All the data seems to indicate that the demand for skilled tax professionals in Colorado will remain high, particularly as businesses seek guidance through regulatory changes and economic uncertainties. Consequently, salaries for experienced tax accountants continue to be competitive, reflecting the value of expertise in this dynamic field. That said, we aren’t seeing the wage increases we saw in the previous few years. I guess the hope is that more moderate wage increases will be reflected in what the Fed does with interest rates. In Colorado, the overall number of tax professionals in industry seems to remain fairly consistent. We lose some, often because of mergers (like in the oil & gas industry) and we gain some (companies grow to a point where they decide to bring tax in-house). Public accounting numbers, on the other hand, seem to be increasing. This is happening as more firms decide to expand into the state and other firms grow their practice.