by Lucero Tax & Accounting | September 20, 2017 | Blog | 0 Comments

Story time today. Here we are, with Q3 of 2017 in the rearview mirror, and it's amazing how quickly things move. (And, by the way, this reminds me: have you considered making further pro-active moves to minimize your taxes for this year? With a few months left in the...

by Lucero Tax & Accounting | January 17, 2018 | Blog | 0 Comments

We are in that "calm before the storm" period before busy season begins in earnest for us, and it's a great time for us -- and for you, in my opinion -- to take stock. As we prepare for the increased activity and communication level that always comes this time of...

by Lucero Tax & Accounting | November 22, 2017 | Blog | 0 Comments

It's a slower week, here in Lucero Tax & Accounting World. Yes, it's crazy (and a bit of a relief, to be frank) that we now find ourselves in Thanksgiving week. And I have some thoughts, which are perhaps a bit more meditative than normal, because of how this...

by Lucero Tax & Accounting | November 1, 2017 | Blog | 0 Comments

More than being only bean counters or tax strategists for our Denver clients, we make it a point to study what works well for our most successful clients, and (with all confidentiality) pass along principles we've seen work in various businesses. On top of that, we...

by Lucero Tax & Accounting | February 27, 2018 | Blog | 0 Comments

As I have been saying to some of my personal tax preparation clients in Denver, I'm not sure that there is very much that I could say that could add anything to the conversation about what happened last week in Parkland, FL. It seems that every time something like...

by Lucero Tax & Accounting | February 7, 2018 | Blog | 0 Comments

Yes, there's plenty to say about that Super Bowl, the advertisements (apparently, they're all Tide ads), the halftime show, etc. But I'll let others weigh in there. I'm a tax professional after all. Congratulations Eagles fans, etc. Here at Colorado Business...

by Lucero Tax & Accounting | April 28, 2017 | Blog | 0 Comments

That’s the LAST thing I want to do to you, but here’s what you CAN do right now: Set it as your personal goal to…

by Lucero Tax & Accounting | April 2, 2018 | Blog | 0 Comments

While we're on the subject of what's holding Denver business owners back... I wrote recently about how too many of my Denver small business owner clients don't allow themselves the gift of good delegation. It keeps them toiling along with minor tasks, while they could...

by Lucero Tax & Accounting | November 15, 2017 | Blog | 0 Comments

Have you noticed that traditional styles of advertising are getting more and more stale? That's because the online world has torn down so many different barriers that we don't realize how much has changed, until we take a look at the real numbers. And across many...

by Lucero Tax & Accounting | March 19, 2018 | Blog | 0 Comments

It's always been hard-scrapping for small business owners in Denver. We've all heard the old adage: At least 85% and maybe as high as 98% of new small businesses fail before they hit the five year mark. That rate may have been even higher over the past decade. Now,...