I thought this was a great article to share.

I found this interesting website.  You’ll find it interesting as well if you want to know exactly what your tax dollars are spent.

http://www.thirdway.org/taxreceipt

If you are a business owner in Colorado, you have more than likely received a letter in the mail that is a scam.  Here’s the link from the Colorado Secretary of State.

The full version of the letter:

STATE OF COLORADO Department of State 1700 Broadway Suite 250 Denver, CO 80290		Scott Gessler Secretary of State  William A. Hobbs Deputy Secretary of State
News Alert
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 4, 2011		MEDIA CONTACT: Rich Coolidge (303) 860-6903 richard.coolidge@sos.state.co.us

Denver, Colorado – Today Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler alerted Colorado businesses and non-profits to deceptive mail solicitations. The solicitations ask for a $225 annual fee to file reports with the Secretary of State’s office. In most cases, the annual fee is just $10 if filed directly with the Secretary of State’s office.

“We work hard to keep business filing fees low and communicate with these entities about the need for periodic filings,” Gessler said. “These kinds of deceptive mailings create unnecessary confusion. We’ve taken great strides to create an user friendly, efficient system to file these reports online directly with the Secretary of State’s office.”

Below is the full text of the alert sent out in response to the mailings:

The Colorado Secretary of State’s office is notifying Colorado businesses of a possibly deceptive solicitation issued by “Corporate Controllers Unit.” The entity has mailed solicitations titled “Periodic Report” to businesses in Colorado. These solicitations offer to process periodic reports with the Secretary of State’s office on behalf of entities for a $225.00 fee. Though the majority of entities doing business in Colorado are required to file periodic reports with the Secretary of State’s office, the filing can be completed directly with the Secretary of State’s office and in most cases the fee is merely $10.00.

Although the solicitations contain disclaimers stating that “This product or service has not been approved or endorsed by any Government Agency and this offer is not being made by an agency of the Government,” the solicitation is creating confusion. Please be aware, the forms are not required by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. We encourage you to review your entity’s record and if necessary file any needed reports online at www.sos.state.co.us.

You may check the status of an entity online at www.sos.state.co.us. Select “Search Business Database” in the blue “Let us help you…” box under the Business Center column of the Secretary of State’s homepage.  Enter either the entity name or ID number in the appropriate field on the Records Search page. Searching by the entity’s ID number will display the Summary page. Searching by the entity name will result in a list of names similar to the name searched and will require you to select the proper record. Review the information on the Summary page to confirm that the proper record has been retrieved. The current status for the entity is listed near the middle of the Summary page.

If you have any questions please contact my staff directly at 303-894-2200 or email business@sos.state.co.us.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Scott Gessler

Secretary of State

Are you getting a federal tax refund this year?  You can check your refund status on the IRS’s website.  Here’s a direct link:  Where’s My Refund?

Still curious how 5,407 bras were raised for Denver’s Biggest Bra Drive?  Check out the video:

Free The Girls Short Film

Thanks for your support!

If you’ve been curious for a final update the Free The Girls Event last week, here it is!  Denver Biggest Bra Drive was the biggest!  We had an amazing turn out.  Bra donations were kept open until this past Tuesday.  There over 5,400 bras donated! Wow!!

I thought I would pass along a few links if you are interested.

Article & Pictures on MetroMix

Article on Huffington Post

Free The Girls website

Thanks again for all of your support!

Photo Credit:  Josh Barrett/Ignite Images

Have you ever received an IRS notice and had no idea why?  Most people automatically think that they are being audited, but the truth is most notices can be easily taken care of.

The IRS publishes a list of the type of notices they send.  Here’s the link. Check this out if you need further clarification of your notice.

Tonight is the night to collect 5,000 bras!

Here are the details:

Free The Girls “Denver’s Biggest Bra Drive”

When: Tuesday, February 22, 2011  7:00 pm  (doors open 6:30 pm)

Where: The Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway

Details: Collect gently used bras and bring them to The Gothic Theatre for a night of supporting and celebrating women. Live music from several local female artists. All ages event for boys and girls—sponsored by women-owned and operated Colorado businesses.

Pre-event dinner: 5-7 pm at local pay-what-you-can restaurant, Café 180, 3315 S Broadway.

Post-event happy hour: The Next Level Office & Community Space, 3220 S Acoma St, one block from The Gothic Theatre.
Special Musical Guest: Andrea Ball – Celebrated for her soulful songwriting, hushed vocals and emotional authenticity, local favorite Andrea Ball’s most recent album, “Dial Tone” was voted one of Westword’s favorite new local releases of 2010.

Sponsored by: Sweet Cheeks Edibles

Special Thanks To: Sport Haley, BoulderFields, {ampersand}, Confluence Family Office

To join the FaceBook Fan Page for the Bra Drive

To join the FaceBook Fan Page for the event at the Gothic

Please see our previous post for details on the event.  Or, check out the Press Release.

www.freethegirls.com