Small-business center offers open house
The Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center is offering a free informational open house from 6 to 8 p.m. March 31 in Room 118 of the Education Business Hall at Fort Lewis College.
To register, visit https://clients.coloradosbdc.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=170360016 or call 247-7009.
The session will provide an overview of an upcoming Leading Edge Strategic Planning Series on Business Management and Planning. The Essential Skills for Starting, Managing or Growing your Business Wisely series will begin on April 6. The six-week session is appropriate for beginning and experienced business owners and managers. The workshop will be valuable to businesses of all types, including agriculture and nonprofit groups.
To register, visit https://clients.coloradosbdc.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=170360017 or call 247-7009.
Human resource group to meet
The Durango Area Human Resource Managers will present “ACA Compliance” at the March Luncheon from noon to 1 p.m. March 24 at the First National Bank of Durango Community Room, 259 West Ninth St.
The cost includes lunch and will be $15 for DAHRM members and $17 for non-members.
A distinguished panel of local experts will discuss the Affordable Care Act and IRS Form 1095 and its requirements.
The panel includes Stephanie Bowden from The Payroll Department, Ken Bates from Durango Insurance Professionals, John Lopez from FredrickZink & Associates and a Rocky Mountain Health Plans representative.
Bike specialist completes training
Mike Phillips with Mountain Bike Specialists recently attended Specialized Bicycle Components University where he completed the advanced Body Geometry Fit Class.
This class represents the next level of continued education. To be eligible to attend, he had to successfully complete the Body Geometry Level 1 class and have practiced the method of body geometry fits at Mountain Bike Specialists for at least six months.
With this training complete, Phillips is now qualified to complete road bike, mountain bike and aero bike fits on all levels of cyclists. Additionally, he spent a day in the specialized wind tunnel going over wind-testing protocol.
For more information, call 247-4066 or email john@mountainbikespecialists.com.
CRC Janitorial adds to its team
CRC Janitorial Services is pleased to announce Nina McKosato as the newest addition to its team.
She is the new business office manager. She is an Oklahoma State University graduate who relocated to Durango from Oklahoma about a year ago.
She brings with her many years of office experience and is pleased to be able to get to know Durango as her home.
For more information, visit www.crcjanitorial.com, read some customer reviews on Google and like the company on Facebook.
It’s time to pay your personal property tax
The La Plata County assessor reminds all persons owning, possessing or controlling taxable personal property (furnishings, equipment and other movable personal property) that the deadline for filing a Personal Property Declaration Schedule is April 15.
All persons who own, possess or control taxable personal property with a total actual value greater than $7,300 per owner, per county, are required to report the personal property to the county assessor. Failure to declare your personal property each year by the deadline will result in the assessor valuing property using the “best information available” and attaching a penalty to the tax bill. People who did not receive a declaration schedule should contact the county assessor at 382-6231.
All personal property with a total actual value in excess of $7,300 (per owner, per county) is taxable unless specifically exempt by law.
Taxable personal property includes: all residential household furnishings used to produce income; equipment, furniture and machinery used by commercial, industrial and natural resource operations; property used in an agribusiness that does not qualify as agricultural pursuant to § 39-1-102(1.6)(a), C.R.S.; expensed assets with a life greater than one year; fully depreciated assets still in use; personal property in storage that is subject to IRS depreciation; and leasehold improvements.
Equipment that is licensed as a motor vehicle (SMM plate or Z-Tab) is not reported on the Personal Property Declaration Schedule.
For more information, call 382-6231.
Oil and gas royalties are liable for taxation
The deadline for filing the Oil and Gas Real & Personal Property Declaration Schedule is April 15.
As required by § 39-7-101(2), C.R.S., if the owner or operator fails to deliver, or fails to timely file the declaration schedule, a late filing penalty will be imposed for each calendar day that the declaration has not been received.
Business After Hours will be at StoneAge
The Durango Chamber of Commerce will hold Business After Hours from 5 to 7 p.m. March 24 at StoneAge, 466 South Skylane Drive, Animas Air Park.
The cost is $7. Waterblast Tool Demos & Facility Tours will take place at 5:15, 5:30 and 5:45 p.m.
Chamber announces Dollar-A-Day Club
The Durango Chamber of Commerce announces the Dollar-A-Day Club.
The proceeds will be used for the Chamber Building Expansion/ Remodel.
For more information, email jack@durangobusiness.org or call 247-0312.
Herald Staff
