Gregory Lambourne, Esq. Senior Planning Consultant You may be aware that the tax code grants taxpayers a $16,000 annual exemption from gift and generation-skipping transfer (GST) taxes. That means you (and every other taxpayer you know) can gift any person(s) up to $16,000 per year gift and GST tax-free. Good financial planning and estate planning involves utilizing this annual exemption and the estate tax-free compounding such gifting can provide. What you may NOT realize is that you can also gift an UNLIMITED amount of tuition and medical expense payments gift and GST tax-free, so long as you make those
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Four New Hires Join WFY in June
Four new hires joined Wright Ford Young & Co. in the month of June. Jonathan Smeragliuolo joined our Tax Department. Stephen Bruette, Mona Karimipour, and Eric Rueger joined our Audit Department. WFY is excited to have these new hires join our team. Jonathan Smeragliuolo Jonathan Smeragliuolo joined our Tax Department as our newest Tax Director. He’s been in accounting for 10 years and has worked at various firms. Jonathan’s experience includes many different sectors, but he mainly works with clients in real estate, manufacturing, and professional services. During his free time, he enjoys spending time with his fiancé, family, and
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Key Take-Aways from 2022 AICPA & CIMA Employee Benefit Plans Conference
By Jennifer Haddad, CPA Audit Partner, ERISA Plan Audits Audit Director Every year, Wright Ford Young & Co. attends the annual AICPA & CIMA Employee Benefit Plans Conference. The multi-day conference includes a comprehensive lineup of sessions, delivered by top regulators and expert practitioners. Sessions at the conference include topics such as the new Employee Benefit Plan audit standard (AU-C Section 703), common operational errors, a DOL and IRS regulatory update, and prohibited transactions. The information gathered from the conference does not just benefit us, as the auditors, but is also informative for the Plan Sponsors we work with.
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Interns Join Audit Department for WFY Summer Internship Program
Wright Ford Young & Co. welcomed four new interns to our team in May: Fayze Hindi, Elizabeth Gieser, Chenal Assady, and Brooke McMurtry. These interns will be joining our audit department for our summer internship program. We are thrilled to introduce these new hires to our WFY team. Fayze Hindi In May, Fayze Hindi joined our audit department as an Audit Intern. She’s currently a senior at Whittier College studying for her degree in Business Administration and minoring in Economics and Computer Science. Fayze plans on continuing her education at USC with a Master’s degree in Accounting. In her spare
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Top Considerations for June 15 CA Passthrough Payment Deadline
Richard A. Huffman, CPA, MST Tax Partner The June 15 deadline is approaching for the mandatory prepayment of the 2022 California passthrough entity elective tax workaround deposit. Important details to consider are as follows: Benefit By electing to pay the taxpayers California tax at the entity level, the federal itemized deduction state and local $10,000 cap is circumvented thus allowing additional federal tax deductions for state taxes paid. However, the California law has many requirements and nuances that must be followed and considered to make sure the taxpayer will benefit from the entity tax election. Required minimum payment amount
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WFY Welcomes New Hire in May
In the beginning of May, Wright Ford Young & Co. welcomed a new hire who joined our Administrative team. We are excited to have this team member join WFY. Adriana Alcala Adriana Alcala joined our Administrative team in the beginning of May. She previously worked in the mortgage industry for six years as a loan processor. Adriana decided to switch to a different industry to have more stability and grow in her career. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her two children and her family. Interested in joining WFY in one of our departments? If you are
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Preparing Yourself and the Best People to Replace You
Gregory Lambourne, Esq. Senior Planning Consultant Plato observed that “Nothing ever is, but is always becoming.” We begin dying the day we are born. A bleak sentiment for sure, but useful if you allow it to focus and move you. Life is fragile and life is short; it’s over before we know it. But if we live right, once is enough, and we are ready when the time comes. Business owners, are you ready? Our firm counsels many self-made, multi-millionaire business owners. They are remarkable people with sharp minds and often hard personalities, but also quite soft in the
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CA Employers Must Have Retirement Plans for Employees by June 30
By June 30, 2022, any California business owners with five or more employees are required to have a retirement plan for their employees. California businesses with five or more employees must comply with the statewide mandate and offer a retirement plan to their employees by the deadline. Businesses can either go through a private-market option, like a 401(k), or through the state-run CalSavers program. If any California business owners do not provide a retirement plan for their employees by June 30, there will be a penalty of $250 for each employee. Penalties will increase if initial penalties are not addressed.
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WFY Welcomes Two New Hires in March
In March, Wright Ford Young & Co. had two new hires join our team in our audit and estate and trust departments. Andre Nielsen joined our audit department as Audit Staff and Jason Gonzalez joined our estate and trust department as Diligence Coordinator. We are excited to have these two new team members join WFY. Andre Nielsen Andre Nielsen joined our audit department as Audit Staff during the month of March. He graduated from Central Washington University in 2019 with his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. Prior to WFY, Andre has three years of public accounting experience. He currently resides in
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Two New Hires Join WFY in February
Last month, two new hires joined Wright Ford Young & Co. in our tax and audit departments: Sarahbelle Kabigting and Nicholl Venzon. Sarahbelle was welcomed into our tax department and Nicholl was welcomed into our audit department. We are thrilled to introduce these two new hires to our WFY team. Saraheblle Kabigting In mid-February, Sarahbelle Kabigting joined WFY as a Tax Senior. She graduated from Cal State Fullerton with her Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. Sarahbelle has her Certified Public Accountant license and has over six year of accounting experience. She specializes in various industries, including entertainment, food service, real
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