Webinar: 2021 Cannabis Super Conference Day 1 / 3 by Tax Practice Pro Inc

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Presenters

John Sheeley EA

Chester, New York based John Sheeley, EA began his career in the tax industry in 1987, passing the IRS special enrollment exam in 1995. His career includes 13 years as a multi-unit franchisee of a national tax firm and 5 years as a tax manager at a regional CPA firm in New York. A National Tax Practice Institute fellow, John completed his undergraduate education at the State University of New York at Oswego.

John formed his current tax services firm in 2008, with a focus on the tax and representation needs of U.S. citizens living abroad, and non‐resident alien entrepreneurs and entertainers living and working in the United States. The Firm prepares the occasional cannabis industry and crypto currency tax return.

John is also the founder of Tax Practice Pro, Inc, a national continuing education provider. His current teaching focus centers on taxation of legal marijuana businesses, problems of S corps, and taxation of non-resident aliens and those living abroad. He can be reached at john@taxpracticepro.com

Nicole Ramos

Mitzi Keating

CPA, CFE

Mitzi Keating is a partner in the firm’s Rhode Island office and Co-Leader of the Cannabis Advisory Services Practice. She has over 15 years of experience providing account and audit services, tax planning, business consulting, and forensic services. Mitzi has a unique perspective on the cannabis business, being an elected official in the town of Lakeville, MA, where she is able to understand the local regulatory challenges facing this industry. Having established a network of cannabis advisors, Mitzi is able to translate her knowledge to the needs of this unique industry as the industry evolves and is able to give you industry experience from working with actual growers, distributors, and applicants who have already navigated these waters. She has experience with working with cultivators, dispensaries, cannabis transportation companies, and cannabis-related businesses in both the United states and Canada.

Raymond Owens

CPA, MST

Raymond Owens is an experience tax manager with Citrin Cooperman, practicing out of the firm’s Livingston, NJ, office. With 10 years of professional experience, his expertise ranges from providing tax, accounting, and consulting services to the firm’s corporate and partnership clients to providing personal tax planning and advisory services for the firm’s high-net-worth individuals.

Over the past two years, Raymond as shifted the focus of his practice to apply his extensive tax expertise to the ever-growing legal cannabis and hemp industries, catering to the complex compliance needs of businesses involved in this rapidly evolving niche. The principal focus of his practice includes, among other things, advisory services for start-up companies; consultation for determining the organizational structure of the business; strategic planning to mitigate the impacts of IRC 280E; and, assisting industry participants in understanding cost accounting for small businesses.

Raymond’s clients benefit from his ability to make a prompt assessment of their intended business goals and offer recommendations that are inclusive of the practical approaches, potential benefits, and possible outcomes of a specific strategy. Raymond is a self-acknowledged tax nerd and can be found scrutinizing tax court cases in order to understand how the courts are interpreting and applying legislation to cannabis companies around the country. His commitment to continually deepen his regulatory knowledge is just another example of his dedication to being a trusted advisor to his clients.