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 | September 27, 2017 | Blog | 0 Comments

How are things going for you? Is there something we can do to help your business during this final quarter of 2017? Do let me know. One nice way to make your quarter better is to get an infusion of cash. However, this is too often a rare occurrence. Too many Denver...

by Lucero Tax & Accounting | February 20, 2018 | Blog | 0 Comments

Even in the middle of the intensity of the busy tax filing season in Denver, we occasionally become the target for somebody's frustration. Over the years, and especially when things are busy and stressful, we've had to learn about how to best handle matters when a...

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.

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 | 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 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 | December 13, 2017 | Blog | 0 Comments

We're still waiting on Congress to reconcile the different tax reform plans passed by the House and the Senate, but we do know a couple things. First, it looks pretty certain that you're not going to be able to deduct your state and local income taxes in 2018. Both...

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 | 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...