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Everything you need to help you launch your new business entity from business entity selection to multiple-entity business structures.
Designed for rental property owners where WCG CPAs & Advisors supports you as your real estate CPA.
Everything you need from tax return preparation for your small business to your rental to your corporation is here.
WCG’s primary objective is to help you to feel comfortable about engaging with us
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At WCG, we’ve always believed that great tax planning starts with great specialization. No, we are not pioneers and Yes, that is obvious. However, in practice and in discussions around the water cooler, we say, “stay in your lane.” That’s why our tax team structure is built around Pods — small, agile groups of tax professionals (4-6 total) who combine focused expertise while achieving client intimacy. Each Pod is led by a seasoned tax manager or partner, and together they make up the core of our tax return preparation.
Today, we’re thrilled to introduce a new addition to that lineup: The Rental Expert Pod or REP for short. This is WCG’s dedicated team of real estate CPAs and rental property tax specialists. We could say REP Pod but that is like saying ATM machine or ABS brakes, right?
If you invest in rental real estate, operate short-term rentals, do fix and flips, or are involved in real estate groups, partnerships, or syndicates, this new Pod was design built for you (ok, bad pun) — a team of dedicated real estate CPAs and rental property tax experts focused on optimizing your tax position, ensuring compliance, and helping you build long-term wealth through smart real estate strategies.
Rental properties bring unique tax challenges — and unique opportunities. Between passive-activity rules, real estate professional status, short-term rental loophole, cost segregation, accelerated depreciation, repairs versus improvements, and the ever-nuanced landscape of IRS guidance, rental property taxation has become a specialized field in itself. It seems simple at times, but it can get quite complicated-
Instead of expecting every CPA to be an expert in every niche, WCG has developed a support-Pod model. Our seven primary tax Pods handle the full range of client tax returns — from individuals to small businesses — while the Rental Expert Pod supports those teams with deep, precise knowledge of rental property taxation.
This means your tax return isn’t just prepared — it’s strategically and collaboratively prepared.
In other less glamorous words, it is easier to hyper-train 3-4 real estate minded tax professionals than 40. Pure and simple. If you handed a settlement statement or closing disclosure to 40 tax professionals who all did a little of this and a little of that, you’d get 40 different acquisition costs- and no one really cares until it is time to sell and we are computing capital gains.
Our real estate CPAs specialize in identifying those opportunities and making sure you get every tax deduction, credit, and optimization available under current tax law. Here is a short list of rental property expertise-
It’s the difference between a tax preparer and a real estate tax strategist — and at WCG, you get both.
To us, expertise isn’t just about memorizing code sections. It’s about understanding how those rules translate into real-world outcomes for real-world investors.
Our Rental Expert Pod is staffed by real estate CPAs and tax professionals who:
We know rental property owners want more than just compliance. You want comfort derived from clarity and insight, and a team that anticipates your needs. That’s what our Rental Expert Pod delivers.
When you work with WCG, you’re not hiring a single preparer — you’re engaging a coordinated team that operates like a small firm within a firm.
Your main Pod continues to oversee your overall tax return, planning, and communication. Behind the scenes, the Rental Expert Pod ensures that your rental property data is accurate, optimized, and strategically aligned with your goals. Mechanically here are the steps-
We believe this hybrid model — blending generalists and specialists — is the future of a boutique tax practice. The big CPA firms have been doing this for decades, but they split things into chunky oil and gas, healthcare, defense, restaurants, etc. departments or floors. WCG CPAs & Advisors stay in our lane of small business generalists and real estate experts, but add a layer of specialization with the REP. This keeps your experience personal while giving you access to a bench of real estate CPAs who handle rental property issues every day.
Also, this is not just for tax return preparation but rater tax planning including tax advisory and strategy. Our REP members will also be brought into prospective client meetings and routine client meetings as well.
We are excited about this initiative. While nothing tests your idea like the public, we believe this will be a huge success to our team and our clients.
I just got a rental, what do I do? Purchasing a rental property is certainly challenging, but operating one to build wealth and find tax efficiency is equally challenging. This is our second book. Our first book, Taxpayer’s Comprehensive Guide to LLCs and S Corps, was first published in 2014 and was well-received by small business owners and tax professionals, so we thought a book on rental properties and real estate investments would be equally helpful. So, here we are with our second iteration, or the 2025 edition. We plan to update annually.
Our rental property book starts with entity structures and moves into asset management such as acquisition, cost segregation, rental safe harbors, repairs versus improvements, accelerated depreciation, partial asset disposition, and 1031 like-kind exchange. From there we discuss various rental considerations like passive activity losses, short-term rental loophole, real estate professional status, and material participation including what time counts, and what time doesn’t count.
Finally, the good stuff! Rental property tax deductions such as travel, meals, automobiles, interest tracing, home office and common expenses. Fun!
It is available in paperback for $19.95 from Amazon and as an eBook for Kindle for 15.95. Our book is also available for purchase as a PDF from ClickBank for $12.95.
WCG has a team of real estate CPAs ready to assist you with your rental property and real estate investments. Very few tax professionals and CPA firms specialize in real estate to provide you solid consultation, tax planning including tax reduction strategies, and tax return preparation. We are experts in-
This book is written with the general rental property in mind. Too many resources tell you the general rule but don’t bother to back it up with Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations and Tax Court cases. Our book lays it all out, explains the madness, adds some humor and various conundrums. Example? Water heaters and hot tubs- crazy stuff to consider.
Enjoy! And please send us all comments, hang-ups and static. This book is as much yours as it is ours, except the tiny royalty part- that’s ours. Stop by and we’ll buy you a beer with the pennies.
If you buy our 420-page book and think that we didn’t help you understand rental property tax laws, let us know. We never want you to feel like you wasted your money. If you are ready to add some insightful reading into your day, click on one of the preferred formats. Amazon is processed by Amazon, and the PDF is safely processed by ClickBank who will email you the PDF as an attachment.
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Learn about important tax deadlines, document checklists and due dates, and other essential tax return information.
Jason Watson, CPA is a Partner and the CEO of WCG CPAs & Advisors, a boutique consultation and tax preparation CPA firm located in Colorado, and is the author of Taxpayer’s Comprehensive Guide on LLC’s and S Corps and I Just Got a Rental, What Do I Do? which are available online and from mostly average retailers.
With state apportionment and tax return preparation, there are two issues at play- apportionment itself, and then state tax return
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Tax planning season is here! Let's schedule a time to review tax reduction strategies and generate a mock tax return.
Tired of maintaining your own books? Seems like a chore to offload?
Did you have a question about our Rental Expert Pod will assist in the preparation of your tax returns? Have a specific question about real estate and need a tax expert?
The tax advisors, business consultants and rental property experts at WCG CPAs & Advisors are not salespeople; we are not putting lipstick on a pig expecting you to love it. Our job remains being professionally detached, giving you information and letting you decide within our ethical guidelines and your risk profiles.
We see far too many crazy schemes and half-baked ideas from attorneys and wealth managers. In some cases, they are good ideas. In most cases, all the entities, layering and mixed ownership is only the illusion of precision. As Chris Rock says, just because you can drive your car with your feet doesn’t make it a good idea. In other words, let’s not automatically convert “you can” into “you must.”
Let’s chat so you can be smart about it.
We typically schedule a 20-minute complimentary quick chat with one of our Partners or our amazing Senior Tax Professionals to determine if we are a good fit for each other, and how an engagement with our team looks. Tax returns only? Business advisory? Tax strategy and planning? Rental property support?
Everything you need to help you launch your new business entity from business entity selection to multiple-entity business structures.
Designed for rental property owners where WCG CPAs & Advisors supports you as your real estate CPA.
Everything you need from tax return preparation for your small business to your rental to your corporation is here.
WCG’s primary objective is to help you to feel comfortable about engaging with us