Press Release: KROST CPAs & Consultants Named Inside Public Accounting’s Fastest-Growing Firm for Third Year in a Row
Inside Public Accounting (IPA) has awarded KROST, and its affiliated tax consulting practice, five prestigious accolades based on their annual INSIDE Public Accounting Survey and Analysis of Firms: • 2018 IPA Best of the Best Firm. • 2018 IPA Best of the Best Fastest-Growing Firm. • 2018 IPA 200 Firm. • 2018 IPA 200 Fastest-Growing … Read More
INSIDE Public Accounting has Awarded KROST 5 Recognitions
We are proud to announce that INSIDE Public Accounting has awarded KROST 5 recognitions based on the 2018 annual INSIDE Public Accounting Survey and Analysis of Firms: A 2018 IPA Best of the Best Firm. A 2018 IPA Best of the Best Fastest-Growing Firm. A 2018 IPA 200 Firm. A 2018 IPA 200 Fastest-Growing Firm. … Read More
What You Need to Know About Cybersecurity
We recently published our new KROST Quarterly Magazine which is packed full of articles and insider knowledge focusing on tech topics. Here is an excerpt from the article “What You Need to Know About Cybersecurity” by our Principal and Assurance & Advisory Practice Leader Jason C. Melillo: “All too often we read headlines about major … Read More
Changes in Reporting Requirements for Foreign-Owned Domestic Disregarded Entities
Foreign-owned domestic disregarded entities have not had filing requirements in the past unless an election was made to treat is as a corporation, known as “check the box”. Disregarded entities are most commonly single member LLC (SMLLC). Generally, income tax and reporting requirements would not be reported separately. Rather, they would have been reportable on … Read More
KROST Named as Fourth Fastest Growing Firms 2018
Pasadena, California, July 3, 2018 – Award-winning, local accounting and consulting firm, KROST, was recently named as one of the “The fastest-growing firms in the US”. This is the annual recognition program conducted by Accounting Today. This report ranks the largest firms across the country and in individual regions offers a host of benchmarking data, … Read More
KROST Quarterly Magazine: The Tech Issue – Volume 1, Issue 1
We are happy to announce the release of our first quarterly magazine! KROST Quarterly is a digital publication released by KROST CPAs & Consultants headquartered in Pasadena, California. The Tech Issue covers technology and accounting related topics from cryptocurrency to artificial intelligence. Please click the link below to access the full version and subscribe … Read More
First Quarter M&A and Venture Capital Deal Activity in the Food & Beverage Industries
M&A Activity M&A activity in the Food & Beverage space remains healthy with just under 250 deals announced in Q1 2018, down from 370 deals on Q1 2017 (which was a very high quarter in terms of deal count and aggregate transaction value). The largest deal by far was the $23 billion Leveraged Buyout (LBO) … Read More
3 Types of Due Diligence to Consider Prior to Buying a Business
There is no single process that everybody follows when purchasing a business, and there are many factors that determine whether a business, once bought, will fulfill its desired purpose. But if there is one thing that will mitigate the chances of failure, and increase the chances of success, it is conducting detailed due diligence on … Read More
5 Steps to Take Now if You Plan to Expand Your Restaurant Business
Are you planning to expand your restaurant business? Do you plan to open new stores? Do you need outside capital to fund that expansion? Here are five steps to take now to improve your chances of successfully raising capital – debt, equity, or both. 1. Make Sure Your Books are in Good Order Most restaurant … Read More
Global Investment Trends in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Before diving into global investment trends in Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and Machine Learning (“ML”), it may be worth quickly defining them. To quote John McCarthy, widely recognized as one of the pre-imminent leaders in this space, AI is defined as “The science and engineering of making intelligent machines.” AI systems can perform tasks that normally … Read More