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 | November 8, 2017 | Blog | 0 Comments

We deal with all kinds of businesses and organizations around here at Team Lucero Tax & Accounting. And while I often address "for profit" organizations with these notes, many of those same strategies (cost controls, marketing, growth, management) apply equally to...

by Lucero Tax & Accounting | November 27, 2017 | Blog | 0 Comments

It's Cyber Monday, and as is my habit, this strategy note is being composed early in the week. Plenty to do this week, and gotta get ahead, after all. Did your Denver business run a sale for the holidays, or Cyber Monday or Black Friday? If not, you may have (ahem)...

by Lucero Tax & Accounting | October 4, 2017 | Blog | 0 Comments

I make it my goal in these weekly notes to pass along information which has proven useful to our firm and our more successful clients. I do this because we want to be a partner with you in helping you grow your Denver business. We're not marketing "gurus" around here,...

by Lucero Tax & Accounting | December 18, 2017 | Blog | 0 Comments

Unless something crazy happens this week, we have a new tax plan. If Congress-watchers are right, the House and Senate should vote to pass this new bill, and it will be signed by President Trump before Christmas. I'm writing this on Monday the 18th (a busy week is...

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,...

by Lucero Tax & Accounting | February 1, 2018 | Blog | 0 Comments

Yes, the calendar reads 2018, but the IRS of course, is living in the past. As you probably know, we are now beginning the process of doing something we're pretty good at: effectively, legally, and ethically reporting our Denver clients' business financial doings to...

by Lucero Tax & Accounting | December 6, 2017 | Blog | 0 Comments

As I write this, the Senate has passed their version of the tax reform bill, and now we wait for the final version of the bill. But here's the big number: Four weeks. Apparently, Congress thinks it can enact a dramatic overhaul of the law, adding substantial new...

by Lucero Tax & Accounting | December 29, 2017 | Blog | 0 Comments

The holidays are funny for Denver business owners. And, I must tell you, especially so for tax professionals like me. Every year, Congress delivers updates to the tax code, seemingly at the very last minute, so my staff and I are often working over the holidays when...

by Lucero Tax & Accounting | April 2, 2017 | Blog | 0 Comments

See, relative to their income, the rich are frugal. They save and invest. They spend less than 65% of their take-home pay on day-to-day expenses.