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BOCA RATON, FL – May 15, 2022 – Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs today announced that Jeff Stamm, CPA, has joined the firm as director of the Transaction Advisory Services practice. Stamm is joined by a team that will assist business owners, entrepreneurs and private equity firms with mergers and acquisitions. They primarily focus […]
MIAMI, February 1, 2022 – Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs today announced that Scott Bouchner, CMA, CVA, CFE, CIRA, has been named director-in-charge of the firm’s Forensic and Advisory Services practice. Berkowitz Pollack Brant’s CEO Joseph L. Saka commented, “Our forensic practice has grown tremendously due to Rich Pollack’s leadership. With Scott’s knowledge and […]
MIAMI, Jan 2, 2022– Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs today announced that Scott Bouchner, CMA, CVA, CFE, CIRA, has been named director-in-charge of the firm’s Forensic and Advisory Services practice. Berkowitz Pollack Brant’s CEO Joseph L. Saka commented, “Our forensic practice has grown tremendously due its leadership. With Scott’s knowledge and expertise, we look […]
Miami, Fl. — On October 29, 2020, Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. (Legal Services) recognized the volunteer services of over 340 attorneys and professional partners at its 2020 Pro Bono Celebration. The virtual event honored the pro bono volunteers who made extraordinary contributions throughout the year and during COVID-19. Pro bono volunteers took on […]
WEST PALM BEACH, May 15, 2019 – Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors and Accountants today announced that Brent Leslie, CPA, has joined the firm as a director in the Audit and Attest Services practice. Leslie will be based in the firm’s West Palm Beach office. He joins the firm from a national accounting firm and has […]
New York, July 18, 2018 – Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors and Accountants today announced that Lewis Taub, CPA, has joined the firm as director of Tax Services in the New York City office. Most recently, Taub was managing director and the tax partner for CBIZ MHN, LLC, offering tax and business advice to sophisticated tax […]
MIAMI, FL, Oct. 9, 2017 – Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors and Accountants today announced that Gregory J. Gagné, CPA, CGMA, has rejoined the firm as an associate director in the Consulting Services practice. He worked for Berkowitz Pollack Brant in the 1990s as an auditor. He has Big 4 experience and most recently worked for […]
MIAMI, March 24, 2014 – Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors and Accountants announced the addition of David E. Kolan CPA, as a director in the firm’s Audit and Attest Services practice. He will focus his practice on serving the consulting and audit needs of domestic and international companies, partnerships and entrepreneurs. Kolan has more than 30 […]
MIAMI, Nov. 15, 2013 – Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors and Accountants announced the promotion of Whitney Schiffer to the role of director in the Audit and Attest Services practice. An experienced auditor with more than 20 years of experience, Schiffer serves clients in the hospital, healthcare, non-profit and governmental sectors. “We are thrilled to promote […]
July 15, 2022 – Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs today announced the promotion of eight professionals to associate directors within the firm’s Tax Services and Assurance and Advisory Services practices. “Our firm was founded on the principle of creating a life-long learning environment, where every firm member receives the tools to cultivate knowledge, enhance […]
MIAMI, October 1, 2020 – Chet Cotter has joined Berkowitz Pollack Brant as a director and leader of its Managed Solutions and Technology practice. The Managed Solutions and Technology team provides enterprise application recommendations and integration, full-service outsourced accounting solutions and systems management, and data analytics and e-discovery. Berkowitz Pollack Brant CEO Joseph L. Saka […]
MIAMI, FL, December 8, 2016 – Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors and Accountants today announced that Mark Guthrie, MSF, CISA, has joined the firm as chief financial officer. Guthrie succeeds Dave Kekich, who served as CFO for more than 20 years and will be taking a consulting role for firm clients. Guthrie joins Berkowitz Pollack Brant […]
MIAMI, FL, July 15, 2015 – Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors and Accountants CEO Richard Berkowitz today announced that David E Kolan, CPA, has been promoted to director-in-charge of the firm’s Audit and Attest Services practice. Kolan has more than 30 years of experience in audit and attest services and firm leadership. He focuses his practice […]
MIAMI, FL, Sept. 14, 2012 – Jeffrey M. Mutnik CPA/PFS, a director with Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors and Accountants, was recently elected to a two-year term as chairman of PrimeGlobal North America. North America is one of four regions that comprise PrimeGlobal, a worldwide association of more than 350 independent accounting firms in more than […]
MIAMI, Sept. 2, 2022 – Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs today announced it has been named by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA) as one of the nation’s “Best of the Best” public accounting firms for 2022. This is the 22nd time the firm has earned a spot on this prestigious list that annually recognizes the […]
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It’s often difficult and expensive to find experienced personnel who can handle complicated institutional reporting functions. We pride ourselves on offering these types of sophisticated accounting services to clients on an outsourced basis. Our team has many years of experience and offers the focus and attention that in-house teams with competing priorities often cannot. As […]
Our firm’s international tax practitioners are widely recognized as thoughtful advisors, strategic thinkers and valuable business partners. Many of our multi-national clients have worked with us for many years as their companies have grown and evolved. Tax Planning and Compliance Assessing the tax impact of currency fluctuations Branch terminations Federal, state and local tax compliance […]
Flat fee outsourced accounting plans for entrepreneurs, small and medium business, and family offices. By assigning financial services to the professionals, you can focus on tasks that add to your bottom line. Clear and predictable pricing Confidence and peace of mind that your accounting is being handled by professionals. Deep advisory expertise on demand. Modern […]
BayBridge Capital Advisors Transaction and Capital Advisory Services Maximizing value to the shareholders. Executing liquidity objectives and exit strategies. Accomplishing growth strategies. Raising capital. These objectives require trusted advisors with the right experience. BayBridge Capital Advisors, an affiliate of Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors and Accountants, provides value to clients by assisting throughout the transaction process […]
It’s often difficult and expensive to find experienced personnel who can handle complicated institutional reporting functions. We pride ourselves on offering these types of sophisticated accounting services to clients on an outsourced basis. Our team has many years of experience and offers the focus and attention that in-house teams with competing priorities often cannot. As […]
Berkowitz Pollack Brant has one of the largest real estate tax practices in Florida. Long-time clients include major developers, property owners and managers, landholders and related construction entities.
M&A Due Diligence Experience has taught us that an intense due diligence process contributes to the success of any transaction. By leveraging the talents of auditors, valuation experts and quality of earnings assessment professionals, we can create a comprehensive overview of a target’s financial, HR, technology, operations and tax risks and opportunities. This also includes […]
Our tax professionals have deep experience representing clients in Internal Revenue Service (IRS) administrative proceedings. As the IRS expands its reach and the tax code becomes more complex, individuals and companies can inadvertently step into gray areas. International entities face even more complicated situations. Our team provides insight, guidance and representation. Among our services: Advising […]
Our team has been engaged by trustees, receivers, examiners, debtors, creditor committees and their counsel to provide financial forensic assistance in complex litigation matters as well as advisory services. We specialize in conducting financial investigations and assisting with asset recovery in Chapter 7 and 11 matters, as well as providing other forensic accounting services involving […]
Estate and Wealth Planning for High-Net-Worth Families and Entrepreneurs High-net-worth families and individuals face a complicated mix of financial issues that can be managed and mitigated by progressive planning. Our team works across global borders to bring creative thinking and comprehensive planning structures to help clients meet their goals. Our team consists of deeply experienced […]
Individuals and companies with operations in multiple states face a complex tax environment. With careful planning, the overall tax burden can be managed. Our professionals have experience handling the challenges of a multi-state operation. They know the questions to ask, the advice to provide and the traps to watch for in tailoring multi-state plans. Their […]
Multi-national companies with subsidiaries or agents who have control over purchasing or acquisition of goods and services must be proactive to properly comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Non-compliance with the FCPA can result in criminal charges, fines and penalties, reputational harm and civil liabilities. Our firm works with attorneys and government agencies […]
Family Law Forensics Our Family Law Forensics practice provides the technical expertise and specialized experience required to simplify complex financial information prior to, during and after divorce. With a keen understanding of both the legal and financial intricacies of these matters, we are able to partner with attorneys and apply our tax, accounting and audit skills […]
With one of the largest tax practices in Florida our team advises on compliance, tax liability, mergers and acquisitions, specialized transactions and strategic tax planning.
Our consulting expertise is relied upon by individuals who recognize the benefits of diversifying business interests. Each engagement is customized and includes some or all of our specialty areas and focuses on enhancing the profitability of our clients’ businesses. Accounting financial data analysis Business plans, forecasts and financial projections CFO services, including governance, special projects […]
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Miami, Fl. — On October 29, 2020, Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. (Legal Services) recognized the volunteer services of over 340 attorneys and professional partners at its 2020 Pro Bono Celebration. The virtual event honored the pro bono volunteers who made extraordinary contributions throughout the year and during COVID-19. Pro bono volunteers took on […]
You have a wide range of options when it comes to choosing someone to help you prepare your federal tax return. However, not all tax preparers are created equal. It is crucial that you carefully vet each potential preparer and choose wisely, since you, as the taxpayer, are ultimately responsible for the returns you file […]
Forensic accounting services can play a pivotal role in cases involving financial fraud, breach of contract, hidden assets, lost profits and economic damages. As demand for these services continues to increase, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has released new professional standards that CPA’s performing forensic services must adopt for new investigation and/or litigation engagements […]
Operating a small business in the U.S. comes with a wealth of opportunities and an equally abundant set of complexities, including tax reporting, regulatory compliance and meticulous financial recordkeeping. For many entrepreneurs, hiring full-time professionals to oversee these functions in-house is simply unaffordable. Instead, many are turning to outsourced CFO services to receive on-demand assistance with […]
Master limited partnerships (MLPs) are publicly traded businesses that usually make periodic distributions of their tax-advantaged income to the limited partner owners to avoid corporate taxes. Most often they operate in the traditionally stable energy and natural resource industries, which provide partners with a steady income stream and predictable returns. In fact, as of July […]
When establishing a trust, grantors must take special care to ensure trust documents clearly communicate how they intend the trust and its assets be treated for income-tax purposes. While there are a variety of different types of trusts with assorted names and features to meet an equally broad range of needs and goals, one of […]
The IRS began accepting individuals’ 2021 federal income tax returns on January 24, marking the beginning of the 2022 tax filing season. For this year, taxpayers will have an additional three to four days to meet the filing deadline, known as Tax Day, which typically falls on April 15. In 2022, Tax Day falls on […]
The IRS began accepting individuals’ 2021 federal income tax returns on January 24, marking the beginning of the 2022 tax filing season. For this year, taxpayers will have an additional three to four days to meet the filing deadline, known as Tax Day, which typically falls on April 15. In 2022, Tax Day falls on […]
The IRS recently released the inflation-adjusted estate and gift exemptions for 2022, which provide families with enhanced opportunities to transfer significantly more assets to younger generations tax-free. However, families must consider these adjustments within the context of potential tax reform in the year ahead. For tax year 2022, the lifetime estate-tax exemption jumps $360,000 to […]
If and when Congress passes a law reforming the tax code, there is a general expectation that taxes will increase, and some commonly used estate planning strategies will be added to the endangered species list. Among the tools being targeted are irrevocable grantor trusts, which have long enabled grantors to remove appreciating assets from their […]
On September 25, the House Budget Committee voted to approve the latest round of recommended changes to the U.S. tax code as part of the president’s $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Act. The draft legislation calls for higher taxes, but at rates that are not as high as previously proposed. In addition, it fails to […]
When individuals sign legal documents, including personal checks, contracts, tax returns, etc., they generally are not required to add any language explaining who they are. Their names alone satisfy the legal requirements for validating those documents. However, when those people are also officers of corporations or managers of partnerships or LLCs, they usually include their […]
Employer-sponsored 401(k) plans are excellent vehicles for individuals to save for retirement during their prime earning years. Annual contributions made today with pretax dollars grow tax-deferred until you reach retirement age, when the distributions you take are treated as taxable ordinary income. However, even if you are diligent and contribute the maximum allowable amount to […]
The 2019 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act) killed off a popular estate-planning strategy that had allowed IRA owners to pass retirement savings tax-free to their heirs and provide beneficiaries with tax-deferred growth and distribution payments over their lifetimes. Under the new law, however, non-spouse IRA beneficiaries must withdraw the entirety […]
Included in the Biden Administration’s proposed budget for fiscal 2022 is an additional $1.2 billion in funding to help the IRS ramp up its tax enforcement efforts after more than a decade of spending and staffing cuts. What this means for taxpayers is a likely increase in IRS audits and heightened scrutiny of tax compliance, […]
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Jeff Mutnik has spent nearly 30 years assisting high-net-worth individuals, professional services firms, closely held businesses and not-for-profit organizations on tax and estate planning issues.
Jeff Stamm leads the firm’s Transaction Advisory Services group and handles a wide range of buy-side and sell-side transaction activities for clients in a diverse array of industries. Stamm has over a decade of M&A experience and has successfully completed more than 100 transactions with a cumulative transaction value in excess of $16 billion. His […]
For more than 20 years Joanie Stein has provided tax accounting and consulting services to real estate management and investment companies, high-net-worth individuals and closely owned businesses. Stein concentrates her practice on professional services, retail and real estate industries. Her experience includes the review and approval of federal and state income, property, and other tax […]
Tony Salazar has more than 25 years of experience providing tax and consulting services to closely held businesses and high-net worth family groups in a diverse range of industries. Salazar helps individuals, corporations and partnerships with federal and state income tax planning and compliance, buy/sell transactions and structuring, and representation before the IRS and state […]
Luke Lucas focuses his practice on state and local tax compliance and consulting services for individuals and businesses across various industries. His experience as a state and local tax (SALT) specialist helps clients across the country navigate the entire spectrum of direct and indirect taxes imposed by state and local jurisdictions.
Kirk Jennings is a skilled tax professional with long-standing experience with accounting for income taxes (ASC-740), corporate tax compliance, LLCs and pass-through entities. He also focuses on tax SEC reporting for public companies, as well as tax internal controls review and development and implementation for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. For more than 10 years, Jennings has provided […]
Mikel Gastaminsa has nearly ten years of experience providing auditing, accounting and business consulting services to private company and public company clients in a wide range of industries. In addition, he has served clients through reporting to foreign-based parent companies and converting US GAAP statements to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Cotter has deep experience leveraging technology, business practices and operational leadership to help Fortune 50 companies, mid-market and entrepreneurial companies reach their goals. He has held leadership and consulting roles in a wide range of industries. Cotter’s multi-functional expertise includes strategy, management consulting, technology, process improvement, operations and accounting.
Debra Sears has provided accounting services for more than 20 years. She specializes in privately held business as well as not for profit organizations and brings a wealth of knowledge to business owners, entrepreneurs and executives. Sears has developed a focus on cloud accounting systems and process improvement to help clients automate procedures to generate […]
David Kolan has more than 30 years of experience providing audit, attest and business consulting services to domestic and international companies, partnerships and entrepreneurs. During his career he has assisted hundreds of companies in the development of strategic plans, corporate reorganizations, debt and equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, due diligence and succession planning. As a […]
For nearly 20 years Robert Aldir has provided auditing, accounting and assurance services, engagement management and litigation support services to publicly traded and privately held companies. His clients include multi-nationals that operate under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and pre-IPO entities. Aldir has developed expertise in internal control reviews and assisting companies in becoming more process-oriented […]
Rich Pollack has served as a litigation consultant, expert witness, court-appointed expert, forensic accountant and forensic investigator for more than 30 years.
Cherry Laufenberg is a talented tax professional with experience in the taxation of corporations, pass through entities, trusts and foreign entities. With diversified skills, she has proven knowledge of construction, real estate investment and manufacturing industries. Laufenberg has nearly 15 years of experience providing various accounting and tax preparation services for a number of […]
Tony Gutierrez has provided tax compliance and consulting services to clients for nearly 25 years. His diverse client base includes high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and closely held businesses conducting business in the U.S. and abroad. Gutierrez specializes in FATCA reporting, foreign and domestic trusts, income and estate planning matters.
Hector Aguililla provides auditing, accounting and assurance services, litigation support and business consulting services to clients. With 20 years in the industry, he consistently helps clients achieve their business goals. Aguililla is an experienced auditor with a focus on auditing financial statements and performing due diligence and agreed-upon-procedure engagements. His work has helped clients before, […]
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Established in 1980, Berkowitz Pollack Brant (BPB) is a certified public accounting firm with offices in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and Boca Raton, Florida.
With more than 170 accountants, tax specialists and consultants, we are one of the largest accounting firms in South Florida and one of the top 100 firms in the United States.
Work / Life Balance Alternative work arrangements Dress for your day Employee-centric approach Firm culture that has won nearly a dozen Best Companies to Work For honors Hybrid office/remote policy Strong team of up-and-comers who can handle sophisticated client work Supportive teammates Wellness programs, both educational and reimbursement Testimonials Benefits 401(k) plan with generous match […]
Multi-national companies with subsidiaries or agents who have control over purchasing or acquisition of goods and services must be proactive to properly comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Non-compliance with the FCPA can result in criminal charges, fines and penalties, reputational harm and civil liabilities. Our firm works with attorneys and government agencies […]
Our professionals deliver high-quality services with the ongoing involvement of experienced senior firm members. We have cultivated a diverse client base that requires creative and strategic planning at all stages of their life cycles. From early-stage start-ups to sophisticated multi-national entities with complex structures, the services and guidance we provide grows with out clients’ evolving […]