Aduro
Accounting History
Taxing Matters
Colorado
Numbers
100

This is how many employees Aduro has

- 407

- 359

- 320

-398

359

100

This ancient calculating tool, a precursor to the calculator, was used for centuries to perform arithmetic.

Abacus

100

This three-letter U.S. agency is responsible for collecting federal taxes.

IRS (Internal Revenue Service)

100

Colorado along with these 3 other states meet to make up the "four corners"

Utah, Arizona, New Mexico

100

This is the number of keys on a standard piano.

88

200

This is how many firms Aduro Advisors manage

600+

200

Before computers, ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians used these objects to record transactions and inventory.

Clay Tablet

200

This is the primary U.S. tax form filed by C corporations.

Form 1120

200

This fast food restaurant chain was founded in Denver

Chipotle

200

Until 2006, it was the number of official planets in our solar system.

9

300

"Aduro" means this in Latin

To set fire, burn, scorch, or singe

300

This Italian mathematician is known as "The Father of Accounting."

Luca Pacioli

300

A company records this type of asset on its balance sheet when it has overpaid taxes or paid taxes in advance.

Deferred Tax Asset

300

This is Colorado's official state nickname

The Centennial State

300

The total number of squares on a standard chessboard.

64

400

This is the year Aduro was founded

2012

400

This lead singer of The Rolling Stones studied accounting and finance at the London School of Economics before finding rock and roll fame.

Mick Jagger 

400

This acronym refers to the taxes levied by non-federal jurisdictions, a major headache for multi-state companies.

SALT (State And Local Tax)

400

This is the tallest mountain in Colorado

Mount Elbert

400

The number of chambers in the human heart.

4

500

This is how many core values Aduro has

8

500

The first professional organizations for accountants were established in this European country in 1854.

Scotland

500

This term describes the minimum level of connection or presence a business must have with a state before it's legally required to pay or collect taxes there.

Nexus

500

This city in Colorado is the highest city in the United States

Leadville, CO (10,152 ft above sea level)

500

The number of years represented by the first word of the Gettysburg Address, which famously begins "Four score and seven years ago.

80