Recent Articles from Joanna Kitto
Financial exploitation of the elderly
If you are a doctor, nurse, caretaker, health care provider, banker or a financial professional, this article contains important information for you regarding changes in Colorado law, requiring certain parties to report financial fraud or elder abuse. This article focuses more on financial defrauding, although much of the statute is geared toward those who report […]
The status of estate planning
Whether or not one believes America’s economy was teetering on a fiscal cliff, those of us in the estate planning counselor business were happy to see Congress provide some certainty by passing the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (“ATRA”), which allows us to better advise our clients. The last-minute action to pass the ATRA […]
Three great reasons to estate plan
Many business owners are in high-speed mode, spending all of their available time simply growing their businesses. Things without hard deadlines get postponed. However, as one’s business grows, and one hires more employees, and as more people are dependent on the business you have nurtured, it is time to think about investing in some estate […]
Top 10 tips to avoid legal nightmares
Our clients often joke, a little bitterly, that they are not “savvy” as a business person until they’ve gone through a litigation. Philosophical joking aside, you will certainly be more savvy about litigation, but you will also have emptier pockets and misplaced resources. Many of our clients tell us they resent the lost time as […]
Six tips for collections in a down economy
Our firm represents small and medium-sized businesses, and one of the most common reasons we have been contacted by our clients in recent years during the economic downturn is to address questions about collecting monies owed. Collecting overdue receivables is occurring more and more in this down economy. Below are a few considerations. • Is […]