Accounting Built for the Trades
🦺 Contractors Only ✓ Job Costing · WIP · Bonding 📊 Know Your Real Profit
We Only Do Construction
Ironframe Construction CPAs was founded in 2003 by accountants who grew up around the trades and got tired of watching contractors get generic advice from firms that didn't know a WIP schedule from a change order. Construction accounting is its own discipline — job costing, percentage-of-completion, retainage, bonding, equipment — and doing it wrong costs contractors real money and real bonding capacity.
We serve contractors exclusively. That focus means we've kept the books for 500+ builders, we know exactly what your surety and your banker want to see, and we set up the job costing that tells you your true profit while the job is still running. From a two-truck outfit to a bonded commercial GC, we're the CPAs who speak your language and protect your margin.
- ✓Contractors exclusively — 23 years
- ✓Job costing, WIP & percentage-of-completion
- ✓Bonding-ready financials your surety trusts
- ✓500+ builders · $45M+ bonding enabled
Why Contractors Switch to Us
Because construction accounting done wrong costs you profit and bonding.
We Know the Trades
Job costing, WIP, retainage, change orders, bonding — this is our world every day, not a footnote in a textbook.
Profit While It's Live
Real job costing tells you your margin on a job while it's still running, so you can course-correct and bid smarter.
More Bonding Capacity
Clean, surety-ready financials grow your bonding line — which means bigger jobs and more room to grow.
Tax That Fits Construction
Equipment, POC, retainage, draws — we plan around the things that actually drive a contractor's tax bill.
Trusted by KC Builders
Ironframe set up real job costing and WIP schedules, and for the first time I know my true profit on every job — while it's still running, not after. It's changed how I bid entirely.
Our bonding capacity was capped because our financials were a mess. Ironframe cleaned them up and worked with our surety — we doubled our bonding line and started landing bigger jobs.
They handle our percentage-of-completion accounting, equipment depreciation, and multi-state payroll across three states. Complex contractor stuff a normal accountant would butcher. Ironframe nails it.
Tax planning that actually accounts for equipment purchases, retainage, and the timing of my draws. Ironframe saved me more than six figures over three years. They get construction.
Stop Finding Out Your Profit Too Late
Most contractors don't know whether a job made money until it's long finished and the next one's already underway — far too late to fix anything. We set up real job costing and work-in-progress schedules that tell you your true margin on every project while it's still live. Overruns get caught early, bids get sharper, and your financials finally tell your surety and your banker the true, healthy story of your business.
- ✓True profit on every job, in real time
- ✓Overruns caught before they sink you
- ✓Surety-ready WIP your banker trusts
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes construction accounting different?
Contractors have unique accounting: job costing, work-in-progress schedules, percentage-of-completion revenue, retainage, change orders, and bonding requirements. A generalist CPA rarely handles these well, and getting them wrong distorts your profit picture and can cost you bonding capacity. We do construction exclusively, so we get it right.
Can you help grow our bonding capacity?
Yes — it's one of the biggest reasons contractors come to us. Sureties bond based on your financial statements and how they're prepared. We produce clean, bonding-ready financials and work directly with your surety to help increase your bonding line so you can pursue bigger projects.
What is a WIP schedule and do we need one?
A work-in-progress schedule tracks your open jobs' costs, billings, and estimated profit. It's essential for knowing your true financial position, it's what your surety and banker want to see, and it lets you catch job overruns early. If you don't have solid WIP reporting, that's usually the first thing we build.
Do you handle certified and multi-state payroll?
Yes. We handle certified payroll, prevailing wage reporting, and multi-state payroll compliance so you can take work across state lines and on public projects without the compliance headaches tripping you up.
How do you plan taxes for a contractor?
Construction tax planning centers on the things unique to your business: equipment purchases and depreciation (Section 179 and bonus), retainage timing, percentage-of-completion vs. completed-contract methods, and the timing of your draws. We build a plan around those levers that legally lowers your bill.
What size contractors do you work with?
Everyone from a growing two-truck outfit to bonded commercial general contractors. Our systems scale with you, and the sooner we set up proper job costing and clean financials, the more room you have to grow.
How We Start
From first call to knowing your real numbers.
Financial Review
We review your books, jobs, and last return, and pinpoint where your job costing, WIP, and tax are leaking money.
Build the Systems
We set up real job costing, WIP reporting, and a tax plan built for construction — and get you bonding-ready.
Run With You
Ongoing accounting, tax, and surety support so you always know your profit and keep growing your bonding.
Know Your Real Profit on Every Job
Book a consultation and get the job costing, WIP, and tax strategy built for contractors.
Book Your Contractor Consultation
Tell us about your business and we'll show you where the profit and bonding are hiding. Response within one business day.
- Visit us1220 Washington St, Suite 300, Kansas City, MO 64105
- Call us(816) 555-0138
- Email usoffice@ironframecpas.com