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
New California Law Offers Workaround for State and Local Tax Deductions
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
Michele Barrow Named Among San Diego’s Women of Influence
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
COVID-19 Relief: Overview of the New American Rescue Plan Act
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
Just in Time for the New Year: COVID-19-Related Relief
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
LLME’s 2020-2021 Tax Planning Guide Now Available
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 Adds Two Managers
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
James Vinograd Joins LLME as Client Accounting Services Manager
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
LLME Tax Manager Costars in Estate Planning at the Movies
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
LLME Tax Managers Attend Hawaii Tax Institute
Tax managers Erin Carlson and Kristi Norg attended the Hawaii Tax Institute, one of the nation’s premier tax and wealth transfer conferences, in November 2019. Among the major takeaways: The importance of using the current high lifetime exemption amounts for… Read More