Ranch Integrated Management
A division of Crux Consulting
The back office for your ranch
Accounting, tax, and operations support built for cattle operations, from a CPA-led Texas team that understands how ranches actually run.
What RIM covers
Land, livestock, and labor run as one operation. We manage the books and the planning behind all three.
Books and tax
Active rancher status
We assess whether you're an active rancher or a passive landowner first, because most of your tax planning depends on it.
Cow-calf & seedstock accounting
Herd valuation, breeding stock, and income timing treated the way cattle operations require.
Herd inventory software
A cattle inventory system that keeps herd records ready for valuation and filing.
Operations
Operations planning
Season-by-season planning across land, labor, and livestock.
Ag worker visas
H2A and H4 visa support through our visa partner, coordinated with your books.
Exotic wildlife
Breeding planning and support for operations running wildlife alongside cattle.
Ranch books aren't business books
- Breeding stock
- Raised and purchased breeding stock are taxed differently.
- Income timing
- Income lands in a few large sales while the costs behind it build over several seasons.
A general advisor can read the financials, but getting the treatment underneath them wrong is expensive in both directions.
Case study
Strategizing a Texas Ranch
The problem
Should we keep the ranch or sell it? A Texas ranch-owning family came to Crux with that question. We built the numbers behind both paths, and the answer shifted once the full tax picture came into view.
The outcome
Once rental income, cost segregation, and the legacy nutrient deduction were modeled together, keeping the ranch became the stronger long-term play. The family walked away with a clear recommendation, a client-ready analysis, and a plan tied to their upcoming tax return.
“Ranch decisions are tax decisions. The right answer only shows up when you put every piece on the same page.”
Let's talk about your operation
Tell us about your ranch and our team will follow up to schedule a call.
- CPA-led
- 20+ years of experience
- Based in Texas
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Tell us about your operation
Herd, acreage, and what's taking up your time.
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Our team follows up
We'll reach out to schedule a call.
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We start with your status
Active rancher or passive landowner comes first, because the rest of the plan builds on it.