Zinner & Co. is pleased to continue its support and sponsorship of the Magic of LightsTM, being held at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea, from Nov. 24 through Jan. 2, between the hours of 5:30 and 10 p.m.
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Zinner & Co. launches new Accounting, Audit, Tax, Consulting website
Zinner & Co. is proud to announce the launch of our new website.
Launched on Nov. 9, the new site provides visitors with important information about our firm, along with the services we offer and the specific industries we serve. Do not worry – we still offer comprehensive accounting, audit, tax, and management consulting services – but with a better website! read more…
Zinner & Co. Sponsors the Magic of Lights for 2020
Zinner & Co. is pleased to continue its support and sponsorship of the Magic of LightsTM, being held at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea, Ohio from November 25, 2020 through January 2, 2021 between the hours of 5:30 and 10 p.m.
Magic of LightsTM is a yearly tradition for many Northeast Ohio families, who marvel at 
thousands of decorative displays and interactive holiday lights.
The event is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
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Zinner & Co. Adopting QuickBooks Support Policy
Zinner & Co. has officially adopted Intuit’s QuickBooks Discontinuation policy.
If you are using QuickBooks version 2017 or older, we encourage you to upgrade to maintain compliance. This policy will maintain support for the three most recent versions of Intuit QuickBooks.
QuickBooks Desktop 2020 includes new productivity-boosting features to help you save more time and stay more organized. Some of the new/improved features include:
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Zinner & Co. Interns Succeeded During Challenging Tax Season
For three Zinnner & Co. interns, their internships were ones they will likely never forget, as they had to overcome a challenging tax season.
When their internships began, Allen Li (Case Western Reserve University), Kyoko Tosi (Kent State University) and Brett Carney (CWRU) likely thought they were in for a normal tax season.
“We learned how to prepare individual tax returns and to issue the 1099 tax forms,” said Tosi. “We were provided with weeks of training, practice period and real work with senior’s reviews.”
The work kept them busy as they began an in-depth journey into the world of accounting.
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Welcome 2020 Tax Season Interns
Zinner & Co. is proud to introduce our new 2020 tax season interns. We hope this snapshot of them will help you get to know them, as some of our clients will be receiving communications from our interns, as they will work on tax returns this season.
Zinner & Co. Sponsors Cleveland Play House’s 20th Annual Festival of Trees
Zinner & Co. is pleased to sponsor and support our long-time client, The Cleveland Play House, and their 20th Annual Festival of Trees.
The Festival is located in the Allen Theatre Lobby and features over 30 holiday trees decorated and sponsored by leading artists, designers and community organizations. In addition to the tree displays, the festival will feature live choral performances and free photos with Santa.
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Zinner & Co. Sponsors the Magic of Lights for 2019
Zinner & Co. is pleased to continue its support and sponsorship of the Magic of LightsTM, being held at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea, Ohio from November 27, 2019 through January 4, 2020.
Magic of LightsTM has become a yearly tradition for many Northeast Ohio families who marvel at thousands of decorative displays and interactive holiday lights. There are also fun activities for all ages, such as the Jolly Holiday Village, which is an exciting experience where guests can exit their cars to take photos with Santa, decorate snowmen, watch classic holiday movies, play games, enjoy hot chocolate and other seasonal treats, and much more!
Zinner & Co. Supports Michelle’s Wish Foundation for Thanksgiving 2019
For over 7 years, Zinner & Co. has committed to support the mission of client, Michelle’s Wish Foundation. 
As part of its quarterly commitment to support the local community through charitable giving, Zinner & Co. employees will be donating cash and non-perishable food items to the Foundation’s 2019 “Thanksgiving Baskets” Project. Donations will be used to distribute food baskets to local families in need. read more…
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