curtis winar, cpa/cff, cva

Curtis Winar is a Partner and member of the Strategic Services, Valuation and Litigation Services team, as well as the Cannabis Industry Practice Leader with Frost, PLLC, a Certified Public Accounting and Consulting firm operating in 46 states throughout the United States. Curtis has over 19 years of experience providing strategic consulting and financial services, including strategic corporate structuring, business valuation, litigation consulting and expert witness testimony, assurance, and tax services. Curtis also has direct industry experience in manufacturing and distribution, wholesale and retail trade, food manufacturing, hospitality, real estate, construction, and cannabis (including industrial hemp and medical/recreational marijuana)

Expertise
Curtis has been engaged in the cannabis industry since 2012, both internally and as an external consultant and accountant for large vertical cannabis operators throughout Colorado and nationally. Representing over 85 industrial hemp, medical and adult-use marijuana licensed operators, he has intimate knowledge of the unique nature of operating in the cannabis space, including navigating complex tax rules (i.e., IRC 280E), state and federal regulatory requirements, and other related compliance matters. He works primarily with businesses in coordinating accounting functions, developing corporate structuring, strategic tax planning and preparing tax filings, advising on corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, and business valuation. Curtis often provides litigation consulting and expert witness services related to complex commercial disputes in the cannabis industry.