LLME announces the promotions of Rodolfo (Rudy) Mercado, Jr. and Remington Mosey to the position of tax manager and Amanda Tazbaz to audit manager. Rudy has been with the firm since 2016 and has experience providing a wide range of… Read More
By Andy Nguyen, CPA It’s an understatement to say that the job market has changed because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While some industries have seen their demand plummet and customer base shrink compared to pre-pandemic times, others have had… Read More
California Assembly Bill 150 (AB 150) allows a pathway for pass-through entity owners to work around the $10,000 cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions imposed by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. AB 150’s workaround, effective for… Read More
Lavine, Lofgren, Morris & Engelberg (LLME) is proud to announce that Michele Barrow, a tax partner with the firm, was recently named as one of San Diego’s Women of Influence by San Diego Metro Magazine. During the pandemic, with tax… Read More
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was signed into law on March 11, 2021. The new law will provide roughly $1.9 trillion in financial support to individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and state and local governments during the pandemic. Here are… Read More
On December 27, President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA), which provides pandemic relief, as well as other tax and health-related provisions. The massive 5,500-plus page bill also contains other laws within it, including the COVID-Related… Read More
2020 has been a challenging year for all of us. With individuals and businesses coping with the COVID-19 pandemic and some new tax laws going into effect, you may have questions about how your taxes will be impacted. The end… Read More
LLME proudly announces the promotions of Tracy Pham to the position of tax manager and Adam Kemp to audit manager. Tracy has been with LLME since 2015 and has experience providing a wide range of accounting and tax services to… Read More
We’re pleased to announce that James Vinograd has joined the firm as a client accounting services manager. James is a CPA with 20 years of experience providing accounting services to closely held small- to medium-sized businesses in a wide variety… Read More
Kristi Norg, LLME tax manager, contributed examples of complex estate tax returns to Estate Planning at the Movies: The Art of the Estate Tax Return, a 2019 textbook written by noted tax and estate attorney Keith Schiller, Esq. In the… Read More