What can you do to get your tax refund sooner? If you give your accountant these 7 things, you could speed up the process of preparing and filing your return...
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7 Things to Give to Your Accountant to Get Your Tax Refund Faster
By Eric James Staff Accountant Tax season. For those due a refund, the focus is how to get their refund sooner. While many remain calm realizing it’s time to sift through their shoe box full of 2016 papers and gather needed receipts to get the process in motion, others experience a high level of stress stemming from confusion or uncertainty as to what they will need to help their accountant accurately prepare their income tax return.
By Gary Sigman, CPA, M.Tax, PFS, AEP® Senior Tax Manager Each year, some taxpayers find themselves scrambling to find their income tax return paperwork, a year's worth of receipts, and ultimately become stressed in the attempt to file their tax return by April 18. Others don't fret. Why? They know and understand that simply filing a tax extension can earn time, reduce stress, and possibly, incur a lower tax bill.
A tax extension is free, easy and automatic. Just submit Form 4868 electronically or on paper by the April 18 filing deadline.
Why Your Bag of Used Clothing Isn't Worth $1,000: Download the 2016 Noncash Charitable Contribution guide
By Eric James Staff Accountant
Like many taxpayers, you may have recently (or routinely) donated a few bags of clothing and household items to a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The $125 designer jeans, a box of barely-used stuffed animals, and eclectic wall art were sought-after purchases that found their way to your home through your hard-earned dollars. Certainly, your goods were priceless treasures to you and you presumed the same for the lucky charity to which you would donate them.
Bad Phish: Don’t Get Caught in the Net of the Latest Scam
By Mike Jaworske Network Administrator
Do you remember when you were in school and the teacher would give each student a worksheet to “spot the difference” between two side-by-side detailed scenes? You would look carefully at each of the two images, trying to spot subtle details, such as an extra button on a shirt or a missing shoe on a person. Maybe it was the number of petals on a daisy or a cone of ice cream missing the cherry on top. The directions would indicate there would be six differences, but try as hard as you did, (and even when you asked a classmate for help) you could still only find four or five differences, and were convinced there was never a sixth.
The Domestic Production Activities Deduction, or DPAD, is one of the top ten domestic corporate tax breaks available to taxpayers. DPAD was enacted as part of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 to provide a deduction for U.S. businesses across a variety of industries and to offset the repeal of a tax break for U.S. exporters.
This EBook will help you understand DPAD, the financial benefits to your business, and which businesses qualify to receive the DPAD deduction.
Welcome, welcome! We’re excited to announce two additions to our staff.
Matt Szydlowski, CPA, joins us as a Tax Supervisor. Matt comes to the firmwith over a decade of tax and accounting experience and a specialtyin state and local tax preparation, research, and audit proceedings. Matt has held positions in industry, with a local firm, and a Big 4 accounting firm,all in the tax department. “I’m excited to work closely with our clients to provide guidance that will help them grow, remain compliant, and identify tax saving opportunities.”
Nathan Venesile joins our Audit and Assurance team as a staff accountant. His experience includes work at a Big 4 firm and in industry. Nate is a recent University of Cincinnati graduate and is active with volunteer work and community organizations.
Welcome to our 2017 Tax Season Interns
Join us as we extend a hearty handshake and warm welcome to Hannah Thoss (Lake Erie College), Alec Palmer (Baldwin Wallace University), Vivian Chen (Case Western Reserve University), Gabe Kemble (Hiram College), and Chelsea An (Case Western Reserve University). “We’re thrilled to have such a talented group of students join the firm. Their knowledge represents the strength of their school’s accounting program and their commitment to the accounting industry is energizing. We look forward to another great tax season,” said Robin Baum, Managing Partner.
Together We Are Stronger!
From wacky tie day to a hilariously difficult spelling bee, 'CPAinting' to “dress as a Partner,” the Zinner team shared wit and wisdom during the firm’s annual United Way of Greater Cleveland fundraising campaign. “We are fortunate that the Zinner staff are inherently caring, giving folks. As long-time supporters of the United Way and the people, programs, and organizations they serve, it was our pleasure to find meaningful ways to not only raise funds, but also raise awareness for the work they do,” said Sue Krantz, partner. Click here to see some of the fun snapshots of our campaign activities.
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Matt Szydlowski, CPA, joins us as a Tax Supervisor. Matt comes to the firm
accountant. His experience includes work at a Big 4 firm and in industry. Nate is a recent University of Cincinnati graduate and is active with volunteer work and community organizations.
Join us as we extend a hearty handshake and warm welcome to Hannah Thoss (Lake Erie College), Alec Palmer (Baldwin Wallace University), Vivian Chen (Case Western Reserve University), Gabe Kemble (Hiram College), and Chelsea An (Case Western Reserve University). “We’re thrilled to have such a talented group of students join the firm. Their knowledge represents the strength of their school’s accounting program and their commitment to the accounting industry is energizing. We look forward to another great tax season,” said Robin Baum, Managing Partner. 
