As your accountant in Fort Collins. We can help you stay on track with your financially fit game plan. We are almost a month into the New Year. The Holidays have ended and maybe your new year's resolutions have too. Do not let that stop you from getting fit financially. Here are eight classic ways [...]
In the middle of an avalanche of returns and tax preparation, we have to take time for some levity. Working 60 hour weeks can drain the whole team, so we try to find the silver lining, and look at what makes us love our jobs, why we love our clients, and concentrate on a few [...]
Have you ever heard the phrase, “the harder I work, the luckier I get?” Often attributed to Thomas Jefferson, the quotation has become a credo for ambitious folks everywhere. Having grown up in an Irish family that takes our Irish heritage very seriously, I have been surrounded by lucky proverbs and shamrocks all of my [...]
February is African American History Month, and when you think of how far we have progressed when it comes to celebrating our differences, it gives us a reason to stop and reflect on the theme of diversity.Diversity is a pretty hot topic of workplace conversation these days, and while we all view it differently, it [...]
Social Security New RulesThere has been a popular Social Security strategy that allows a client, upon reaching full retirement age, to file for Social Security retirement benefits, then immediately suspend them. Because benefits have been filed, the client’s spouse is permitted to request spousal benefits upon reaching eligible claiming age. And because the benefits of [...]
2015 Tax PlanningKevin ShawWych Tax, CPAI know it is hard to believe but 2015 is rapidly coming to a close. This is the time of the year that many of my clients are setting appointments to get a better idea of what their projected tax burden for 2015 is going to be and to identify [...]
Realities for Children is needing help to collect winter gear & new toys for local children who have been abused, neglected or are at-risk. New toys that are needed: Books Games Puzzles Sporting Goods Dolls Learning tools Stuffed animals etc. Winter gear that is needed: Hats Scarves Gloves Jackets Boots etc. The drive is going [...]
Retirement plans are valuable tools that can provide tax benefits to both business owners and employees. If your company has a retirement plan, you should review it at least annually with your tax and financial advisors to make sure that it is still a good fit for the company and that it is still accomplishing [...]
Realities for Children is needing help to collect school supplies for 400 of the children that they are sending Back To School again this year. Supplies that are needed are 200 backpacks suitable for grades K-8, Paper, Folders, Binders, Notebooks, Pens, Pencils & Colored pencils, Highlighters, Crayons, Makers, Glue, Tape, Scissors, Rulers, Erasers, Pencils Boxes, [...]
Independent Contractor or Employee? It is important for business owners to determine whether the individuals performing services for them are employees or independent contractors. The IRS recently has been cracking down on what they consider to be improper classifications, and can hold a business owner liable for employment taxes and penalties on payments to independent [...]
