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The Free State Accountant Winter 2019 Winter 2019 The FREEA Publication of the Maryland Society of Accounting STATE & Tax Professionals Accountant 3 Business Builders ThinkTank 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 2019 Annual Convention 3 MSATP News: Are you a Member, Have You Joined? 3 Introducing Business Builders ThinkTank, Exclusive Peer Groups for MSATP Members 3 MSATP 2018 – 2019 Board of Directors 4 Technology Fun - Buying a Computer BY AL GIOVETTI 6 Updated Guidance for IRS Voluntary Disclosure Practice BY 9 ELI S. NOFF, ESQ. , CPA, PARTNER. MARY LUNDSTEDT, ESQ., ASSOCIATE 8 Get Organized in 2019 with a Document Management System BY DOCEO 9 Our Clients Deserve Better BY JONATHAN RIVLIN 11 Education Opportunity - Real Estate Depreciation Webinar Replay BY JERRY LOTZ 11 Itemized Deductions - A Layman's Summary BY TAXSPEAKER CONTRIBUTORS 2019 Al Giovetti is a CPA in Eli S. Noff utilizes his background Maryland with over 35 years of as a CPA and attorney to Annual public accounting experience, vigorously defend clients Accreditation in Business before the IRS and state taxing Accounting (ABA, 1989), Tax authorities. Mr. Noff is the Convention Advisor (ATA, 1984), Retirement firm’s lead on international Advisor (ARA, 2007), and Principal, tax matters, which involves Giovetti and Giovetti Certified complex international tax compliance issues, Public Accountants (1992 – current). Giovetti and resolving many offshore voluntary disclosures and The 2019 MSATP inclusive Giovetti Certified Public Accountants is a full- streamlined filing compliance procedures, as well Annual Convention will be service small CPA firm in Catonsville, Maryland. Al as preparing complex Passive Foreign Investment at the Grand Hotel and is currently serving as Immediate Past President Company (PFIC) computations. He also represents Spa, Ocean City, MD from on the Board of Governors for the National Society clients in a number of tax collection matters, of Accountants (NSA). federal and state examinations and appeals, IRS Wednesday, May 22 – Friday, criminal investigations, and matters before the May 24, 2019. federal and state tax courts. Mr. Noff is a graduate of the University Of Maryland School Of Law As an attendee, you where he received his Juris Doctor with honors (cum laude). Mr. Noff is an active member of the will have an opportunity to Jerry Lotz is a Senior Savings American Bar Association and the Maryland State attend 24 hours of continuing Advisor at CostSeg Energy Bar Association. He is admitted to practice law in education, enjoy meeting Solutions. CostSeg Energy the State of Maryland and is a licensed Maryland and networking with your Solutions represents companies CPA. He is also a Rising Star with Super Lawyers. fellow peers in the hospitality whose mission is to help commercial property owners suite, enjoy direct ocean and leaseholders save money. front hotel accommodations He serves as an agent for Cost at the low price of $114 per Segregation Services Inc. (CSSI), based in Baton night, stroll the boardwalk, Rouge, LA. CSSI is an “independent” company Jonathan Rivlin, CPA, a Baltimore that provides “engineering-based” IRS Approved, native now residing outside the have a great time at the 60th Cost Segregation Studies and Tangible Property beltway near the old Enchanted Annual Anniversary Beach Regulation Consultation. Other CSSI services Forest in Howard County, was Bash, and much more. include: CAP-EX Reversal Analysis, Engineering- born for this profession. His Grade Energy Audits, 179D, 45L and LED Lighting father, David Rivlin, CPA took The Grand Hotel and Spa Tax Savings Implementations. Jerry is a Baltimore him to his office one day in 1986 native and holds a business degree from Towson and from there, it was only a is located at 2100 Baltimore University. He spent 30 years in various managerial matter of time. He graduated from the University Blvd and the Boardwalk, positions in the medical sales industry. Jerry enjoys of Maryland, College Park in 1997 with a BS in Ocean City, MD 21842. working to provide “exemplary” service to tax Accounting – in 3 ½ years, becoming a CPA a few professionals and the clients they serve. When months later in 1998. Jonathan started his career he is not working, he enjoys spending time with his at Grant Thornton, but realized that auditing To register, visit our wife, children and grandchildren. large corporations wasn’t his thing and left soon website : msatp.org/seminars after. Small business is in his family’s blood – four generations deep! In 2006, Jonathan opened his own practice, specializing in small businesses and developing a niche in Baltimore’s startup Mary Lundstedt, Esq. received community. In 2016, after many years of talking, her Juris Doctor from Thomas father and son joined together in their new firm, M. Cooley Law School in 2005, The Rivlin Group. Along with his brother Joshua, graduating magna cum laude. their firm blends wealth management, cloud- While in law school, Mary served based accounting technology, and comprehensive as an editor for the Thomas M. tax advice for their clients — with an emphasis Cooley Journal of Practical and on security of course. Clients come to The Rivlin Clinical Law. In 2006, she earned a tax LL.M. from Group when they have complex and difficult NYU. Prior to joining Frost & Associates, Mary situations; we don’t do easy. Jonathan has been a practiced in corporate tax matters where she member of MSATP for almost his entire career. He assisted clients in forming business entities and currently serves on the Professional Regulations advised on tax consequences of business ventures. committee focusing on bringing issues of concern *For additional images, For several years, Mary was also a legal analyst and to the membership. visit page 13. editor for the business entities, tax and accounting group at a leading legal publishing company. 10630 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Ste 146, Columbia, MD 21044 (410) 876-5998 | (800) 922-9672 | Fax: (443) 881-4146 www.msatp.org | [email protected] 2 THE FREE STATE ACCOUNTANT • WINTER 2019 2018–2019 MSATP Board of Directors Ellen Silverstein President Robert Medbery First Vice President Richard Gottfried MSATP News Second Vice President Are You a Member, Have You joined the private Facebook Community? Betty Kohls Stehman Secretary If you haven’t joined the exclusive, members-only community on Facebook, you’re missing out on some great information. Donya Oneto Treasurer Every week, you have the opportunity to join our live broadcast, where you can interact with MSATP leadership to receive updates on legislation, technology, and ways Ana Barnabe to advance and grow your practice.The community, comprised of hundreds of members, Delegate is also a great place to network and find strategic partnerships. Robert Boehner Simply do the following to join: Delegate 1. Simply go to the Facebook Group Jonathan Rivlin 2. Click Join Delegate 3. Await your access to weekly Facebook Live updates on MSATPTV with important happenings and helpful tools to implement. Dan Shaughnessy Delegate After we verify your membership, you’re in and have access to this amazing group of professionals. Barbara J. Smith Delegate Questions? Call 1-800-922-9672 for assistance Patricia Mager Board of Trustees Delegate Introducing BUSINESS BUILDERS THINKTANK William Feehley Exclusive Peer Groups for MSATP Members BUSINESS BUILDERS Immediate Past President MSATP The Business Builders ThinkTank is an inaugural MSATP-sponsored group, similar to Vistage, EO, or other CEO peer groups, designed Alverta “Sandy” Steinwedel to create a space where business owners in the accounting and Executive Director tax profession can connect with each other to discuss and work through challenges as you focus on scalability and development. We have three groups: Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Contact MSATP at and Montgomery County. [email protected] to join Each group consists of 8-10 participants who are committed to meeting on the third Thursday of every month from 10-11:30am or call 1-800-922-9672 (Anne Arundel County and Montgomery County) and from 8-9:30am (Baltimore County). These meetings will take place in the off-season, between May-November, for a total of seven meetings. ThinkTank Participants are required to attend five out of seven meetings to ensure and maintain integrity in the space and build trust amongst participants. Each session will focus on a key tenant of the book The E-Myth Accountant: Why Most Accounting Practices Don’t Work and What to Do About It. We will review how to integrate these concepts into your firm to create more scalability and efficiencies and future-proof your business. THE FREE STATE ACCOUNTANT • WINTER 2019 3 MSATP CORPORATE SPONSORS Technology Fun - Buying a Computer by Al Giovetti hoever thought a phone you two years of “concierge service” could cost $1,800? A on the system for free. If you pay Jonathan Pocius recent (November 19, for your computer using Costco’s 240.699.0060 2018) Google search Citibank credit card, Costco will add Wyielded a price of $1,846.79 for a an additional two years of “concierge www.payrollservicesllc.com space-gray iPhone XS with 512 GB and service” for a total of four years of dual sim. This price was discounted “concierge service” at no additional to $1,538.99 for Black Friday. A very cost (free?). Read free as the cost of ® expensive desktop personal computer the service policy is included in the (PC) might cost as much as $1,000 cost of the system. As accountants with Windows 10 Professional by we are taught that nothing is “free.” ® comparison. When some service or additional item At a recent (September 2018) is included “at no additional cost” Maryland Internal Revenue Service (or free), we know that the value has Dana Brunn (IRS) Liaison Committee meeting in really been incorporated into the cost, 443.794.8019 Owings Mills, MD, an IRS Criminal and we should do a fair market value www.tasconline.com Investigation Division (CID) Agent (FMV) allocation to determine the cost (with a gold metal shield) said that of each component in the transaction, his department was going to start and allocate part of the cost to the making “educational” visits to local service policy.
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