jessica velazquez on cannabis accounting and activism

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her concerns stretch from the regulatory framework to the particular needs of minorities.

by liz gold
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it was a fusion of life experience and natural skill that thrust jessica velazquez, cpa, founder and ceo of indiva advisors, into accounting.

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a first-generation mexican american, velazquez is the second oldest of eight, lending a hand in a busy family clothing wear business. at the age of 15, when her parents got audited, she was able to serve as translator and bridge the language gap between her family and the irs agent.
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podcast: rich wortmann pioneers cannabis in pennsylvania

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rich wortmann is proud of his cannabis clients.

and his firm, rw group, is leading the way in pennsylvania, helping clients navigate tax, banking, and other complicated business issues.

his word of advice for them? hire a cpa at the beginning.

liz gold caught up with rich at mjbizcon next in new orleans to talk about his growing cannabis practice.

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podcast: john repetti and mitzi hollenbeck of citrin cooperman

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citrin cooperman takes on the cannabis niche.

we catch up with the citrin cooperman executives at their booth at mjbizcon next in new orleans about why they took the plunge and how the calls keep coming.

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podcast: jim marty and cory parnell go national

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what makes a cannabusiness successful?

liz gold talks with jim marty and cory parnell of bridge west cpas and consultants at mjbizcon next all about the latest trends in the cannabis industry.

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podcast: drew dearlove talks about the cannabis business

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liz gold interviews the director of client relations at complete controller.

in this podcast from the mjbizcon next conference, the industry’s largest gathering, dearlove explains how complete controller, which provides back-office quickbooks premiere bookkeeping services for 180 cpa firms, got into the cannabis niche while serving a major client and the emerging opportunities for cpas.

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derek davis keeps california cannabis clients informed

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word to the wise: have a partner.

by liz gold
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if you’re on the email list of california cannabis cpa, expect to receive a weekly roundup of cannabis licensing deadlines, requirements and more from around the state.

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it’s a way founder derek davis, cpa, not only stays in front of his clients, prospects and community but provides them with information they should know as the industry unfolds in california.
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corporate to cannabis: laura durham of kind accounting

required of clients: a legal bank account or detailed cash logs.

by liz gold
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a proponent of marijuana since college, laura durham, cpa, went into private industry after a stint at arthur andersen. she worked at a beef company, a software company and later at a manufacturing company.

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it was during this time the course of her life changed.

recently divorced, with primary custody of two children, she found herself overwhelmed by the demands of full-time corporate life. so, when a consultant colleague asked her if she’d consider going out on her own to help cannabusinesses in need, durham gave it some thought and decided to go for it, launching kind accounting out of her home in loveland, colorado.

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the fire starter: groundbreaking cannabis cpa luigi zamarra

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“if they follow gaap in their accounting systems, income taxes will bankrupt them.”

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you might have seen luigi zamarra, cpa back in the first episode of weed wars, a 2011 discovery channel series about the day-to-day operations of oakland, california’s harborside health center. zamarra played himself, the chief financial officer of the world’s largest medical cannabis dispensary.

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it was during his tenure at harborside that zamarra noticed the cannabis industry was humming along without realizing the implications of irs code 280e. to bring the issue to light, he wrote an article in kush magazine warning those in the industry how he anticipated the code section being an issue.
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commercial medical marijuana use comes to michigan

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cpa kareyna miller keeps up with the changing landscape.

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cpa kareyna miller has always had a connection to the cannabis industry.

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since 2009, she has been an activist and patient, but this past summer she put her traditional public accounting background to work for the industry, starting lc solutions michigan.
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ben condon on launching a cannabis cpa firm: ‘the opportunity presented itself’

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a lot of client education is involved.

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recently, i had the opportunity to attend an oregon cannabis industry meetup group in portland. it’s a networking event for cannabis professionals and businesspeople who want to mix and mingle. after the speaker, an “open mic” for businesses is held, at which individuals have a minute to give an elevator pitch about their cannabusiness.

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that’s how i met ben condon – he got up and talked about his cpa firm, bc consulting, llc, which he describes as a small boutique niche cpa firm focused on the cannabis industry.
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cpa marcena sorrels: from health care in texas to cannabis in oregon

it’s not a field for the weak of heart, she says.

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cpa marcena sorrels dubs herself an “old timer” as it pertains to public accounting. she has a long history of management in the financial, regulatory and human resources arenas. she’s been a top executive in a number of healthcare companies in texas. and she recently completed a tenure with a company at which she was both an owner and the cfo. that company sold for more than $37 million over two years ago.

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“i was out of a job and had had my fill of health care,” sorrels says. “at the same time our daughter moved to oregon to open up a cannabis dispensary and my husband and i got interested. we ended up investing in the dispensary.”

from there, sorrels says, she started thinking about putting her skills to work for the industry. she saw a need for good accounting and she had always loved helping and teaching business owners how to understand their financial information to improve their operations. so, she packed up her life in texas and headed out to the pacific northwest.

and that’s how 420 financial strategies was born.

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cpa john dillinger on california’s prop 64

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he’s been aiming for this day since 1980.

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as recreational cannabis becomes legal in california this month, the cannabis community is getting prepared for what’s to come.

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john dillinger, cpa, cgma, pfs, is a former irs agent in oakland who, after leaving the irs to manage at a local cpa firm in 2007, found himself working with clients in the medical marijuana industry. fast forward to today and dillinger has struck out on his own with two offices in burlingame and palm springs and is ready to help cannabusinesses launch and stay competitive in the booming market.
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cpa simone cimiluca-radzins launches ‘linkedin of cannabis’

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proper entity structure is vital, she tells consulting clients.

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simone cimiluca-radzins has started the linkedin of cannabis.

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a cpa who is licensed to practice in oregon, cimiluca-radzins launched kalogia last year with a simple goal: to help entrepreneurs, startups and rapidly growing companies reach financial freedom.
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