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Five Questions That Can Help Colorado Families Leave a Clearer Estate PlanOctober 22, 2026Practice Area7 min readLate-life changes, family trustees, unclear records, unresolved disagreements, and assets in multiple jurisdictions can leave loved ones with difficult questions. These five questions can help Colorado families and their advisors make an estate plan clearer, more workable, and easier to understand.
Passing a Family Business to the Next Generation Without Giving Up Control All at OnceOctober 21, 2026Practice Area8 min readA family-business transition does not have to treat ownership, voting power, leadership, and exit rights as one decision. Here is how recapitalization, rights of first refusal, and buy-sell terms can work together—and what families should settle before signing.
Your Month-End Close Is a Handoff Problem: Build an Ownership Map That Keeps Work MovingOctober 20, 2026Practice Area6 min readA faster month-end close does not begin with asking everyone to work faster. It begins with clear owners, dependable handoffs, meaningful review, backup coverage, and automation aimed at known bottlenecks.
Before December 31: Rank Tax Decisions by What You Cannot UndoOctober 19, 2026Practice Area9 min readA practical year-end tax-planning framework for separating irreversible transactions from adjustable estimates and paperwork—so your family or business can act with clearer numbers instead of chasing headlines.
How Law Firms Can Test IT Security Before Rolling Out Another AI ToolOctober 16, 2026Thought Leadership6 min readBefore rolling out another AI tool, law firms should understand how their managed IT provider handles identity, support access, ethical walls, backups, incidents, and connections between systems.
Will Your Colorado Prenup Hold Up? A Practical Enforceability Stress TestOctober 15, 2026Practice Area8 min readColorado recognizes prenuptial agreements, but enforceability depends on how the agreement was negotiated, disclosed, reviewed, and signed—and some family matters cannot be settled in advance. Use this practical stress test before the wedding or when reviewing an existing prenup.
Old Colorado Business-Fee Announcements: A Three-Date Check Before You Budget a FilingOctober 14, 2026Practice Area5 min readColorado’s widely shared $1 LLC filing announcement described temporary relief beginning in 2022—not a permanent price. Here is how founders can check old government guidance, confirm what a program actually covered, and build a more complete launch budget.
Bookkeeper, Accountant, Tax Professional, or Lawyer? Who Your Small Business Should CallOctober 13, 2026Practice Area9 min readAccounting, tax, and auditing headlines can help you spot an issue—but they do not tell you which professional should handle it. Use this practical guide to match the problem with the right kind of help and build a stronger financial handoff.
Your W-2 Does Not Separate Tips or Overtime: What Employees Can Ask For—and Employers Can ProvideOctober 12, 2026Practice Area6 min readSome 2025 Forms W-2 and 1099 may not separately identify cash tips or qualified overtime compensation. Here is what workers can request, what employers can voluntarily provide, and why IRS penalty relief does not determine whether an individual qualifies for a deduction.
The Connecticut Feed Test: Why Law-Firm AI Must Preserve Source ProvenanceOctober 9, 2026Thought Leadership6 min readA live legal-news feed is useful for issue spotting but unstable as support for a lasting proposition. Law firms need AI workflows that preserve the underlying document, quoted language, publication date, jurisdiction, and human verification—not merely a plausible summary and a working link.