduction under IRC §199A, made permanent by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in 2025; because pure investment income is excluded from QBI, we help identify where passthrough income actually qualifies.

For fund and partnership structures, we handle carried interest under IRC §1061, which requires a holding period of more than three years for that gain to be taxed as long-term capital gain.

We coordinate federal and Colorado filings and keep documentation that stands up to IRS scrutiny.

Most important, we map these strategies well before year-end, not after, so the planning actually changes your tax outcome.

Yes. Family offices are one of the structures we’re built to serve, coordinating accounting, tax, and reporting across the entities and family members involved.

We provide consolidated reporting across the family’s entities, the K-1 flow-through each member needs, and the entity-level detail required for individual returns.

A family office that actively and continuously manages capital for multiple family entities may rise to the level of a trade or business, which can affect how its expenses are treated. Structure and documentation matter here, and it’s an area we work through with your attorney.

We coordinate closely with estate and gift planning: the federal estate and gift tax exemption is $15 million per individual in 2026, made permanent by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, with a top rate of 40% on amounts above it, so entity structure and gifting strategy carry real weight.

We work alongside your investment advisors and estate attorneys so the accounting, tax, and legal pieces align.

We build the reporting packages and dashboards that give the family clear visibility into the whole picture.

Some families want occasional advisory; others want a steady-state finance partner. We build the engagement around what yours needs.

Yes. Our services scale from core multi-entity bookkeeping to full outsourced CFO support as your holdings grow.

Beyond compliance, we provide cash flow forecasting across entities, budget-versus-actual reporting by entity, and KPI dashboards that show how each holding is performing.

We build financial models for acquisitions, dispositions, and new investments so you can evaluate deals with clear numbers.

For structures with many entities, we deliver consolidated reporting across the portfolio plus the K-1 flow-through each partner needs.

We support internal controls, policy development, and the reporting packages your lenders and investors expect.

We can serve as interim finance leadership during periods of growth or transition.

Our fractional controller and CFO services give you consistent financial leadership while you build internal capacity.

We also support succession and management transition, and provide due diligence when you buy or sell a business or investment.

Whether you need occasional advisory or a steady-state finance partner, we shape the engagement to your goals and budget.