River City Advisory · Boise, Idaho
Straight answers.
Real numbers.
Better decisions.
Tax strategy and advisory for business owners and families who want a trusted advisor in their corner. Not just at filing time.
Who We Are
We work with business owners, high net worth individuals, and families who are done guessing.
River City Advisory is a tax strategy and business advisory firm for people who want an expert in their corner. Not just at filing time, but when the decisions that actually matter are on the table.
We work with business owners and high net worth individuals who want proactive tax planning and real advisory support year-round. We work with a small number of clients intentionally. We communicate directly and we price for the value we provide.
Locally owned. Independently operated. Boise, Idaho.
If that sounds like what you've been looking for, we're probably a good fit.
What We Do
Tax strategy. Business advisory. Real access. We're not a transactional firm. We're the advisor at the table when it counts, whether that's planning before year-end, thinking through a major business decision, or making sure your books reflect reality.
Tax Strategy & Planning
We filter the universe of strategies available to reduce your taxable income and manage your tax liability. You shouldn't be leaving money on the table.
Business Advisory
Financial decisions are better when your advisor is in the conversation before you make them. We help business owners think clearly, plan ahead, and move with confidence.
Accounting & Bookkeeping
Accurate books, in real time, for clients already engaged with us on tax compliance. So you always know exactly where you stand.
Who We Work With
A few types of clients we serve particularly well.
01
Commercial real estate owners, investors, and syndicators.Multi-entity structures, depreciation strategy, 1031 exchanges, and the ongoing complexity that comes with a real estate portfolio.
02
High net worth families navigating wealth, capital gains, and transitions.Whether it's a liquidity event, a divorce, an inheritance, or generational wealth planning. The stakes are high and the strategy matters.
03
Business owners and professionals with complex financial lives.Architects, physicians, attorneys, and executives with entity complexity who need more than a return.
04
Growing small and mid-sized businesses that want a financial partner, not just a tax preparer.
How We Work
A few things that set us apart.
01
We communicate directly and transparently.You'll always get a clear read on your situation.
02
We're selective.Not because we're exclusive, but because the right fit simply makes for a better outcome for everyone.
03
Our fees reflect the value we provide:Real expertise and real access, priced for the work.
04
We follow through.Deadlines, callbacks, deliverables. If we committed to it, it happens.
05
You leave knowing your situation.Not just trusting that we do.
Is This a Fit?
Before working with any accountant (including us), it's worth asking:
Do you want direct answers, even when they're not what you expected?
Are you looking for an ongoing advisor, or just someone to file your return?
Do you make financial decisions and wish you had an expert in the conversation before they were made?
Do you want a relationship with your accountant that goes beyond the annual return?
If most of those resonate, let's talk.
Think we might be a fit?
Let's find out.
We're available by appointment.
Call 208-336-0049
to schedule a conversation
About Us
Built around one idea.
Clients deserve better than an advisor they only hear from in April.
The Firm
We built this firm around one idea: clients deserve better than an advisor they only hear from in April.
River City Advisory was founded on the belief that the right advisor changes the way you make decisions, not just the way you file your taxes. Over the years, clients have stayed not because of the returns we prepare, but because of what happens between filings: the calls we take, the questions we answer directly, and the conversations that happen before a decision gets made.
Today we serve business owners, families, and high net worth individuals across Idaho and beyond. We keep our client list intentional so every relationship gets the attention it deserves.
Meet the Team
Rachel Dykstra
CPA/PFS · Founder
Rachel founded River City Advisory after building her career at Eide Bailly, a top 25 CPA firm, where she trained as a licensed CPA across both audit and tax. She left to start something smaller, more direct, and more focused. A firm where clients get a real advisor, not a rotating cast of staff.
Today Rachel leads the advisory work at River City Advisory, specializing in tax strategy for business owners and high net worth clients. Her approach is straightforward: understand your full picture, identify every strategy worth considering, and give you a clear, direct picture of all of it.
Outside the office, Rachel is most at home outdoors. Fishing and week-long rafting trips with her dog are what recharge her. It probably explains why she prefers clients who value directness over polish.
Kylie Bolland
Director of Operations
Kylie runs the operations side of River City Advisory, which means the firm actually works the way it's supposed to. Her background covers over a decade of leadership in operations, finance, and program management, including a stint in commercial fishing in remote Alaska where she managed multimillion-dollar settlements, and years at Lost Grove Brewing where she built systems that handled HR, compliance, and large-scale community events simultaneously.
She holds a degree in Biology from the University of Idaho. It has nothing to do with accounting and everything to do with how she thinks.
Outside work, Kylie fly fishes, loves to cook, explores new places, and serves as Board Treasurer of Trees Idaho.
We're selective about who we work with. We think that's a good thing for both of us.
Ready to find out if we're the right fit?
Call 208-336-0049
to schedule a conversation
Services
We don't offer everything.
We offer the right things,
done exceptionally well.
How Our Engagements Work
Tax compliance is the foundation. Everything else builds from there.
Every River City Advisory relationship is anchored in tax compliance. We prepare and file your returns. Advisory, planning, and bookkeeping services build from there.
We don't offer bookkeeping or advisory as standalone engagements. If you're looking for a CPA who handles your taxes and thinks ahead with you year-round, that's exactly what we do.
Tax Strategy & Planning
Most people file taxes. We plan them.
For business owners and high net worth clients, the difference between a CPA who files and a CPA who plans can be worth tens of thousands of dollars a year.
We filter the universe of available strategies to reduce your taxable income and manage your tax liability: legally, proactively, and with your long-term goals in mind. We handle complex individual and business returns, multi-entity coordination, and state filings. The real work happens in the conversations before the return is ever prepared.
Proactive planning conversations before year-end, not after
Strategy review for business owners on entity structure, compensation, and distributions
Multi-entity coordination for clients with complex ownership structures
Wealth preservation strategies for high net worth individuals and families
Year-round access to a team you know and trust
Business Advisory
The decisions that shape your business deserve the right advisor at the table.
Most financial decisions don't wait for tax season. A new hire, a major purchase, a partnership, an exit. These are the moments that define where your business ends up.
Our advisory work puts an expert in those conversations, not just in April. We work with business owners who want financial clarity year-round: clear numbers, candid assessments, and a consistent relationship with someone who knows your full picture.
Ongoing advisory for business owners navigating growth, transition, or complexity
Financial planning and forecasting tied to real business decisions
Strategic counsel on entity structure, compensation design, and tax exposure
A consistent relationship with someone who knows your numbers as well as you do
Accounting & Bookkeeping
Clean books are part of the picture, not a separate service.
For clients already engaged with us on tax compliance, accurate bookkeeping is the difference between knowing your numbers and guessing at them.
We handle the day-to-day tracking so your financials are always current, tax season has no surprises, and every business decision you make is grounded in real data.
Bookkeeping services are available to clients with an active tax compliance engagement.
Monthly bookkeeping and reconciliation
Real-time visibility into business performance
Clean financials ready for tax preparation, lending, or planning
Coordination with your tax and advisory work so nothing falls through the cracks
Is This Right for You?
River City Advisory works best for clients who:
Own a business or have complex financial lives that go beyond a simple return
Want a proactive advisor, not just someone to file paperwork
Value direct answers over comfortable ones
Are willing to pay for expertise and expect it in return
We're not the right fit for everyone, and we're upfront about that. If you're not sure, the best way to find out is a conversation.
Think we might be a fit?
Let's find out.
Available by appointment only.
Call 208-336-0049
to schedule a conversation
