The Governor’s office announced on January 13, 2023, that California will conform to the filing extensions granted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for California storm victims. This means that filing and payment deadlines for affected individuals and businesses in California are extended to May 15, 2023. On January 10, the IRS announced tax relief Read the full article…
On January 10, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced tax relief for California storm victims in most counties (see list of counties below). This tax relief applies to individuals and businesses located in disaster areas. The announcement postpones tax filings and payment deadlines that are due from January 8, 2023, through April 30, 2023, including Read the full article…
PASADENA, CA – KROST CPAs & Consultants was recognized as the Top Fastest Growing Private Companies by the Los Angeles Business Journal in 2022. Based on revenue from 2020 to 2021, KROST was ranked among the fastest-growing private companies in the greater L.A. area. The fastest-growing private companies exhibit tremendous gains, measured not only in Read the full article…
Pasadena, California – KROST’s Assurance & Advisory Principal, Keith Hamasaki, CPA, has made the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Top 100 Accountants list. In addition, he is also in the running for the specialty awards that will soon be announced. We will be supporting Keith at the 2022 Top 100 Accountants event on November 9, 2022, Read the full article…
California residents are used to hearing, and oftentimes experiencing, negative consequences for living in the Golden State. Whether it be earthquakes, forest fires, homelessness, or drought, we also seem to be surrounded by a stream of news about businesses fleeing California for the lower tax and regulation-lite states of Texas, Nevada, or Arizona. However, contrary Read the full article…
Introduction to Rollover Equity When business owners are considering the sale of their business, they tend to make two assumptions that limit their options – sell to a strategic buyer and sell 100% of their company. Let’s look at the first assumption. It is true that many M&A deals involve the sale of one corporation Read the full article…
Los Angeles, California – American Range, a privately held manufacturer of commercial and residential cooking appliances, was sold to Hatco, an employee-owned manufacturer of warming, cooking, sanitizing, and cooling equipment. KROST CPAs & Consultants acted as the exclusive financial advisor to American Range in its transaction to Hatco Corporation. American Range was founded over 40 Read the full article…
KROST’s Restaurant clients have been featured in magazines as some of the best in their own respective categories. We are fortunate to have clients that are an integral part of the food, beverage, and hospitality scene in California. We would like to recognize 10 Speed Coffee, The Apple Pan, 1933 Group, Acme Hospitality, and El Read the full article…
As restaurant operators struggle to find enough staff to maintain their operations, many owners are considering improving their benefits package as an incentive for employees. Benefits expansion is a challenging and always tricky strategy for restaurant operators. An organization needs to be certain that the perks provided are valuable to the employee group through surveys Read the full article…
PASADENA, CA – KROST CPAs & Consultants was recognized as the Best of the Best Firm and Top 100 Firm by INSIDE Public Accounting in 2022. Based on revenue, KROST was ranked 75th among the largest firms in the country, out of nearly 600 firms. With a net revenue of greater than $65 million, KROST Read the full article…
