Your taxes done at your ranch
You tend the land and livestock — we’ll wrangle your taxes.
Work with Katharine Leavitt of Frevitt Ranch
Katharine L. Leavitt, EA
Katharine has several years of paid and volunteer experience preparing taxes in Buffalo. She earned her Enrolled Agent credential in 2026. This is a recognition of proficiency that allows her to represent clients who have to communicate with the IRS.
Katharine, a granddaughter of a chicken rancher, met her future husband in 2018. He was the son of a dairy farmer, and he introduced her to his small goat herd. She and her husband, Lonnie Frericks, dreamed of owning a ranch in WY. However, they knew owning a ranch would involve more than just being stewards of their land and livestock, they would also need to manage the business side of things. To prepare for this, Katharine began learning tax prep in 2019.
In June of 2021, they were able to make their dream come true and moved to Buffalo, WY. There, they tend to their home — Frevitt Ranch — which primarily produces delicious eggs from their free-ranging hens on 45 acres in the high plains/red hills just to the east of Buffalo.
Once in Buffalo, Katharine realized not all local ranchers had a tax professional in-house like her ranch did. She wanted to give back to her new community and began working part-time at a local CPA firm serving these ranchers. During her employment, she was touched by the ranchers’ kindness and dedication. She saw the impact her knowledge was having on the operation of her own home ranch and those of her clients. After leaving the CPA firm, she decided to carve out more time to serve them by helping them understand how, with some documentation, their investments in their ranches could reduce their taxable income. She decided to open this company, providing tax preparation services to her wonderful WY neighbors.
You tend the land and livestock — we’ll wrangle your taxes. Contact us now to get started.
Our Services
Tax Consultation
Buying a ranch in Wyoming? Consult with Katharine to make the most of your investment!”
Estimated time: 2 hours
Let’s talk about your ranch operation so Katharine can offer suggestions on where you could be missing deductions and some tips on how to document your income and expenses.
Or, let’s talk about whatever tax questions you have so Katharine can help you achieve your family and ranch goals. Maybe you’ve heard about farm income averaging and want to see if it helps your tax burden? Maybe you want to decide when to hire an employee, or when to take Social Security? Maybe you want to talk about succession and estate questions? Or perhaps you saw a strategy on Tik Tok that said you could lower your tax burden and you want to know more?
Taxes can be complicated and maybe a little scary. Katharine will explain everything you want to know in plain English, help you decide how to document your expenses and investments, make the decisions that work best for your family and ranch, and will help you legitimately minimize your tax burden. Let’s keep your money in your pocket.
Rural Tax Education: Tax Workshop
Estimated time: 1 hour
Katharine loves public speaking and helping up-and-coming ranchers too! If you’d like to bring Katharine’s expertise on recordkeeping for taxes to your local club, like 4H and FFA, or a special event, Katharine developed custom-made materials to conduct presentations that will help you and your friends master recordkeeping for taxes to minimize your tax burden.
Tax Prep (Tax Returns)
Basic 1040 Return: $250
For people with one or two W2s, and/or Social Security, or youth agriculture tax return (no Schedule C, D, or E; Schedule F only for youth 18 or younger)
* Can’t afford to pay for tax preparation services? See IRS-sponsored options here: https://wyomingfreetaxservice.org
Simple 1040 Business Return: $500
For people with self-employment income of $400 or more (includes one Schedule C, E, or F)
Complex 1040 Business Return: $750
For people with self-employment income from multiple sources and/or investments. (includes Schedules C, D, E, F)
* Katharine works on 1040s, specializing in Schedules F and C, not partnership or corporate business tax returns.
Tax Prep: Addon Client Care Packages
Help Me Sleep at Night: $50
Includes:
IRS/State Notice Response
($200 value)
IRS/State "Worry Free" Audit Response ($1,250+ value)
IRS Tax Identity Theft Remediation ($500 value)
VIP: $300
Includes everything in the Help Me Sleep at Night package PLUS:
One Tax Return Amendment ($300 value)
Priority Response within one business day, to phone calls and emails
Virtual visit scheduled within same week if available
Dependent(s) protection
End of Year Virtual Tax Consultation ($200 value)
Concierge: $600
Includes everything in the VIP package PLUS:
Concierge tax preparation at your home or business ($500 value)
Tax Consultation - up to 1 hour per month
($1200 value)
Our Service Area
We are happy to serve ranches in person in Johnson County, Campbell County, and Sheridan County, Wyoming.
If you’re in another Wyoming County, we may offer virtual options.
Map of service area including Campbell, Johnson, and Sheridan counties, Wyoming
Contact Us & Get a Free Gift
You tend the land and livestock — we’ll wrangle your taxes. Contact us now to get started and we will send you our proprietary mileage log as our free gift to you! We’ll also send you a monthly “ranch tax snacks” email to help you stay on track for the year. We will never share your information with anyone else. Integrity is Katharine’s core value.
Sample Mileage Log for Ranchers