About Front Range Ledger
Clear books, higher ground.
A Denver CPA & advisory firm built to be the year-round partner small businesses rarely get — clean books, proactive tax strategy, and a real person who answers the phone.
Why we started Front Range Ledger
Our founder, Dana Whitfield, spent the first decade of her career as a CPA inside larger firms — and kept watching the same thing happen. A small business would pay for a tax return once a year, hand over a shoebox of receipts, and get near-silence for the other eleven months. The advice that actually saved money — the entity election, the quarterly plan, the clean set of books — only ever seemed to reach the big clients.
In 2017, Dana opened Front Range Ledger in Denver to be the opposite of that. The idea was simple, almost stubborn: give a small business the kind of year-round financial partner that used to be reserved for companies ten times its size. Put the books, the taxes, and the advice under one roof so nothing falls through the cracks between them. And answer the phone — in April, and in every other month too.
That first year was two people and a handful of clients who took a chance on a brand-new firm. We grew the way we hoped to: almost entirely by referral, one Front Range business owner telling another that, for once, their accountant called them first. Today we look after more than 250 businesses across Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, and Colorado Springs — and the firm still runs on that original promise.
What we stand for
Clear before clever, every time
Our mission is simple: give every small business the year-round financial partner that used to be reserved for the big ones. These are the principles we don’t bend on.
Clear before clever
If a sentence needs a glossary, we rewrite it. You should always understand your own numbers.
Proactive over reactive
“Here’s what I’d do,” not just “here’s what happened.” We plan before the deadline, not after.
Year-round, not year-end
The savings live in the planning, so that’s where we spend our time — every month, not just April.
Local and human
A trusted Denver neighbor who happens to be very good with numbers — and who picks up the phone.
From the founder
Why I still answer the phone in July
I started Front Range Ledger because I was tired of watching good business owners get ignored until tax season — handed a bill in April and near-silence the other eleven months.
So we built the opposite. Clean books, a tax plan you actually understand, and a real person who picks up when you call. Nine years and 250+ businesses later, that’s still the whole job.
— Dana Whitfield, CPA · Founder
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Our story
How we got here
2017 — We opened our doors
Dana Whitfield starts Front Range Ledger in Denver with a single idea: small-business clients deserve a year-round partner.
2019 — Books and tax, together
We bring bookkeeping and tax under one roof so the planning and the filing finally talk to each other.
2022 — Advisory & fractional CFO
Clients ask us to help with the bigger decisions, so we add forecasting, pricing, and CFO-level guidance.
Today — 250+ Front Range businesses
A Denver team serving owners from Boulder to Colorado Springs — still growing mostly by referral.
Rooted here
A Denver firm, by design
We’re not a national call center with a Colorado area code. Front Range Ledger was started in Denver, staffed by Denver, and built around the way business actually works along the Front Range.
That means we know Colorado’s rules, we keep local hours, and we grow the way we always have — one Boulder, Fort Collins, or Colorado Springs owner telling another that, for once, their accountant calls them first.
Our team
The people behind your numbers
How we work
What working with us looks like
We talk
A free 30-minute call to learn your business and where you stand — no pitch, no obligation.
We clean up & set up
We get your books current and your tax plan in place, then hand you a clear starting point. No judgment about the backlog.
We run it monthly
Reconciled books, a monthly check-in, and proactive tax moves made while they still count — not after.
We plan ahead
Quarterly strategy and CFO-level guidance, so the big decisions come with real numbers behind them.
Credentials
Licensed, certified, and accountable
In their words
What Front Range businesses say
"Flat monthly pricing means I never get a surprise invoice. They feel like part of the team, not a vendor I dread calling."
Eli Sorensen
Founder, Wash Park Coffee Bar
"I came in dreading a lecture about my messy spreadsheets. Instead I got a clear plan and zero judgment. Genuinely a relief."
Karen Whitfield
Owner, Highlands Pet Care
"The fractional CFO work changed how we price jobs. We finally know which projects actually make money and which ones just keep us busy."
Daniel Cho
Managing Partner, Cherry Creek Design Studio
"Switching felt risky, but they had two years of catch-up done in weeks. Now I get a same-day answer instead of radio silence."
Jess Alvarado
Owner, Baker District Bakery
"They set up our books and payroll the right way from day one. When the state sent a notice, they handled it before I even worried about it."
Priya Raman
Co-owner, Front Range Pediatric PT
"We went from scrambling every April to a monthly call where I actually understand the numbers. The quarterly tax planning alone paid for the year."
Marcus Donnelly
Founder, RiNo Print Co.
"No jargon, no surprises, and they actually pick up the phone. Worth every penny."
Nadia Kessler
Owner, Sloan's Lake Yoga
"They took two years of messy books and had us clean and current in a month. Now I get a straight answer the same day I ask."
Tom Becker
Founder, Cap Hill Construction
"For the first time I actually understand my numbers. Dana caught an S-corp election that saved us about $11K in our first year together."
Erika Pruitt
Owner, Highland Coffee Roasters
"Flat monthly pricing means I never get a surprise invoice. They feel like part of the team, not a vendor I dread calling."
Eli Sorensen
Founder, Wash Park Coffee Bar
"I came in dreading a lecture about my messy spreadsheets. Instead I got a clear plan and zero judgment. Genuinely a relief."
Karen Whitfield
Owner, Highlands Pet Care
"The fractional CFO work changed how we price jobs. We finally know which projects actually make money and which ones just keep us busy."
Daniel Cho
Managing Partner, Cherry Creek Design Studio
"Switching felt risky, but they had two years of catch-up done in weeks. Now I get a same-day answer instead of radio silence."
Jess Alvarado
Owner, Baker District Bakery
"They set up our books and payroll the right way from day one. When the state sent a notice, they handled it before I even worried about it."
Priya Raman
Co-owner, Front Range Pediatric PT
"We went from scrambling every April to a monthly call where I actually understand the numbers. The quarterly tax planning alone paid for the year."
Marcus Donnelly
Founder, RiNo Print Co.
"No jargon, no surprises, and they actually pick up the phone. Worth every penny."
Nadia Kessler
Owner, Sloan's Lake Yoga
"They took two years of messy books and had us clean and current in a month. Now I get a straight answer the same day I ask."
Tom Becker
Founder, Cap Hill Construction
"For the first time I actually understand my numbers. Dana caught an S-corp election that saved us about $11K in our first year together."
Erika Pruitt
Owner, Highland Coffee Roasters
Ready when you are
Let’s get your books on higher ground.
Book a free 30-minute consultation — no pitch, just a straight answer about where you stand.