Protect Your Fort Collins Roofing Business With Professional Bookkeeping!
Summer is a very busy time for roofers in Fort Collins and across the Front Range, and with the huge influx of business, it may become difficult to keep up with the books. Roofers and others in the skilled trades often work long hours, dealing with the elements, and are quite tired at the end of the day. So during the summer rush, it might be tempting to just put off dealing with the record-kee...
Contractors! Let A Qualified CPA Handle Your Book Keeping
Running any kind of small business can be a challenge, but for those in the skilled trades, it can be even tougher to keep things organized. Contractors, with their ever-changing clients, budgets, and projects, have to be extra careful to track their expenses and keep tabs on subcontractors, to make sure everything is up to code and ready, come tax time. The last thing you want to do after a lo...
Renovation Season Is Here- Are Your Financial Books Ready?
Spring is officially upon us, and that means that people all over Colorado will start planning their home renovation projects. They will be looking to hire contractors, painters, plumbers, and landscapers: workers who rely on the business during the warm season to stay afloat. If you own a business in one of these trades, or a related one, hopefully you’ve used some of your down time this winte...
In The Skilled Trades? Here’s Why You Need A CPA
If you have a career in the skilled trades, you’re no stranger to hard work. You use your tools, your hands, and your know-how to get the job done, sometimes working 12-hour days or scrambling to make tight deadlines. Often times, tradespeople, construction workers, and contractors have to juggle a lot of tasks, clients, and paperwork to keep things running smoothly; either putting in more hour...
Keep Your Construction Business In The Clear This Year
Minding your record keeping and payroll files is a good idea for any small business owner, but especially so in the skilled trades. Working on building or renovation projects involves many different professionals and the juggling of multiple contracts. In the construction industry, contractors and subcontractors must be meticulously organized and invoices should be both paid in full and backed ...
Your Fort Collins Accountant’s Advice For Young People
The sooner you start productive financial practices, the better your economic outcome will be, but it is never too late to start. Even with minimal income, you can begin financial practices now that will carry through your life and keep you in control of your income and income planning, as opposed to setting yourself up for situations where you will feel like your income or lack of control you....
What Happens If Someone Does Not File Their Income Taxes At All?
Ask Wesley Snipes. Seriously, the IRS is not to be toyed with. If you have not been filing income taxes, or have not done so for 2014, the IRS levies some hefty penalties against non filers. You may not be a celebrity, but roofers, pet shop owners, and even students are all legally required to file income taxes, with a few exceptions. Some people are not required by law to file income tax. The ...
Save Time And Money By Hiring An Accounting Firm To Take Care Of Your Payroll
One especially cumbersome part of any business is payroll. If you’re a painter, you may work solo for some of the time, then hire on seasonal or temporary help as needed. Processing payroll for your employees can be overwhelming. You will need to file different forms for different kinds of employees. In addition to knowing which tax forms to use when filing payroll, there are other legal ...
