Nancy L. Palmer

Nancy joined the Trinidad, Colorado team of Wilklow & Associates in February, 2014.

Nancy has experience in individual, business and estate taxes and tax planning including expert witness in divorce and loss of income cases. She is also proficient in accounting and bookkeeping as well as a consultant to advise you efficiently in your business operations. Nancy is a graduate from the University of Maryland, European Division, Magna Cum Laude in Business and Accounting. She started her career in public accounting in 1981 at a CPA firm in Texas. She earned her CPA, and continued working in public accounting until 2004 – CPA License: 25327, when she turned her attention and skills to run multiple family businesses. In 2006, Nancy began her transition to Southern Colorado and received her Colorado CPA license.

Helen Jackson

Helen has been a practicing accountant for over 12 years. She has her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado and has been an enrolled agent since 1999. She brings a wealth of knowledge and represents clients with the IRS. She has been a certified QuickBooks Pro-Advisor since 2003.

Helen’s accounting experience includes public accounting, cost accounting and tax accounting. She has helped a variety of new businesses with incorporation and set up, as well as offering support services such as payroll, accounting services and income tax preparation. She has also works with not for profits on everything from day to day accounting to filing their tax returns.

Stephen Wilklow

Stephen Wilklow received his B.S. from Syracuse University College of Environmental Science and Forestry in 1984. He worked in direct and indirect sales management for AT&T. He received his Master’s in Business Administration from University of Phoenix in 1996. Stephen has owned and operated several businesses and was co-author to the book: How to Build a Business, Not a Job. Stephen loves building business relationships and heads up business development. His passions are his family and working with several non-profits in giving back to the community.

Melissa Cruz

Melissa Cruz started with the firm in 2019. She received her Master of Science in Accounting degree at the UCCS in 2018 and her Bachelors in 2017. She served in the United States Navy for almost 10 years as a Fire Controlman and was stationed in Pearl Harbor, HI and San Diego, CA. Originally from New Mexico, she considers Colorado Springs her home. She enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, exploring Colorado, cooking, and seeing the world.

Shawntelle Taylor

Shawntelle graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science emphasis in Accounting from Colorado State University – Pueblo in 2014. She is licensed as both a CPA and an Enrolled Agent. With over 5years of experience representing both business and individual clients in front of the IRS as well as several state agencies, she brings a unique perspective and deep knowledge to interpreting tax rules and regulations.  Shawntelle enjoys working with her clients to provide the most effective tax planning and sound accounting advice suited to their specific needs. During her off time Shawntelle enjoys various hobbies and interest including painting, camping and travelling.

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Dear Friend,

I have a feeling I know why you’re reading this right now. You need more time in your day. Running a business is extremely demanding, and there just isn’t enough time in the day to keep all the plates from spinning out of control. And what you need most right now is more proactive help with your business finances and tax strategy. As soon as possible. In fact, yesterday would have been ideal.

Am I close?

We get it. We’ve worked with plenty of businesses who have to cobble together 9 different software programs to keep everything straight, or who just wash their hands of it all and put everything on the credit card … and then try to clean up every year after the fact. And they know that this is no way to properly monitor profit margins, cash controls, account management, tax strategy and all of the myriad components of an effective financial system for a business.

Perhaps this is your story too. Or perhaps you’ve reached a stage of development in your business that you want to pass the baton of accounting to another expert team so your expert team can focus on what they do best: making sales and taking care of customers. Or are you just starting your business and want to start things off on the right foot?

Whatever the reason, we want you to know that our team has been diligently and effectively taking care of the accounting needs of countless organizations in a wide variety of industries since YEAR FOUNDED—discreetly and expertly handling the ongoing financial management of tax burdens, payroll, bookkeeping, and other comprehensive accounting services while providing expertise in business planning, coaching, and strategic consulting that many businesses need.

Because here’s a certain truth as it relates to taxes and your business: the State and Federal Government would love to have more of your business’ hard-earned money in their accounts. And yes, even though it’s painful, none of us begrudge paying our legal and fair share of taxes.

But the problem is that regular business owners, like you, are missing out on legal and safe deductions, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in unclaimed refunds every year. It doesn’t have to be this way. You don’t have to hand more dollars over to the government than they require, just because you don’t know their rules as well as they do.

You don’t have to live in a constant state of anxiety over the state of your books, feeling guilty about the time you should be devoting to keeping your business profitable. In fact, to help you find answers to your questions, I’ve compiled some resources in the last couple of years, for business people like you, in response to the specific tax and accounting questions I’ve received from my clients.

Feel free to poke around our site and discover why I’ve been called “The Most Trusted CPA, PC in the Colorado Springs Area”.

Talk again soon,

Susan Wilklow, CPA, PC

PS — Already want to come in? I don’t blame you … many people are fed up with trying to manage their financials on their own. Our schedule is very full … but if you call us at (719) 260-0320 or Email Us, we’ll give you two options for coming in right away. We will NOT make dealing with an accountant as painful as dealing with your books has already been!