Winter 2024 News & Updates
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Herman Lazzara
Managing Partner
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Happy 2024!
Coming off our 40th Anniversary year, we're gearing up for our busy season as well as lots of events around the community. In between helping our clients with the submission of their tax returns, we'll be attending numerous nonprofit galas and industry conferences throughout the state.
This time of the year especially, we also take time to celebrate our people. We have become one of Tampa Bay's most trusted and respected accounting firms over the past 40 years because of our people. Therefore, as we enter into the new year, we are proud to announce several staff promotions. See the list below. These team members help us in our mission to provide the highest level of professional services and to meet our clients' needs through mutual financial success.
We look forward to seeing you out in the community!
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With the turn of the new year, we promoted several talented individuals within our organization. Their promotions are a testament to their hard work and expertise. Please join us in extending a heartfelt congratulations to the following folks:
Promoted to Staff I
- Vanessa Masucci, Tax team
Promoted to Staff II
Promoted to Senior
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New IRS Employee Retention Credit Voluntary Disclosure Program
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At the end of 2023, the IRS announced a voluntary disclosure program for employers who want to pay back the refunds they received after filing Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims that they later determined they were not eligible for. The program will run through March 22, 2024. Learn more about the details of this new program... read more
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Best Practices for Audit-Ready Financial Statements
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As we start into the new year, we're gearing up for what is sure to be a busy tax season. Before things ramp up, we wanted to share some important steps you can take to help streamline the audit process. Here, we share some best practices for reconciling all relevant accounts and discuss the steps organizations can take to ensure an efficient and timely audit and avoid significant adjustments..... read more
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House Bill 1 and Florida Scholarships: Navigating AUP Compliance with a CPA
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House Bill 1, effective July 1, 2023, significantly altered the Family Empowerment Scholarship in Florida by eliminating income and enrollment limitations. This now makes nearly all Florida families with students in elementary, middle, or high school eligible for a school voucher equal to their local public school's funding. This legislative change has broadened school choice access for families and... read more
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Please join us in extending a warm welcome to our new RGCO team members! This group's diverse skills and experience will help us to continue to provide the highest level of service to our clients.
New Employees
New Interns
Kelly Lewis - Audit Team
Kendall Lucas - Audit Team
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Know An Outstanding Accounting Professional?
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We're Hiring!
We know our people are our greatest asset, and we treat them as such. Our people shape our firm; that's why we've been one of Tampa Bay's most trusted and respected accounting firms for more than 40 years.
We're actively hiring for the following positions:
What It's Like To Work at RGCO
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Salvation Army Doing the Most Good Luncheon
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Tampa Bay Lightning Game vs. the Anaheim Ducks
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Some Places We'll Be In the Coming Weeks
February 3 – Florida Holocaust Museum To Life Gala in St. Petersburg, FL
February 8 – FTBA Construction Conference in Orlando, FL
February 10 - Cove Behavioral Health Annual Gala in Tampa, FL
February 16 – CFMA Clay Shoot in Lithia, FL
See the Events Page of our website for a full list. See you out there!
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Answer below for your chance to win a $25 Amazon gift certificate!
We'll randomly draw one name from all respondents and email the winner.
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What's Your Favorite Type of Vacation?
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Congrats to Our Autumn 2023 Newsletter Poll Winner
Charles Parks
What would you do more of if you had more free time?
The most popular answer was Travel, followed by Learning a new Skill/Hobby.
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