Liz Gold, Author at CPA Trendlines

CohnReznick Goes National on Cannabis

Tax maven Michael Harlow leverages firm’s real-estate prowess to build a new national niche.

As the tax lead for CohnReznick’s cannabis practice, Michael Harlow, says the biggest barrier to entry for cannabis businesses on the East Coast is finding the right real estate for their endeavor.

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“The biggest barrier to entry for East Coast cannabis businesses is finding the appropriate real estate for their endeavor,” says Harlow, CPA and national tax leader for CohnReznick’s cannabis practice. READ MORE →

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Cannabis: Embracing Risk as a Market Advantage

Today’s top trend: Mega-mergers, says Sabas Carrillo.

By Liz Gold
CannaBizCPA.Pro

What do you do when you get a call from a friend at an audit firm who says there’s a company that needs accounting help, wants to go public and raise capital – except no other firm will help it?

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If you are Sabas Carrillo, chief executive of Adnant Consulting, you take it on.
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Cristina Garza: Keeping Cannabiz Clients in Compliance

New accounting technology is part of the package.

By Liz Gold
CannaBizCPA.Pro

When Cristina Garza launched her cannabis accounting and payroll company, CannaComply, back in 2014, she wanted to make sure she understood the nuances and complexities of the industry.

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A new transplant to Denver, Garza was already running Accountingprose, an accounting company providing bookkeeping, payroll and advisory to small businesses. If you haven’t seen her website you should – she dubs her team “small business superheroes” and calls herself “Chief Number Cruncher” in her email signature. READ MORE →

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Sean Robinson: Minorities, Women & Cannabis

CPA targets fast-growing business sectors facing common problems.

By Liz Gold
CannaBizCPA.Pro

For Sean Robinson, CPA, MBA, and founder of Tebaja Consulting LLC, his company is helping him answer his calling.

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Robinson spent a decade at Citigroup in various roles. During that time, he always had a fondness for his first role, which was managing several teams that supported and expedited the financial close process for private equity funds and venture capital investors.
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John Pellitteri Takes Grassi Full Steam into the Cannabis Industry

Portrait of John Pellitteri — Pellitteri

It began with health care.

By Liz Gold
CannaBizCPA.Pro

When John Pellitteri noticed a significant increase in the cannabis-related questions in the business community, he immediately took ownership of building the consulting team that was missing to help guide those conversations into opportunity.

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Pellitteri, the Healthcare and Cannabis Practice Leader at Grassi & Co., headquartered in New York, NY, has spent close to 30 years working with hospitals, physicians and outpatient centers. At the beginning of 2016, he started fielding questions about medical cannabis.
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