For many Americans, tax season has passed and they have either written their check or are looking forward to receiving a refund. But take a piece of advice from a Fort Collins tax accountant: now is the time to be thinking about deductions. Trying to remember the expenses you may have had in the last [...]
April 18th is when you need to mark your calendar as the tax deadline for 2017. If your taxes are getting a little time consuming or a bit complex, it may be time to consider the best tax accountant in Fort Collins, Shaw & Associates. Did you know we offer three types of tax planning [...]
At Shaw & Associates, we believe in our community and that is why we are proud to serve as a Fort Collins Accounting firm that you can be proud of. Our founder has been a Fort Collins CPA since 1997 and Mr. Shaw has been a Certified Public Accountant since May of 1983 as well. [...]
Welcome to The Shaw Atlas, the monthly newsletter from Shaw & Associates, CPAs & Financial Advisors. We look forward to keeping you abreast of ever-changing tax codes, providing you with money saving accounting tips and illustrating proactive strategies to help you achieve the financial life you envision. Happy 20th Birthday! Thank you to [...]
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 ShawShaw & Associates, 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 [...]
