CLEVELAND--()--With its second Tampa-area merger in less than a year, Skoda Minotti has merged with Dowell & Perez, P.A., positioning Tampa as its second-largest business market in the country. Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed. In July 2012, Ohio-headquartered Skoda Minotti merged with Tampa CPA firm Baumann, Raymondo & Co.
“Good things are happening in Tampa, and we are excited to join Skoda Minotti,” says Dan Dowell, CPA, former Dowell & Perez president and now...
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Akron-based Skoda Minotti
professional Matt Soful creates iStrive for Kids,
a charitable organization to benefit Boys and Girls Clubs of the
Western Reserve
For many, “giving” creates images of gifts, donations and dollars. But for lifelong Akron resident Matt Soful, combining work, family and personal interests has culminated in a very unique philanthropic endeavor.
“I was raised in a charitable household. My parents were always involved in the community, giving their time through...
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TAMPA, FL
(April 2, 2013) – Rudy A. Mayoz, CPA, CGMA, senior tax
associate with Skoda Minotti, has obtained his Chartered Global
Management Accountant (CGMA) credential. The Chartered
Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the American
Institute of CPAs (AICPA) award the CGMA. Conditions for
credentialing include passing the uniform CPA exam and meeting
additional state-specific requirements, as well as management
experience.
Management accountants specialize in driving performance...
Read More >>CLEVELAND, OH (March 21, 2013) – There’s nothing like an IRS audit to rattle the nerves of even the most honest small business owner, and the current employee vs. independent contractor classification tax code greatly increases those chances. The problem stems from what experts call a complicated definition of who should be classified as an independent contractor (self-employed) or an employee. When applied accurately, the independent contractor classification allows a small business owner to...
Read More >>Skoda Minotti Technology Partners would like to invite you to join us for the next event in our Skoda Minotti Speaker Series - a free lunch seminar entitled:
HIPAA Compliance -
What Medical Practices and Their Business Associates Need to
Know
Most medical practices are aware of the HIPAA and HITECH requirements that affect their organizations, and the fines that they face if they are not compliant in the ways they handle patient health information (PHI).
What a lot of professionals don’t know is...
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Update Your Email Preferences
As business advisors, we want to make sure we are providing our clients and business contacts with messages and updates relevant to your individual and/or...
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February 15, 2013 – Cleveland – Skoda Minotti Technology Partners is pleased to announce three new hires.
Paul Tuttle – Tuttle joins the Technology Partners as business development director, bringing over 25 years of sales, marketing, consulting and development experience in both commercial and not-for-profit settings. Tuttle has specialty training in the technology business development field, representing a wide spectrum of IT solutions from enterprise-wide VoIP, to mobile computing...
Read More >>February 14, 2012 – Cleveland – Skoda Minotti Strategic Marketing is pleased to announce an educational seminar and lunch event, entitled, “Trade Show Marketing Strategies – How to Find Qualified Leads in the Crowd.” The seminar is one of the several topics that will be discussed in the monthly 2013 Skoda Minotti Speakers Series.
The event will occur on Thursday, March 14 at the Employer’s Resource Council, and will feature John Kallmeyer, director of visual marketing in the firm’s Strategic...
Read More >>January 31, 2013 – TAMPA – Baumann, Raymondo & Company PA, a 35-year-old CPA firm located in Tampa, Florida will now be known as Skoda Minotti, concluding the final steps to their September 2012 merger with the Northeast Ohio-based firm.
Following the merger, Skoda Minotti now has offices in Cleveland and Akron, Ohio and Tampa, Florida.
Baumann Raymondo was one of five firms that merged with Skoda Minotti in 2012. Other mergers included CPA firms, Lomax, Soful & Foster of Akron and Gerald M....
Read More >>January 17, 2013 – CLEVELAND – Skoda Minotti, a CPA business and financial advisory firm, is proud to announce that Joseph Yusz, CPA and manager of business valuation and litigation advisory services, recently earned the Certified Valuation Analysts (CVA) designation, which allows him to perform business valuations as a service to both the consulting community and users of services.
The National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA)
The National Association of Certified...
Read More >>December 19, 2012 – TAMPA – Baumann Raymondo, a Skoda Minotti CPA firm, is proud to announce that senior tax associate, Rudy A. Mayoz, CPA, has recently been selected to join the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant’s (AICPA) National CPA Financial Literacy Commission.
“We are proud to have Rudy represent our firm as a member of such a prestigious program,” said Alex White, CPA and managing partner of Baumann Raymondo. “Rudy’s exceptional leadership skills and experience will...
Read More >>December 13, 2012 – CLEVELAND – This fall, Skoda Minotti employees donated time and efforts to two Cleveland-area nonprofit organizations that were winners of Skoda Minotti’s Community Connection initiative. This program assists numerous nonprofit organizations throughout Northeast Ohio with their financial operations and, for two chosen organizations, provides volunteer work as part of its ongoing mission to deliver on the promise to the community.
The first of two projects took place at the Be...
Read More >>How do you determine which SOC report your client needs?
During this upcoming webinar and online Ask the Expert forum, Skoda Minotti's Robert Brenis will walk you through the questions to ask that will help in determining whether your client needs a SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3 or any combination of these reports. He will also help you understand why your clients are being asked for these reports, and what you can be doing to help educate your clients about these reporting standards.
To register for the...
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October 25, 2012 – CLEVELAND – Skoda Minotti, a CPA, business and financial advisory firm, is pleased to announce a partnership with educational and micro-finance organization, Bad Girl Ventures (BGV). The partnership helps provide teaching and one-on-one coaching assistance for aspiring business owners and entrepreneurs in the Cleveland and Akron areas.
The Bad Girls’ nine-week fall session started in September, and has been meeting regularly at the University of Akron, Lakewood. Teaming with...
Read More >>Firm completes third CPA firm acquisition in 2012
October 10, 2012 – CLEVELAND – Skoda Minotti, a CPA, business and financial advisory firm, has completed the acquisition of Lomax, Soful & Foster, a CPA firm located in Akron, Ohio. The firm has been providing accounting, tax and consulting services to Akron companies since its founding in 1929.
All employees of Lomax, Soful & Foster will join Skoda Minotti’s existing Akron office located at 3875 Embassy Parkway, Suite 200, Fairlawn, OH.
“The...
Read More >>October , 2012 – Skoda Minotti, a CPA, business and financial advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Christa Lenko, Director of Employee Development, was recently recognized as the Organizational & Employee Development Award recipient at the 2012 HR Awards.
Presented by ERC and Cleveland Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM), the HR Awards recognize Northeast Ohio Human Resources professionals who have demonstrated excellence in the field of human resource management. Their...
Read More >>October 3, 2012 – CLEVELAND – Skoda Minotti Technology Partners is pleased to announce an educational panel discussion and lunch event, entitled, ”All Cloud Storage is Not Created Equal – How your Business Can Benefit From a Private Cloud.” The event will occur on Thursday, Nov. 1, from 11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Moxie the Restaurant in Beachwood.
Topics to be discussed:
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The View on Year-End Tax Planning
The stars are aligned to make 2012 a truly memorable year-end from a tax-planning perspective.
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