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- 17th Annual Circle of Life Dinner
- 2 Valuable Year-End Tax-Saving Tools for Your Business
- 2013 Martini, Iosue & Akpovi Holiday Party
- 2014 Martini, Iosue & Akpovi Holiday Party
- 2015 Holiday Party
- 2019 Q3 Tax Calendar: Key Deadlines for Businesses and Other Employers
- 2019 Q4 Tax Calendar: Key Deadlines for Businesses and Other Employers
- 2019 White Elephant Gift Exchange
- 2020 Q1 Tax Calendar: Key Deadlines for Businesses and Other Employers
- 2020 Q4 Tax Calendar: Key Deadlines for Businesses and Other Employers
- 2021 Individual Taxes: Answers to Your Questions About Limits
- 2021 Q1 Tax Calendar: Key Deadlines for Businesses and Other Employers
- 25 Years of Supporting the San Fernando Valley Community
- 3 Best Practices for Achieving Organic Sales Growth
- 3 Key Traits of Every Successful Salesperson
- 3 Last-Minute Tips That May Help Trim Your Tax Bill
- 3 Steps to “Stress Test” Your Business
- 4 Key Traits to Look for When Hiring a CFO
- 4 New Law Changes That May Affect Your Retirement Plan
- 4 Steps to a Stronger Balance Sheet
- 4 Steps to Improving Your Company’s Sales
- 4 Tough Questions to Ask About Your Sales Department
- 4 Ways to Improve the Effectiveness of Your Audit Committee
- 5 Common Accounting Software Mistakes to Avoid
- 5 Steps to Streamline the Month-End Close
- 5 Ways to Streamline and Energize Your Sales Process
- 5 Ways to Strengthen Your Business for the New Year
- 5 Ways to Withdraw Cash From Your Corporation While Avoiding Dividend Treatment
- 6 Key IT Questions to Ask in the New Normal
- 6 Ways to Ensure Your Marketing Plan Drives Sales
- A Family Day at the Races
- A Great Time Was Enjoyed by All at Our Team Event
- A Nonworking Spouse Can Still Have an IRA
- A Shadow Board Could Shed Light on Your Company’s Best Future
- Accelerate Depreciation Deductions With a Cost Segregation Study
- Accounting Estimates Present Challenges in Times of Uncertainty
- Accounting for Business Combinations
- Accounting for Cloud Computing Arrangements
- Accounting for Indirect Job Costs the Right Way
- Accounting for Property, Plant and Equipment Assets
- Adjust Your Expectations of Business Interruption Coverage
- Adjusting Your Financial Statements for COVID-19 Tax Relief Measures
- Adopting a Child? Bring Home Tax Savings With Your Bundle of Joy
- After You File Your Tax Return: 3 Issues to Consider
- Alan Iosue Attains His Masters of Science in Taxation
- Alan Iosue Promoted to Tax Supervisor
- Alec Agana Awarded Martini Akpovi Scholarship
- An S Corporation Could Cut Your Self-Employment Tax
- Analytical Procedures Can Help Make Your Audit More Efficient
- Ani Giragosian Joins the MAP Team
- Answers to Questions About the CARES Act Employee Retention Tax Credit
- Answers to Questions You May Have About Economic Impact Payments
- Answers to Your Questions About 2020 Individual Tax Limits
- Anthony Hall Joins Martini Akpovi Partners as a Tax Manager
- Apple TV's for Our Team
- Are Scholarships Tax-Free or Taxable?
- Are You and Your Business Prepared for What's Next...2021 and Beyond?
- Are Your Supervisors Adept at Multigenerational Management?
- Artin Shahmirzaian Joins MAP as a Tax Associate
- Aryan Tarighat Joins Martini Akpovi Partners as an Audit Associate
- Assessing and Mitigating Key Person Risks
- Assessing Productivity as You Cope With the Pandemic
- Asset Impairment Is Expected to Hit 2020 Financial Statements
- At the Very Least, Update the Financials in Your Business Plan
- Attention: Accounting Rule Delays in the Works
- Attuning Your Social Media Strategy to the Pandemic
- Auditing Grant Compliance
- AUP Engagements: A Middle Ground Between Audits and Consulting Services
- Avoiding Conflicts of Interest With Auditors
- Back-to-School Tax Breaks on the Books
- Bartering: A Taxable Transaction Even if Your Business Exchanges No Cash
- Benchmarking Financial Performance
- Benchmarking: Why Normalizing Adjustments Are Essential
- Best Practices When Forecasting Cash Flow
- Beware of Phishing Attacks Capitalizing on SBA Relief
- Beware: Coronavirus May Affect Financial Reporting
- Blockchain Beckons Businesses … Still
- Bowling Party!
- Boys and Girls Club 2013 Annual Holiday Party
- Brett Scharg Joins Martini, Iosue & Akpovi!
- Bridging the Gap Between Budgeting and Risk Management
- Budgeting Is Key to a Successful Start-Up
- Building Customers’ Trust in Your Website
- Business Charitable Contribution Rules Have Changed Under the CARES Act
- Business Highlights in the New American Rescue Plan Act
- Business Meal Deductions: The Current Rules Amid Proposed Changes
- Business Website Costs: How to Handle Them for Tax Purposes
- Businesses Can Utilize the Same Information IRS Auditors Use to Examine Tax Returns
- Businesses Revise Sales Compensation Models During Pandemic
- Businesses: Get Ready for the New Form 1099-NEC
- Busy Season Stress Busters Continue With a 'Left, Center, Right' Tournament
- Buying and Selling Mutual Fund Shares: Avoid These Tax Pitfalls
- California AB 80 Provides Partial Conformity to Federal Law
- California AB5: Employer Audits
- California Supplemental Paid Sick Leave and Paid-Time Off for Vaccination and Testing
- Can Investors Who Manage Their Own Portfolios Deduct Related Expenses?
- Can You Deduct Charitable Gifts on Your Tax Return?
- Can You Qualify for a Medical Expense Tax Deduction?
- CARES ACT Changes Retirement Plan and Charitable Contribution Rules
- CARES Act Made Changes to Excess Business Losses
- CARES Act Provides Option to Delay CECL Reporting
- Cents-per-Mile Rate for Business Miles Decreases Slightly for 2020
- Changes to Premium Tax Credit Could Increase Penalty Risk for Some Businesses
- Chester Ventura & Joe Fernandez Attend PrimeGlobal Workshop in Atlanta
- Chester Ventura Joins Martini Iosue & Akpovi
- Chinonso Ezike Joins the MAP Team as a Tax Associate
- Chris Passmore Has Been Appointed as a Board Member of Hope's Haven
- Chris Speights Attains His CPA Licence
- Christopher Passmore Obtains His MBA!
- Christopher Passmore Ranked a ‘Rising Star’ by San Fernando Valley Business Journal
- Christopher Speights Returns to MIA for a Second Internship
- Claiming the Business Energy Credit for Using Alternative Energy
- Close-Up on Pushdown Accounting for M and As
- COBRA Provisions Play Critical Role in COVID-19 Relief Law
- Conduct a “Paycheck Checkup” to Make Sure Your Withholding Is Adequate
- Congratulations Chester Ventura and Joe Fernandez for Graduating From the PrimeGlobal Leadership Program
- Congratulations Kevin Holmes for Attaining the COSO Certificate in Internal Control
- Congratulations on Your Promotions Joe, Chester and Brett!
- Congress Gives a Holiday Gift in the Form of Favorable Tax Provisions
- Corporate Governance in the 21st Century
- Cost Management: A Budget’s Best Friend
- Could You Unearth Hidden Profits in Your Company?
- COVID-19: A Reminder of Why Cross-Training Your Accounting Staff Is Key
- COVID-19: IRS Announces More Relief and Details
- CSUN Customer Data Stolen Through 3rd Party Provider Breach
- Cutoffs: What Counts in 2020 vs. 2021
- Dandy Don's Ice Cream Social
- Dashboard Software Helps You Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
- David Vela Joins MAP as a Tax Associate
- Deadline to Adopt a Retirement Plan Extended Under SECURE Act
- Deciding Whether a Merger or Acquisition Is the Right Move
- Did You Get an Economic Impact Payment That Was Less Than You Expected?
- Did You Make Donations in 2020? There’s Still Time to Get Substantiation
- Didn’t Contribute to an IRA Last Year? There Still May Be Time
- Digital Documents With E-Signatures Aren’t Going Away
- Disability Income: How Is It Taxed?
- Divorcing Couples Should Understand These 4 Tax Issues
- Do You Have a Side Gig? Make Sure You Understand Your Tax Obligations
- Do You Have Tax Questions Related to COVID-19? Here Are Some Answers
- Do You Need the Protection of a D&O Insurance Policy?
- Do You Run Your Business From Home? You Might Be Eligible for Home Office Deductions
- Do You Want to Go Into Business for Yourself?
- Do You Want to Withdraw Cash From Your Closely Held Corporation at a Low Tax Cost?
- Do Your Employees Receive Tips? You May Be Eligible for a Tax Credit
- Does Your Company Have an Emergency Succession Plan?
- Does Your Team Know the Profitability Game Plan?
- Donating Your Vehicle to Charity May Not Be a Taxwise Decision
- Don’t Forget to Take Required Minimum Distributions This Year
- Drive More Savings to Your Business With the Heavy SUV Tax Break
- Drive Success With Dashboard Reports
- Drumstick Dash
- Educate Yourself About the Revised Tax Benefits for Higher Education
- Electronic Copies of Tax Returns
- Eligible Businesses Can Apply for Restaurant Revitalization Grants Up to $10 Million
- Elizabeth Gonzalez Promoted to Senior Manager
- Employee Benefit Plans: Do You Need a Form 5500 Audit?
- Employees: Don’t Forget About Your FSA Funds
- Employers Have Questions and Concerns About Deferring Employees’ Social Security Taxes
- Ensure Competitive Intelligence Efforts Are Helpful, Not Harmful
- Erick Shahnazari Awarded Martini Akpovi Partners Scholarship
- ESOPs Offer Businesses a Variety of Potential Benefits
- Establishing Your Company’s Risk Appetite
- Estimated Tax Payments: The Deadline for the First 2021 Installment Is Coming Up Soon
- Ethan Brutzkus Attains His CPA Licence
- Ethan Brutzkus Promoted to Senior Associate
- Even if No Money Changes Hands, Bartering Is a Taxable Transaction
- Everything Is Stored in the Cloud, I Have Cybersecurity Covered, Right? (Think Again!)
- Expenses That Teachers Can and Can’t Deduct on Their Tax Returns
- Family Business Owners Must Weave Together Succession and Estate Planning
- Family Day at Santa Anita
- FAQs About Audit Confirmations
- FAQs About CAMs
- FAQs About Prepaid Expenses
- FASB Votes to Delay Leases and Revenue Recognition for Certain Entities
- File Cash Transaction Reports for Your Business — On Paper or Electronically
- Financial Keys to Securing a Commercial Loan
- Footnote Disclosures: The Story Behind the Numbers
- For Best Results, Start Your Strategic Planning Early
- Forecasting Financial Results for a Start-Up Business
- Fortunate Enough to Get a PPP Loan? Forgiven Expenses Aren’t Deductible
- GAAP vs. Tax-Basis: Which Is Right for Your Business?
- Geography as (Charitable Giving) Destiny
- Getting a Divorce? There Are Tax Issues You Need to Understand
- Getting Help With a Business Interruption Insurance Claim
- Getting Max Value Out of Your CRM Software
- Getting More for Your Marketing Dollars in 2021
- Give Your 401(k) Plan a Checkup at Least Once a Year
- Gloria Tsai Joins Martini, Iosue & Akpovi
- Going, Going, Gone: Going Concern Assessments in the Midst of COVID-19
- Golf Classic Benefiting the Los Angeles Jewish Home
- Good Records Are the Key to Tax Deductions and Trouble-Free IRS Audits
- Gustavo Fridman Joins MIA as a Tax Principal
- Happy Holidays From Martini Iosue & Akpovi!
- Happy Holidays!
- Happy New Year From Martini Iosue & Akpovi
- Happy Retirement, Anne!
- Haven’t Filed Your 2019 Business Tax Return Yet? There May Be Ways to Chip Away at Your Bill
- Hawaiian Shirts & Bermuda Shorts Day
- Health Savings Accounts for Your Small Business
- Help Ensure the IRS Doesn’t Reclassify Independent Contractors as Employees
- Help Protect Your Personal Information by Filing Your 2019 Tax Return Early
- Helping Employees Understand Their Health Care Accounts
- Hiring This Summer? You May Qualify for a Valuable Tax Credit
- Hit the Target With Your Email Marketing
- Holiday Parties and Gifts Can Help Show Your Appreciation and Provide Tax Breaks
- Home Is Where the Tax Breaks Might Be
- Home Sales: How to Determine Your “Basis”
- Homebuyers: Can You Deduct Seller-Paid Points?
- Hope's Haven - Wings of Hope
- Hope's Haven Seeks Executive Director
- How Auditors Assess Cyber Risks
- How Auditors Use Nonfinancial Information
- How Business Owners and Execs Can Stay Connected With Staff
- How Business Owners May Be Able to Reduce Tax by Using an S Corporation
- How COVID-19 Could Impact Year-End Inventory Counts
- How Effectively Does Your Business Manage Risk?
- How Series EE Savings Bonds Are Taxed
- How to Compute Your Company’s Breakeven Point
- How to Ensure Life Insurance Isn’t Part of Your Taxable Estate
- How to Keep Track of Small Tools and Equipment
- How to Make the Most of Your Multigenerational Workforce
- How to Minimize Turnover in Your Accounting Department
- How to Report COVID-19-Related Debt Restructuring
- How to Research a Business Customer’s Creditworthiness
- How to Succeed at Virtual Team Building
- How to Treat Your Business Website Costs for Tax Purposes
- How to Use Visual Aids in Financial Reporting
- How’s Your Buy-Sell Agreement Doing These Days?
- ICFR Assessment and Attestation: Are You in Compliance With the Rules?
- Identify and Proactively Protect Your IT, Don’t Respond and Recover
- If You Run a Business From Home, You Could Qualify for Home Office Deductions
- If You’re Selling Your Home, Don’t Forget About Taxes
- In 1940 the First Social Security Check Was Issued
- Independent Assurance Inspires Confidence in Sustainability Reports
- Internal Audit 2.0: Paperless and Continuous Auditing Trends
- Introducing ShareFile
- Inventory Management Is Especially Important This Year
- IPads for Our Team!
- IRA Account Value Down? It Might Be a Good Time for a Roth Conversion
- IRA Charitable Donations Are an Alternative to Taxable Required Distributions
- IRS Announces per Diem Rates for Business Travel
- IRS Extends Some (But Not All) Employee Benefit Plan Deadlines
- IRS Moves Tax Day From April 15 to July 15, 2020
- IRS Releases 2021 Amounts for Health Savings Accounts
- Is an HSA Right for You?
- Is an S Corporation the Best Choice of Entity for Your Business?
- Is It Time to Hire a CFO or Controller?
- Is It Time to Outsource Finance and Accounting?
- Is Multicloud Computing Right for Your Business?
- Is Your Accounting Software Living Up to the Hype?
- Is Your Wellness Program Built on a Solid Foundation?
- It’s a Good Time to Buy Business Equipment and Other Depreciable Property
- Jacob (Jake) Shugart Joins Martini Akpovi Partners as a Tax Associate
- James Roberts Is Now a Principal of the Firm!
- Jason Stauffer Joins Martini Akpovi Partners as a Tax Manager
- Jessica E. Cligher Joins Martini Iosue & Akpovi
- Jewish Federation Trip to Washington D.C.
- Jim Roberts Promoted to Partner
- Joe Fernandez Joins Martini, Iosue & Akpovi!
- Judy K. Quan Ran the LA Marathon
- Just Launched: The SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program
- Kelli Huynh Joins Martini Akpovi Partners as a Manager
- Kevin D. Holmes Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Kevin D. Holmes Assumes Role as Audit and Assurance Practice Leader at Martini Iosue & Akpovi, LLP
- Kevin D. Holmes Attends College of the Canyons Foundation's Silver Spur Award Celebration
- Kevin D. Holmes Joins Martini, Iosue & Akpovi
- Kevin Holmes Receives Chair Award From Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Kevin Holmes Won the Trusted Advisor Award!
- Kevin Khoury Attends PrimeGlobal Audit Training in North Carolina
- Key Points About Bonus Depreciation
- Kimberly Neumann Obtains Her MBT!
- Kirti Galindo Promoted to Billing Supervisor
- LAPD Devonshire PALS Annual Toy Drive
- LAPD PALS Annual Toy Drive
- Laptop Battery Safety Is No Laughing Matter
- Launching a Business? How to Treat Start-Up Expenses on Your Tax Return
- Launching a Small Business? Here Are Some Tax Considerations
- Lease or Buy? Changes to Accounting Rules May Change Your Mind
- Lessons of 2020: Change Management
- Let’s Find a Better Way to Manage Your Receivables
- Levels of Assurance: Choosing the Right Option for Your Business Today
- Lia Zahar Joins Martini, Iosue & Akpovi
- Liabilities for Unused Time Off Mount as Pandemic Lingers
- Lilia Zakarian Joins Martini Akpovi Partners as a Tax Associate
- Litchfield Baby Shower
- Look at Your Employee Handbook With Fresh Eyes
- Look Closely at Your Company’s Concentration Risks
- Look in the Mirror and Identify Your Company Culture
- Lucy Wei Huang Joins Martini Akpovi Partners as a Tax Supervisor
- Lucy Wei Huang Promoted to Tax Manager
- M&A Transactions: Avoid Surprises From the IRS
- Making Sense of Your Statement of Cash Flows
- Manage Your Working Capital More Efficiently
- Management Letters: Have You Implemented Any Changes?
- Many Tax Amounts Affecting Businesses Have Increased for 2021
- MAP Basketball Team Plays in CSUN Tournament
- MAP Hosts Virtual Baby Shower
- MAP Tax Credits Has Arrived
- MAP Team Celebrates College Colors Day
- MAP Team Cleans Up Local Beach
- MAP Team Wins 104.3 MYfm Coffee Drop
- MAP's Latest Stress Buster - A Massage Chair
- Marie Middleton Joins Martini Akpovi Partners as a Tax Manager
- Marie Middleton Promoted to Senior Manager
- Marietes "Tes" Macaraya Is Now a Partner of Martini Iosue & Akpovi, LLP
- Marietes “Tes” Macaraya New Tax Department Lead at Martini Iosue & Akpovi
- Marketing Is a Game of Adjustments
- Martini Akpovi Partners Announces Promotions
- Martini Akpovi Partners Attends Meet the Firms at UCSB
- Martini Akpovi Partners Attends Meet the Firms Event
- Martini Akpovi Partners Attends Virtual Meet the Firms
- Martini Akpovi Partners Awards Scholarships
- Martini Akpovi Partners Holiday Party
- Martini Akpovi Partners Launches MAP CyberSecure
- Martini Akpovi Partners LLP, Holds Open House
- Martini Akpovi Partners Named a Top 400 Firm by Inside Public Accounting
- Martini Akpovi Partners Picks Up Lunch and Coffee Tabs for Henry Mayo Healthcare Heroes
- Martini Akpovi Partners Ranked 14th Largest Firm in the San Fernando Valley
- Martini Akpovi Partners Ranked in CalCPA's Top 150 Firms
- Martini Akpovi Partners Recognized by Forbes
- Martini Akpovi Partners Recognized With CalCPA Public Service Award
- Martini Akpovi Partners Sponsors Fundraiser for Jewish Home
- Martini Akpovi Partners Sponsors Jewish Home Fundraiser
- Martini Akpovi Partners Summer Camp
- Martini Akpovi Partners Supports Child Care Resource Center
- Martini Akpovi Partners Supports Food Bank at Hope of the Valley Help Center
- Martini Akpovi Partners Team Relaxes With Cocktail MAPpy Hour
- Martini Akpovi Partners Volunteers at Hope of the Valley Help Center in Van Nuys
- Martini Akpovi Partners' Donation Provides Dinner for LAPD Officers Working Double Shifts
- Martini Akpovi Partners, LLP Sponsors Los Angeles Jewish Home Fundraiser
- Martini Akpovi Partners, LLP Summer Party
- Martini Iosue & Akpovi and Sklar Kirsch Host Real Estate Mixer
- Martini Iosue & Akpovi Celebrates 25 Year Anniversary
- Martini Iosue & Akpovi Expands With Santa Clarita, California Office
- Martini Iosue & Akpovi Goes to Illinois!
- Martini Iosue & Akpovi Sponsors ADL Golf Tournament
- Martini Iosue & Akpovi Supports the Nicole Parker Foundation for Children
- Martini, Iosue & Akpovi 2013 Individual Tax Organizers
- Martini, Iosue & Akpovi Is Ranked #11 of Top 50 CPA Firms
- Martini, Iosue & Akpovi Joins the PrimeGlobal Alliance!
- Martini, Iosue & Akpovi on KTLA!
- Mary Akpovi Chosen as an 'Icon of Influence' by San Fernando Valley Business Journal
- Mary Akpovi Recognized as a Top Influential Leader by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal
- Mary Akpovi Recognized in the Top 200 Most Influential List by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal
- Mary Akpovi's Trip to Sierra Leone
- Mary O. Akpovi MBA, MBT, PhD, CPA Nominated for Lifetime Achievement Award
- Mary O. Akpovi Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
- Massages for the MAP Team During Busy Season
- Maximize Your 401(k) Plan to Save for Retirement
- Measuring Fair Value for Financial Reporting
- Medical Expenses: What It Takes to Qualify for a Tax Deduction
- Meet Another of Our Interns: J. Nataly Ruiz
- Meet Asatur Galfayan, One of Our Winter Interns
- Meet Martha Gutierrez, One of Our Winter Interns
- Meet One of Our Interns - Ethan Brutzkus
- Meet One of Our Interns - Olga Ischenko
- Meet Our Summer 2020 Intern, Nicole Pounds
- Meet the Firms Event at CSUN
- MIA Attends 'Meet the Firms' Event
- MIA Named K-EARTH Office of the Day!
- Michelle Germain Joins MIA as a Senior Tax Accountant
- Mike Pesta Joins Martini Akpovi Partners as a Supervisor
- Mina Shenouda Awarded Martini Akpovi Partners Scholarship
- More Parents May Owe “Nanny Tax” This Year, Due to COVID-19
- More Time: FASB Delays Long-Term Insurance Standard … Again
- Need a New Business Vehicle? Consider a Heavy SUV
- New Business? It’s a Good Time to Start a Retirement Plan
- New COVID-19 Law Makes Favorable Changes to “Qualified Improvement Property”
- New COVID-19 Relief Law Extends Employee Retention Credit
- New Law Provides a Variety of Tax Breaks to Businesses and Employers
- New Law Provides Option to Delay Implementing the Updated CECL Standard
- New Law Tax Break May Make Child Care Less Expensive
- New Law: Parents and Other Eligible Americans to Receive Direct Payments
- New Rules Will Soon Require Employers to Annually Disclose Retirement Income to Employees
- Nicole Pounds Joins Martini Akpovi Partners as an Associate
- Nonprofits: Are You Ready for the New Contribution Guidance?
- Nonprofits: New Alternatives for Reporting Goodwill and Other Intangibles
- Now More Than Ever, Carefully Track Payroll Records
- Numerous Tax Limits Affecting Businesses Have Increased for 2020
- Odd Word, Cool Concept: Gamification for Businesses
- On-Time Financial Reporting Is Key in Times of Crisis
- One Reason to File Your 2020 Tax Return Early
- Our 2017 Summer Interns Share Their Experiences of Working for Martini, Iosue & Akpovi
- Our November Team Event Was Right on Target!
- Our Offices Will Be Closed on the Afternoon of Friday 15th December - Happy Holidays
- Overcoming the Challenges of Remote Auditing During the COVID-19 Crisis
- Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act
- Penny Perrin Joins Martini, Iosue & Akpovi!
- Podcast Episode 10: Trends in the Residential Real Estate Market
- Podcast Episode 11: Trends in the Multi Family Unit Real Estate Market
- Podcast Episode 12: Business Coaching to Thrive in a Pandemic
- Podcast Episode 13: Empowering Business Leaders and Transforming Teams
- Podcast Episode 14: Attaining a CPA License While Working Full Time
- Podcast Episode 15: New Financial Relief With the American Rescue Plan
- Podcast Episode 16: What to Expect From a Tax Internship
- Podcast Episode 17: How Operators Can Better Prepare for Mergers and Acquisitions
- Podcast Episode 2: Transitioning From Student Life to Full Time Work
- Podcast Episode 3: Reflections From Our Summer Internship Program
- Podcast Episode 4: Main Street Lending
- Podcast Episode 5: Presidential Candidates' Income Tax Policies
- Podcast Episode 6: The Financial Markets
- Podcast Episode 7: Should Your Firm Get a Cybersecurity Assessment?
- Podcast Episode 8: Pivoting a Business During the Pandemic
- Podcast Episode 9: Trends in the Commercial Leasing Industry
- PPP Adjusted to Prioritize Very Small Businesses
- PPP Loans Have Reopened: Let’s Review the Tax Consequences
- Preparing for the Possibility of a Remote Audit
- Prime Global Leadership Training Visits Lambeau Field
- Prioritize Customer Service Now More Than Ever
- Private Companies: Beware of SEC Scrutiny
- Project Food Pak - Children's Hunger Fund
- Promoting and Reporting Diversity
- Providing Education Assistance to Employees? Follow These Rules
- Providing Optimal IT Support for Remote Employees
- ProVisors Announcement
- Put a Number on Your Midyear Performance With the Right KPIs
- Put Your Company’s Financial Statements to Work for You
- Putting the Finishing Touches on Next Year’s Budget
- Putting Together the Succession Planning and Retirement Planning Puzzle
- Putting Women CPAs on the Map
- Questions to Ask When Making COVID-19 Risk Disclosures
- Re-Evaluate Your Company’s Competitiveness in a Changed Economy
- Reasons Why Cash Is King
- Reasons Why Married Couples Might Want to File Separate Tax Returns
- Receivables May Be a Source of Cash in Tough Times
- Red Flags of Deadbeat Debtors
- Reinforce Protection of Your Company’s Mobile Devices
- Relief From Not Making Employment Tax Deposits Due to COVID-19 Tax Credits
- Reopening Concepts: What Business Owners Should Consider
- Reporting CAMs in the COVID-19 Era
- Reporting Contingent Liabilities
- Reporting Discontinued Operations
- Reporting Discontinued Operations Today
- Reporting Embedded Leases
- Reporting Profits Interest Awards
- Reporting Restricted Cash
- Retiring Soon? Recent Law Changes May Have an Impact on Your Retirement Savings
- Revenue Recognition and Leases: FASB Gives Certain Entities More Time
- Reviewing Your Disaster Plan in a Tumultuous Year
- Richard (Alan) Iosue Joins Martini, Iosue & Akpovi
- Rightsizing Your Sales Force
- Rioting Damage at Your Business? You May Be Able to Claim Casualty Loss Deductions
- Risk Assessment: A Critical Part of the Audit Process
- Robert Sargsyan Becomes a Licensed CPA
- Robert Sargsyan Joins Martini Akpovi Partners as a Tax Associate
- Robert Sargsyan Promoted to Senior Associate
- Rouba Khzam Joins MAP as a Tax Associate
- Run Your Strategic-Planning Meetings Like They Really Matter
- Ryan Mills Joins MIA Audit Team
- Sakifa Sultan Joins MAP as a Tax Associate
- SangHyun Lee Awarded Martini Akpovi Scholarship
- SBA Offering Loans to Small Businesses Hit Hard by COVID-19
- SBA Reopens EIDL Program to Small Businesses and Nonprofits
- Selling Securities by Year End? Avoid the Wash Sale Rule
- Seniors: Can You Deduct Medicare Premiums?
- Seong-Hyea Lee Joins Martini Akpovi Partners as a Manager
- Setting Up a Health Savings Account for Your Small Business
- Shahed Parsa Awarded Martini Akpovi Scholarship
- Shawn Litchfield Joins Martini, Iosue & Akpovi
- Should My Distressed Company Consider a Debt Restructuring?
- Should You Add a Technology Executive to Your Staff?
- Should You Elect S Corporation Status?
- Should You Go Phishing With Your Employees?
- Should Your Business Add Roth Contributions to Its 401(k)?
- Should Your Business Vet Vendors Holding Your Data?
- Simple Retirement Savings Options for Your Small Business
- Six Business Days to Go to the October 16 Tax Deadline!
- Small Business Owners Still Have Time to Set Up a SEP Plan for Last Year
- Small Businesses: Cash in on Depreciation Tax Savers
- Small Businesses: Get Ready for Your 1099-MISC Reporting Requirements
- Small Businesses: Stay Clear of a Severe Payroll Tax Penalty
- Some Business Owners Can’t Participate in Their Own Companies’ HRAs
- Some People Are Required to Return Economic Impact Payments That Were Sent Erroneously
- Steer Clear of the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty
- Steer Clear of the Wash Sale Rule if You’re Selling Stock by Year End
- Steve & Allison Martini Meet Sheryl Sandberg as Sponsors of the Jewish Federation
- Steve and Allison Martini Co-Chair King David Society Dinner
- Steve Martini Attends LAPD Graduation
- Steve Martini Honored With Ben Gurion Award by Jewish Federation
- Steve Martini Included in the 200 Most Influential Leaders in the San Fernando Valley
- Steve Martini Recognized as a Top Influential Leader by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal
- Steve Martini’s Mission to Cuba
- Steve's Trip to New Orleans
- Still Have Questions After You File Your Tax Return?
- Strengthen Your Supply Chain With Constant Risk Awareness
- Stress Busting Zumba Class for the MAP Squad
- Stress-Busting Goat Yoga Class for the MAP Squad
- Stretch Your Marketing Dollars Further With Smart Strategies
- Student Loan Interest: Can You Deduct It on Your Tax Return?
- Subchapter V: A Silver Lining for Small Businesses Mulling Bankruptcy
- Summer: A Good Time to Review Your Investments
- Super Bowl 50!
- Take a Closer Look at Home Office Deductions
- Take a Fresh Look at Your Company’s Brand
- Take Advantage of a “Stepped-Up Basis” When You Inherit Property
- Take Advantage of the Gift Tax Exclusion Rules
- Taking a Long-Term Approach to Certain Insurance Documentation
- Taking Distributions From a Traditional IRA
- Taking Distributions From Your Traditional IRA
- Tara Alexander Joins Martini Akpovi Partners as an Associate
- Tax Credits May Help With the High Cost of Raising Children
- Tax Filing Deadline Is Coming Up: What to Do if You Need More Time
- Tax Implications of Working From Home and Collecting Unemployment
- Tax Responsibilities if Your Business Is Closing Amid the Pandemic
- Tes Macaraya Attends California Hospital Medical Center Fundraiser
- Tes Macaraya Nominated for the 15th Annual Women in Business Awards!
- Tes Macaraya Recognized in the Minorities of Influence List
- Tes Macaraya Regarded as One of the Most Influential Women in Accounting by the LA Business Journal
- Tes' Take: Buyer and Seller Elections
- Tes' Take: California Ballot Measure Could Create New California Estate Tax
- Tes' Take: Providing Business Support in the Cannabis Industry
- Tes' Take: Should You Convert Your S-Corp Into a C-Corp
- Tes' Take: Tax Cuts & Jobs Act - Unintended Consequences
- Tes' Take: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1)
- Tes' Take: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - Areas to Watch
- Tes' Take: Mergers & Acquisitions - A Case Study for Selling Entities
- The 1-2-3 of B2B Marketing
- The 2021 “Social Security Wage Base” Is Increasing
- The Art and Science of Goodwill Impairment Testing
- The Balanced Scorecard Approach to Strategic Planning
- The CARES Act Liberalizes Net Operating Losses
- The Cents-per-Mile Rate for Business Miles Decreases Again for 2021
- The Chances of an IRS Audit Are Low, but Business Owners Should Be Prepared
- The Easiest Way to Survive an IRS Audit Is to Get Ready in Advance
- The Financial RoadMAP Podcast Has Launched
- The Importance of S Corporation Basis and Distribution Elections
- The IRS Is Targeting Business Transactions in Bitcoin and Other Virtual Currencies
- The Jewish Federation: Men's Night Out
- The Key to Retirement Security Is Picking the Right Plan for Your Business
- The Many Uses of a SWOT Analysis
- The MIA Holiday Party!
- The New Form 1099-NEC and the Revised 1099-MISC Are Due to Recipients Soon
- The Next Estimated Tax Deadline Is January 15 if You Have to Make a Payment
- The Next Estimated Tax Deadline Is September 16: Do You Have to Make a Payment?
- The Possible Tax Consequences of PPP Loans
- The Power of the Tax Credit for Buying an Electric Vehicle
- The President’s Action to Defer Payroll Taxes: What Does It Mean for Your Business?
- The Pros and Cons of Interim Reporting
- The QBI Deduction Basics and a Year-End Tax Tip That Might Help You Qualify
- The Restaurant Revitalization Fund Is Now Live
- The Right Entity Choice: Should You Convert From a 'C' to an 'S' Corporation?
- The Tax Aspects of Selling Mutual Fund Shares
- The Tax Implications if Your Business Engages in Environmental Cleanup
- The Tax Implications of a Company Car
- The Tax Implications of Being a Winner
- The Tax Implications of Employer-Provided Life Insurance
- The Tax Rules for Deducting the Computer Software Costs of Your Business
- The Untouchables: Getting a Handle on Intangibles
- The “Kiddie Tax” Hurts Families More Than Ever
- The “Nanny Tax” Must Be Paid for More Than Just Nannies
- Thea Dauigoy Joins Martini Iosue & Akpovi
- There May Be Relief From Tax Liability for “Innocent Spouses”
- There Still Might Be Time to Cut Your Tax Bill With IRAs
- Therese Le Joins Martini Akpovi Partners as a Tax Associate
- There’s Still Time to Make a Deductible IRA Contribution for 2019
- Thinking About Converting From a C Corporation to an S Corporation?
- Thoughtful Onboarding Is More Important Than Ever
- Tiantian Huang Awarded Martini Akpovi Scholarship
- Uncle Sam May Provide Relief From College Costs on Your Tax Return
- Understanding and Controlling the Unemployment Tax Costs of Your Business
- Understanding the Passive Activity Loss Rules
- Unemployed Last Year? Buying Health Insurance This Year? You May Benefit From Favorable New Changes
- Updated Guidance for Impairment Testing: When to Consider Triggering Events
- Use a Coverdell ESA to Help Pay College, Elementary and Secondary School Costs
- Using Your 401(k) Plan to Save This Year and Next
- Using Your Financial Statements During an Economic Crisis
- Valerie Vlahovic Joins Martini Akpovi Partners as a Senior Tax Associate
- Valuing Profits Interests in LLCs
- View Your Financial Statements Through the Right Lens
- Volunteering for Charity: Do You Get a Tax Break?
- Watch Out for Tax-Related Scams
- Wayfair Revisited — It’s Time to Review Your Sales Tax Obligations
- We're Hiring! MAP Attends 'Meet the Firms' Event at CSUN
- We're Hiring! MAP Attends CSUN Meet the Firms
- We're Hiring! MIA Attends 'Meet the Firms' Event at CSUN
- We're Hiring! MIA Attends 'Meet the Firms' Event at LMU
- Weighing the Risks vs. Rewards of a Mezzanine Loan
- What Are the Key Distinctions Between Layoffs and Furloughs?
- What Are the Responsibilities of an Audit Committee?
- What Are the Tax Implications of Buying or Selling a Business?
- What Can AI Do for My Business?
- What Did Washington Say About Taxes?
- What Happens if an Individual Can’t Pay Taxes
- What Is Your Taxpayer Filing Status?
- What Lenders Look for in a Succession Plan
- What Qualifies as a “Coronavirus-Related Distribution” From a Retirement Plan?
- What Tax Records Can You Throw Away?
- What to Do if Your Business Receives a “No-Match” Letter
- What to Expect During a Franchise Audit
- What’s on the FASB’s 2021 Agenda?
- What’s the Right Device Policy for Your Company?
- What’s “Fair Value” in an Accounting Context?
- When Is Tax Due on Series EE Savings Bonds?
- When to Write Off Stale Receivables
- Why Do Companies Restate Financial Results?
- Why Do Partners Sometimes Report More Income on Tax Returns Than They Receive in Cash?
- Why Face-to-Face Meetings With Your Auditor Are Important
- Why It’s Important to Meet the Tax Return Filing and Payment Deadlines
- Why It’s Important to Plan for Income Taxes as Part of Your Estate Plan
- Why You Should Keep Life Insurance Out of Your Estate
- Work Opportunity Tax Credit Extended Through 2020
- Work Opportunity Tax Credit Extended Through 2025
- Working in the Gig Economy Results in Tax Obligations
- Year-End Accounting Recap
- Year-End SWOT Analysis Can Uncover Risks
- Yoga Class for MAP Team During Busy Season
- You May Be ABLE to Save for a Disabled Family Member With a Tax-Advantaged Account
- You May Have to Pay Tax on Social Security Benefits
- Your Home Office Expenses May Be Tax Deductible
- Your Taxpayer Filing Status: You May Be Eligible to Use More Than One
- Yueyang Jiang Joins MIA as a Tax Senior
- “Innocent Spouses” May Get Relief From Tax Liability