You’ve Got Mail: Responding to an IRS CP2000 Notice
Let’s face it, most individuals panic when a letter from the IRS arrives in the mail. Take a deep breathe, splash your face with cold water, and be prepared to respond within 30 days.
Sassetti Announces the Promotions of Shawn Carter, Korina Carrillo, and Johnathan Bollas
Sassetti announces the promotions of Shawn Carter to Senior Manager, Korina Carrillo to Manager, and Johnathan Bollas to Senior. Each brings with them a unique skill set, and the firm is excited to enter a new chapter with these gifted individuals.
What Taxpayers Can Expect from the IRS as the Government Shutdown Continues
Due to the lapse in appropriations that began midnight December 22, 2018, the federal government is in its fifth week of a partial shutdown, which includes much of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Indeed, although the IRS is working with a skeleton staff of excepted employees, most employees are not working during the shutdown. While…
Sassetti LLC Has Two New Partners
Sassetti is pleased to announce Dirk Ahlbeck and Susan Penno have been admitted as partners. They each have extensive experience advising both individual taxpayers and businesses, and have both been instrumental in our firm’s recent growth through their dedication and ingenuity.
To Give or Not to Give, Part 2
Recently, Izabela Poludniak, a senior audit manager here at Sassetti LLC, put out a great blog post which delves deeply into the subject of how donors can be more conscious of where they direct their charitable dollars. I highly encourage you to go back and read her post. For part 2, I’d like to focus…
To Give or Not to Give
One of the first things I learned when I started my career in accounting is that numbers don’t lie. But they also don’t tell the whole story. In the case of a for-profit business, years of losses can speak to years of inefficiencies, OR years of research and innovation that will yield exponentially larger future…
Are You Ready? It’s Here.
Normally, in my life, I try to plan things out in advance. I always have tasks marked on my calendar or my to-do list, and try to be prepared for what may be around the corner. This is probably the case with most accountants, and of course is true for the regulatory bodies that create…
Pick A Hat
Pick a hat, any hat. It might sound like a game of chance to some, but for small business owners (including me) it’s a daily decision that has to be made, usually many times a day. Small business owners are often simultaneously the CFO, CEO, HR Manager, Payroll Manager, Bookkeeper, and Janitor. Not to mention…
The Giving Season Is Right Around The Corner
Fall has always been one of my favorite times of year. The smells, the leaves, and a full docket of sports including football, hockey, basketball and baseball playoffs. It is also busy season for those of us who work with not-for-profit organizations. Most people probably assume that accountants will always be the busiest in the…
HSA’s for Retirement ???
While many people have heard of Health Savings Accounts (HSA’s) there are many who are eligible and yet have not set up an HSA. In the last few years, more and more people have become eligible for an HSA, as employers strive to shift the cost of health insurance to employees. To be eligible, you…