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Posted Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Your tax and business consultation buddies at WCG try to let loose from time to time, and interact with each other on a social level. Tax season can be intense! But the struggle… the pain… the bad hair week… is what build the ties that bind. There isn’t a successful team on the planet that hasn’t bonded while traveling on the road to success. From time to time, and perhaps more than the Partners would like, we get together socially to share some food, some booze and tell embellished tales… “there I was… in the 1040 jungle… faced with a home office deduction. It was just me and the deduction… alone… staring at each other.” “Okay, Frances, lighten up.”

Tax Party

Your tax and business consultation buddies at WCG try to let loose from time to time, and interact with each other on a social level. Tax season can be intense! But the struggle… the pain… the bad hair week… is what build the ties that bind. There isn’t a successful team on the planet that hasn’t bonded while traveling on the road to success. From time to time, and perhaps more than the Partners would like, we get together socially to share some food, some booze and tell embellished tales… “there I was… in the 1040 jungle… faced with a home office deduction. It was just me and the deduction… alone… staring at each other.” “Okay, Frances, lighten up.”

4:05

During tax season we would break out the chips and salsa, and whatever Jason was putting together for a 3:01 on Fridays to blow off a little steam. Grapefruit infused bourbon with sour was a hit. Cucumber vodka Moscow mules was another crowd pleaser. Don’t get the pineapple infused vodka (see below)! Why 3:01PM? Well, according to Tina, drinking before 3:00PM is frowned upon in this establishment.

As WCG matured and things changed, we had to move from 3:01PM to 4:05PM. The perils of corporate evolution. Why 4:05? This was named after a large hallway that connected two suites in our old building… we had five people working in there, and there was a continuous flow of foot traffic, and therefore we dubbed the space “The 405.” Next thing you know, we’re naming our happy hour 4:05.

Calendar invites go out for a celebration in our social lounge where we have four high top tables with chairs, plus a heated covered patio. Clients are always welcome of course! From time to time we make the calendar invite be eastern time to get our 4:05 on a little early.

Pineapple Vodka

Isn’t this just fun to look at? We found a cool a jar, two 1.75 liters of Tito’s and three pineapples to make some pineapple infused vodka. It takes about 30 days to make… our next batch will be ready right around July 15.

The vodka is yummy… no doubt. Just chill with shaved in a shaker and pour into your favorite martini glass. But… what is really is yummy is the pineapple. We cut up some of the pieces, sprinkle sugar on them and stick them toothpicks for easy consumption.

Limit two pineapple chunks per person because they will mess you up in a hurry. Maybe three.

Grink BBQ

Like any team, we like to make up words… like Grink… which a combination of Green and Pink. When a tax return “job” is coded Grink, it is ready for e-filing. Yay! And… we also create t-shirts for each summer and again in the fall / winter. Last winter was a WCG favorite, “Disguised Disorganization” which refers to a client who appears organized where the painted rust is truly is a disguise for disorganization (but we love you just the same). This year we were running short on ideas, so we came up with our Grink t-shirt.

Here is a quick video of WCG doing what we truly do best… eating and laughing with each other. Enjoy!

Also, it looks like “Misrepresented Organization” is going to be the Winter 2020 t-shirt… stay tuned for those pics!

WCG Grink me? Grink You! Workday & BBQ

WCG took a break for some fun in the sun. Enjoying the Colorado views on their patio and grilling.

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Did you want to chat about this? Do you have questions about Social Hour? Let’s chat!

The tax advisors and business consultants at WCG are not salespeople; we are not putting lipstick on a pig expecting you to love it. Our job remains being professionally detached, giving you information and letting you decide within our ethical guidelines and your risk profiles.

We see far too many crazy schemes and half-baked ideas from attorneys and wealth managers. In some cases, they are good ideas. In most cases, all the entities, layering and mixed ownership is only the illusion of precision. As Chris Rock says, just because you can drive your car with your feet doesn’t make it a good idea. In other words, let’s not automatically convert “you can” into “you must.” Yes, it is fun to brag about how complicated your world is at cocktail parties, but let’s not unnecessarily complicate it for the bragging rights.

Let’s chat so you can be smart about it.

We typically schedule a 20-minute complimentary quick chat with one of our Partners or Senior Tax Professionals to determine if we are a good fit for each other, and how an engagement with our team looks. Tax returns only? Business advisory? Tax prep, and more importantly tax strategy and planning?

Should we need to schedule an additional consultation, our fee is $250 for 40 minutes. Fun! If we decide to press forward with a Business Advisory or Tax Patrol Services engagement, we will credit the consultation fee towards those services.

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