About Us
What sets our firm apart from the 138,000 other tax planning and CFO firms across the United States?
Our purpose goes far beyond numbers and balance sheets. We see the heart-wrenching reality of businesses crumbling within their first five years, often due to mismanagement of cash flow. Our mission is born from this stark reality, and our resolve is to ensure that you keep more of your hard-earned money and steer clear of the pitfalls. We don’t want you to be part of that grim statistic. We want you to succeed, to thrive, and to realize your dreams.
What sets us apart is not just our expertise but our revolutionary and compassionate approach to financial success. We’ve saved our clients over $15 million in taxes, managing $50 million in annual revenue. Our partnership with you is about more than money; it’s about understanding your vision, aligning with your goals, and being a trusted ally in your journey to success. At Bennett Financials, we’re not just here to manage your finances; we’re here to be a part of your story.
Sure, we could bore you and focus on stats like having over 35 years of experience, or that we’ve worked with over 600 other entrepreneurs globally, or even that we’ve been featured in national publications like StarTribune Business.
But honestly that seems a bit too much like what the other 138,000 firms might do.
We’d rather lead with our why and our ethos, and let you decide if we’re the kind of folks you’d trust to manage your money and help you grow.
Clarity, Profitability, and Exit Readiness
Our story is simple: we partner with ambitious service-based companies to achieve their financial goals. Whether you’re navigating complex growth strategies, crafting multi-year forecasts, or preparing for a lucrative exit, we’re your trusted partner in every step.
Forget cookie-cutter insights. We dive deep into your unique reality, crafting solutions tailored to your specific financial aspirations.
Here's how we unlock your potential:
Clarity
Get laser-focused on your financial trajectory with custom dashboards, KPI tracking and a clear easily used forecast and budget. We translate complex data into actionable insights, giving you complete control over your financial destiny.
Profitability
Our proven methodologies optimize your financial levers for maximum impact. We identify hidden profitability opportunities, streamline operations, and ensure sustainable growth.
Exit Readiness
Don't leave your future to chance. We equip you with our 7 step framework the business roadmap , giving you the confidence and leverage to secure exceptional exits when the time come and have investors ready to purchase your business for a larger multiple than your traditional 3x or become the visionary in your business and focus on the big things that move the needle.
We don’t waste time on generic strategies or one-size-fits-all advice. We’re your dedicated financial architects, building a roadmap to your unique vision of success.
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meet the team
Arron Bennett
Owner & CEO
Megan Bennett
Team Manager
Adam Harmon
Junior CFO
Antony Draper
Growth Director
Michael H. Simms
Tax Planning Strategist
Jela Marie Felismino
Accounting Manager
Nelia Tomas
CPA | Bookkeeper
Reshell Jane O. Dionio
CPA | Bookkeeper
Abrielle Pimentel
Operations Officer
Our Proactive Tax Planning Team
Your national experts that provide the “best of the best” in tax planning, legal, risk mitigation, wealth management, and business advisory services.
Charitable Gift Financing / Advanced Pension Plans
Charitable Gift Financing / Advanced Pension Plans
Aleksander stands out in the financial landscape for his deep expertise in complex Qualified Plan models and innovative Financed Charitable Gifting techniques. Catering to a sophisticated clientele of business leaders, high-wage earners and high-net-worth individuals, Aleksander has masterfully orchestrated tax savings exceeding $60 million. With a career spanning over a decade as a wealth creation strategist, Aleksander is on a mission to empower his clients to safeguard and enhance their wealth using Advanced Pension Plans and Charitable Gift Financing strategies. As a dynamic serial entrepreneur, seasoned venture investor, and trusted advisor, Aleksander applies his extensive firsthand experience to offer practical, impactful wealth-building strategies. Aleksander is the mastermind behind the Pre-Tax Wealth Creation Blueprint—a comprehensive, step-by-step framework designed to significantly boost tax savings, reinforce asset protection, and accelerate personal wealth growth. His fluency in English, Russian, and Korean allows him to serve a diverse range of clients effectively. Aleksander is known for his straightforward personality, results-driven focus, and out-of-the-box thinking. These qualities have cemented his reputation as a “financial surgeon” of creative solutions for wealth creation, making him a sought-after strategist in the financial domain.
Business Financing Specialist
Business Financing Specialist
Ami Kassar, is the founder and CEO of MultiFunding LLC, and author of The Growth Dilemma. He is a nationally renowned expert on access to capital for entrepreneurs. He’s committed to ensuring that business owners have the best possible access to the capital structures to help grow and manage their businesses. Kassar is regularly featured in the national press and writes a regular column for Inc.com. He has advised the White House, the Federal Reserve Bank and The Treasury Department on the business credit markets. In addition, Kassar is a regular speaker at universities and business events across the country on topics including entrepreneurship and access to capital.Ami is the 2015, 2014, and 2013 recipient of the Small Business Influencer Award as well as the 2012 Small Business Advocate Award. Kassar earned his MBA from the University of Southern California and graduated with a B.A. in American Studies from Brandeis University.
Employee Benefits Specialist
Employee Benefits Specialist
Andy Ruhland has 15+ years in benefits and Human Capital sales, service, and innovation with a focus on helping small- and medium-sized businesses run better and reduce costs. Andy educates clients on complex healthcare, administration and service options, then customize solutions that streamline processes and stop excess spending. Ask about his 360-degree integrated Human Capital Management platform and consulting services, which improve every aspect of how your company does business. Or just rest easy knowing you’ve controlled healthcare costs without eroding benefits to your employees. Andy started at NationalHR in 2001, working from Account Executive to Principal. In that time, the company tripled its bottom line and rolled out forward-thinking benefits buying solutions as well as an innovative Human Capital Management platform - all in response to client needs. Andy is a married father of three, he truly loves his job, and relishes the chance to work at the forefront of industry change, educating consumers and undoing broker stereotypes one thriving client at a time.
Life Insurance Solutions
Life Insurance Solutions
Ashley Lupiani began her career in 2006 working at MetLife. In 2007, furthering her insurance career, she made the cross-country move from Connecticut to sunny San Diego, California. She spent nine years at LPL Financial, mainly focusing on Underwriting and Sales as an Advanced Case Consultant.Ashley joined Elite Assurance Team in 2016 and is currently the in-house Life Insurance Specialist. Outside work, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Tony, and German Shepherd, Maverick, traveling, cycling, wine tasting, and cheering on her beloved New England Patriots.Ashley’s focus within Elite Assurance Team is with regard to life insurance consulting, case management, and agent contracting.
Tax Resolution Specialist
Tax Resolution Specialist
Ben started early as an entrepreneur. In 2003 at the early age of 27 he bought his first company. It wasn’t very long that he opened his second and ran them side-by-side for 10 years. His primary focus was income taxes, tax planning, asset protection and tax resolution. After he sold both of those companies, he decided to move in a different direction and moved into railroad construction as well as opening another tax resolution business.Today Ben is a Tax Resolution Specialist that helps companies and individuals out of dire situations. He has saved clients millions of dollars and helped companies and individuals become financially free from the IRS past problems. He also helps his clients create a future by helping his clients reduce taxes in the future.Highlights from Ben’s business activities include National Speaker for Tax Planning, helped clients receive over 40M in BP Funding, helped clients save millions from the IRS, received construction contracts of over $10M, and increased sustained profitability in the construction field of over 75% in first year of ownership.
Advanced Qualified Plans
Advanced Qualified Plans
Bruce Gendein - A sought-after speaker on the topic of Qualified Retirement Plans, Bruce spends much of his time touring the country to share his insights with financial services professionals—financial advisors, brokers, CPAs, insurance agents, and attorneys. He has addressed MDRT’s Top of the Table, LIMRA’s Advanced Sales Forum, the Arizona Institute, and NAIFA and SFSP chapter meetings, as well as corporate educational symposiums nationwide.A financial services industry veteran, Bruce has been in the business for more than 30 years, helping successful individuals and advisors tackle complex financial and retirement planning challenges. As president and co-founder of The Senex Group, Bruce works with advisors nationwide to deliver seamless solutions that enable them to provide complete, end-to-end qualified retirement plans to their clients and generate a significant new revenue stream.Prior to founding The Senex Group, Bruce built a successful financial and retirement planning firm that served more than 850 clients from three offices in the Midwest. As a financial advisor, he started a third-party pension administration firm, was named “rookie of the year” for a major mutual life insurance company, and qualified for MDRT in his first year in the life insurance business. He has held Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designations for more than three decades and remains committed to advancing the knowledge and capabilities of fellow advisors to help them better serve their clients.
Native American Federal Tax Credits
Native American Federal Tax Credits
Chad Koebnick, Vice President, Specialized Tax ServicesChad has been serving advisory and tax clients for over 30 years. He has extensive experience assisting clients apply tax planning opportunities to their short and long-term business or individual goals. Chad believes that tax planning is a concert between the interests of clients and the advice and counsel of the advisor. He believes, “a tax goal can never be achieved without both parties’ agreement on the goal. Planning without the end in mind, will result in unmet expectations for both parties.”Chad has spent his career in client service. His experience includes success in several public accounting firms and time as a chief financial officer in a privately held business. He has a history of planning success with businesses and individuals in domestic and international disciplines. Chad’s continues to develop new techniques while drawing upon his foundation in the tax Code and Regulations.Chad’s crusade is client service. The success of clients and those he works with provides a center, from there, good things come to all participants.Chad has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and master’s degree from the University of Minnesota, and years of professional experience. In his off time, he can be found on the golf course, spending time with his family, reading, or on the daily dog walk.
Estate Planning ($0 to $5m)
Estate Planning ($0 to $5m)
Chris Hall is the founder of Estate Guru and heads up strategic partnerships and business development for this industry leading cloud based legal solution.His current role with the team at Estate Guru is a mission to provide access to quality legal assistance for the masses. The goal is to take advantage of today’s powerful technology paired with the still very important, human element.Before founding Estate Guru he worked in the real estate industry and as a financial advisor, building a successful practice which he ultimately sold. Following the sale of his financial practice Hall spent nearly 10 years trading futures and managing a real estate partnership.Mr. Hall grew up in San Jose, California where he attended both High School and College. He now resides in sunny Dunedin, Florida. When not working you’ll likely find him enjoying time with his wife, on a bike, or on the links.
EAT Annuity Solutions
EAT Annuity Solutions
Christi Horan began her career in 2009 after graduating from San Diego State University with a degree in Economics.She previously worked for firms such as Mass Mutual and LPL Financial in the Annuity Consulting and Sales department before joining Elite Assurance Team in 2018.Christi leads the Annuity Consulting and Case Management Team with over ten years of Annuity sales experience.Christi was born and raised in San Diego, CA, and enjoys traveling with her husband, spending time with her dogs, and all things beach related!Christi’s focus within Elite Assurance Team is with regard to annuity consulting and case management.
Advanced Tax and Estate Planning
Advanced Tax and Estate Planning
Mr. Stone is the principal and president of Stone Law Offices, Ltd. He has been practicing in the State of Nevada since 1993 and provides legal counsel and services to affluent clients and families in the areas of wealth transfer and preservation strategies, including advanced estate planning, sophisticated tax planning (federal income and estate taxes), charitable planning, and planned giving, multi-generational family governance, business law, including business exit planning (aka business succession planning), and domestic and international asset protection planning
Research and Development Tax Credits & Employee Retention Credits.
Research and Development Tax Credits & Employee Retention Credits.
Damayanti Weese is a seasoned leader in professional services, currently leading operations and business development at Incentives Credit Advocate in partnership with DST Advisory Group. She is also serving as the CEO of SDBizPros Inc. She has an extensive background spanning roles in taxation, human resources, and recruitment. Damayanti is committed to empowering small and medium-sized enterprises, advocating for transparent and comprehensive services in payroll, tax credits, and beyond to foster business efficiency and growth.
Business Growth Consultant
Business Growth Consultant
I am a proven certified Business Coach that helps business owners make more money and work less. I do this by asking the right questions, leading you to think differently and inspire action that generates desired results. I will help you with improving sales, implementing effective marketing and advertising, manage cash flow, team and leadership training
Premium Financing (Min $2.5 Million Net Worth)
Premium Financing (Min $2.5 Million Net Worth)
Darren Sugiyama was born and raised in Long Beach, California and received a Bachelor’s Degree from Loyola Marymount University where he was also the team captain and 2nd Team All-Conference baseball player. He continued his education and earned a Master’s Degree in Multicultural Education from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.After starting his career as a counselor in a gang prevention program in his hometown of Long Beach, California, worked as a teacher in the public school system in Honolulu, Hawaii, and as a counselor in Halawa Prison and the Honolulu Detention Home.Darren decided to follow his entrepreneurial dreams and started his own employee benefits firm in 2003 called Apex. During his first year in the insurance business, his personal income for the year was only $277 (he proudly displays his personal tax return on the wall of his office). But just seven years later, Apex was producing over $37 million in annual sales and was the #1 producing firm in the country for three different insurance carriers concurrently.Since then, Darren expanded his insurance business portfolio, building a life insurance agency called DaVinci, which was responsible for 25% of all the life insurance policies sold for Pacific Life in Orange County, California in 2017. In 2018, DaVinci was responsible for 29% of the all the life insurance policies sold for Penn Mutual in Orange County, and in 2019, over 38%.In addition, Darren founded Lionsmark Capital in 2016 which is now one of the most dominant premium financing intermediary firms in the life insurance industry, and in 2020, he co-founded the revolutionary fintech firm Breadbox which offers proprietary solutions to investment advisors and life insurance advisors across the country.Darren is also an internationally acclaimed 8-time author with published works being distributed in over 15 countries. As a nationally acclaimed motivational speaker, business coach, and mentor, Darren does both live and virtual motivational speaking events, as well as private coaching sessions, teaching others how he built his businesses using extremely unorthodox methods.
Captive Insurance Companies
Captive Insurance Companies
Derek Spitzer began his career at a global tax consulting firm based in Dallas, Texas. As a consultant in the transaction tax practice, Derek worked directly with several Fortune 500 companies in the retail, healthcare, storage, and manufacturing industries.Derek joined Captive Insurance Group, LLC in March 2014 as Director of Operations and helped grow the firm until it was acquired by Higginbotham Insurance Agency in February 2020. Higginbotham is the largest independent insurance broker in Texas, and a top 15 insurance broker in the United States. Derek as a Managing Director, along with former management continue to run the captive insurance operations.Derek graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Brigham Young University. He is married with three children and lives in Colleyville, Texas.
Advanced Tax and Estate Planning
Advanced Tax and Estate Planning
James M. Duggan is a founding principal of DUGGAN BERTSCH, LLC, a Chicago-based business, tax, estate and wealth planning firm comprised of attorneys and accountants. Jim’s practice has concentrated principally on business and corporate law, and estate and wealth planning, primarily as they relate to closely held business interests and high net worth families. Jim’s experience in the structuring and implementation of Family Offices, sophisticated tax planning, and asset protection planning strategies is nationally recognized, as is his role in the firm’s development of a leading multidisciplinary planning protocol. In addition to giving frequent lectures and authoring articles in his areas of concentration, Jim also serves as a director on numerous for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.Jim’s educational background includes attaining a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the College of Commerce and Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Magna Cum Laude), a Masters in Business Administration in Finance from the DePaul University Graduate School of Business (Summa Cum Laude), and a Juris Doctor from the DePaul University College of Law, where he was awarded positions on both the DePaul Law Review and DePaul Business Law Journal.
1031 Exchanges and Delaware Statutory Trusts/ Opportunity Zone Funds
1031 Exchanges and Delaware Statutory Trusts/ Opportunity Zone Funds
Jay Frank is an Executive Vice President and Head of Distribution for Cantor Fitzgerald Capital, a global financial services firm and open architecture wholesale distribution company. In addition to leading sales and distribution efforts, he sits on the investment committee andplays an active role in product construction and the overall direction of the business. Mr. Frank earned a B.A. in Business Economics with an emphasis in Accounting from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He holds FINRA Series 7, 24, 63, and 79 licenses and is an Investment Banking Representative.
Cost remediation specialist for businesses and business owner’s personal expenses.
Cost remediation specialist for businesses and business owner’s personal expenses.
Jeff Stolper started on Wall Street 30 years ago in 1993 and by 1995 was the top producer/Stockbroker at his firm.By 1996 he was recruited to run a Wall Street firm and by 1997 he had transitioned to co-owning a NYSE Franchise brokerage firm.After 10 years on Wall Street and 6 financial licenses, Jeff pivoted and started his own innovative advertising firm called NBP (Neighborhood Business Partnership) which had accrued over 700 Business Owners in NYC within its first 3 years alone.By the end of 2005, early 2006 Jeff had gotten involved in a Health & Wellness direct selling company called Isagenix and became the 68th Millionaire/Legacy Member in that company as well with over 30,000 members in his organization worldwide.But in early July of 2013 he had created the best business idea of his career!Creating & successfully pioneering the Bill Reduction/Bill Negotiation Industry.Jeff is well regarding for being the best bill negotiator in the world and his company iDeal Advocates by being the Premier Bill Negotiation Company in the industry.Some of Jeff’s other accolades include:Founder/Chairman of the Edgewater NJ Chamber of CommerceFormer Board Member of the Morristown Chamber of CommerceFormer Field Advisory Member of Savings Highway GlobalGraduate of the prestigious LaGuardia High School of Music and the Arts in NYC- Vocal Major (Fame School)Graduate of Tony Robbins Mastery University ProgramsGraduate of Peak Potentials Quantum Leap ProgramsAmong his many, many accomplishments which are too many to list here, he is most proud of being a dedicated husband to his wife April and to his two children Mika and Jax
Tax Mitigation Specialist using Solar Investment Strategies
Tax Mitigation Specialist using Solar Investment Strategies
Ryan Hamilton and Jesse Raynes are the Founders of Inception Financial, and have over three decades of combined experience in renewable energy finance and development, with leadership positions at numerous clean technology firms including Solar City, NRG Energy, Javelin Capital, and Tesla. Ryan holds numerous securities licenses and leads Finance and Partner Operations, and Jesse leads Client and CPA Relations.
Charitable and Legacy Planning Specialist
Charitable and Legacy Planning Specialist
John Frazier is a native Texan who spent several years in Northern Virginia before moving to Nashville. John has over 10 years experience as a top producer in the financial services industry and has earned numerous awards. Coupled with his strong desire to help the less fortunate and support worthy causes, he is a perfect fit for the charitable planning industry, bringing both knowledge and heart to the organization.As an advocate for research, treatment and prevention of childhood cancer, John volunteers for the Live 4 Tay Foundation and Hope Nation Radio. Over the past 25 years he has also been involved with numerous other charities including the Nashville Humane Society and March of Dimes.
Trust and Estate Settlement
Trust and Estate Settlement
Josh Yager is a recognized expert on the management and oversight of trust assets. He lectures and writes extensively on the policies, procedures, and practices for the prudent administration of trusts. He has been invited to speak to various Bar associations, CPA chapters, estate planning councils, Professional Fiduciary Association forums and AICPA national events. Josh has testified as an expert witness within the California courts on matters around trustee duties and prudence. Josh has led governance consulting engagements for the boards of public pension funds responsible for assets more than $30b, foundation and endowment boards with assets in excess of $250m and for individual trustees with modestly funded trusts.Credentials/Licenses: CalBar licensed attorney – Active CFP ChFC CLU
Strategic partner in Premium Financing and Advanced Life Insurance solutions.
Strategic partner in Premium Financing and Advanced Life Insurance solutions.
Julian Movsesian is the President and Founder of Capital Management Strategies, Inc. (CMS Inc.) and CEO of Succession Capital Alliance™ (SCA). In 1985, Julian began his life insurance career when he joined Connecticut Mutual Life, which later merged with MassMutual Life. From that very first year in the life business, he was consistently ranked as one of the top national producers in the company.In 1996, Julian introduced his most exciting idea yet: the creation of the premium financing concept for life insurance, which was later coined the Capital Maximization Strategy (CMS). Over the years, the CMS has been recognized and endorsed by the top life insurance carriers across the nation as the largest and longest running premium finance program in the industry. For close to three decades, the CMS has served high net worth clients, businesses and families.Emerging from a strategic partnership between CMS Inc. and a Fortune 20 company, Succession Capital Alliance™ (SCA) was formed in 2004 to address a void in the understanding of advanced life insurance sales within the industry. Today, Advisors and Financial Professionals throughout the country utilize SCA for their high-net-worth clients in the areas of estate and succession planning purposes. This collaboration has resulted in the placement of more than $58 billion of life insurance coverage, with a financed premium portfolio that now exceeds $5.7 billion.Julian’s skills as an innovator in the insurance industry are recognized nationally. He is invited frequently to be a keynote speaker at national conferences and has received numerous awards and honors from our carrier partners. Julian and Succession Capital were presented the Reinventing Company of the Year award from Associated Corporate Growth (ACG) for having reshaped the landscape of the life insurance industry in how the affluent purchase life insurance policies for estate, business, and retirement planning purposes. Recently, Julian made the Orange County Business Journal's OC 500 list, which highlights Orange County's most influential individuals,As a philanthropist, Julian and Succession Capital Alliance Foundation give back to the community through various charitable organizations that support children through education and Julian was recently honored by Childhelp with their Philanthropic Award and by Big Brothers Big Sisters with their Man of the Year award.
Providing advisory and execution services to help families grow, manage or preserve real estate wealth.
Providing advisory and execution services to help families grow, manage or preserve real estate wealth.
Keith Conway is the President & COO of The Fortez Group.Keith’s primary responsibilities are managing relationships with clients, advisory professionals, and overseeing client delivery.Prior to TFG, Keith was management consultant with McKinsey & Co. for 3 years, focused on Financial Services & Technology. Before joining McKinsey & Co., he spent 6 years with Goldman Sachs, most recently as a Vice President in their Global Markets business. Keith started his career as an Analyst with Goldman Sachs Asset Management in their fundraising unit. Originally from Long Island, NY, Keith graduated Cum Laude from the University of Dayton, with a double major in Entrepreneurship & Marketing, with a Sales Management emphasis.
ESOP Expert
ESOP Expert
Kim has over 30 years of experience and has been in the retirement plan industry since 1983. His areas of expertise include ESOPs and executive compensation planning. He uses his income tax and accounting background to help companies determine the feasibility of an ESOP, forecast repurchase obligations, and craft ESOP transactions designed to address each client’s unique needs and objectives.Kim holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Earlham College and a Master of Taxation degree from the University of Denver. He passed the CPA exam in 1985. He is a member of The ESOP Association, the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) and the Employee Owned S-Corporations of America (ESCA) (including its Advisory Committee). In addition, he is a Past President of the Boise Chapter of the Western Pension & Benefits Conference. A frequent speaker on employee benefits and ESOP related topics, Kim has also written articles on technical ESOP issues for both The ESOP Association and the NCEO.Kim accepted the position as the Executive Director of the Beyster Institute at the UC San Diego Rady School of Management in March 2019. The Beyster Institute’s mission is to move the employee ownership community forward through educating students, academic faculty, management, company founders, and consultants to learn about and build ESOPs and other forms of employee ownership.Prior to joining the Beyster Institute, Kim worked in the ESOP practices at Principal Financial Group, William M. Mercer & Associates, RSM and KPMG.
Premium Financing - Premium Funding (Min $10 Million Net Worth)
Premium Financing - Premium Funding (Min $10 Million Net Worth)
Mark Goodman has consulted for Carlyle Group and investment banking firms of Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan, and many others building premium financing models for the past 25 years.A featured speaker and author of numerous published articles on advanced estate planning and tax reduction, he has co-authored the book Estate Planning for the 21st Century. Mark is a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Round Table and a lifetime member of Top of the Table, a distinction earned only by the top 450 financial planners in the world. In addition, he is a member of both the National Council of Certified Estate Planners and the International Association of Financial Planners.Mark is the Principal of National Wealth Advisors and the Founder of National Financial Partners, a formerly publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange, now owned by Madison Dearborn. These companies provide a broad array of services including wealth preservation strategies, estate planning, executive benefit planning, insurance, and investment management. Together, these offices are staffed by over 100 Principals supported by over 400 professional specialists with expertise in their fields. Their client base included some of America’s wealthiest families, Fortune 500 companies, privately held corporations, and charitable foundations.Mark and his wife Dustin reside in Naples, Florida with their children Jamie and Emma.
Tax Incentives for Export Businesses
Tax Incentives for Export Businesses
Matt Miller is an international tax specialist, specializing in the U.S. taxation of foreign source income, as well as planning and reporting for businesses and individuals with cross-border transactions. A graduate of the Master of Science in Taxation, with a post-graduate Certificate Degree in International Taxation from Golden Gate University, Matt has worked with hundreds of IC-DISC’s since 2012 and has managed the IC-DISC practices of two of the largest service providers in the U.S. Additional areas of U.S. international tax specialization include tax incentives on foreign sales available to C-Corporations (known as Foreign Derived Intangible Income (“FDII”)), Global Intangible Low-Taxable Income (“GILTI”), Subpart F Income, and Transfer Pricing.
Estate Planning Specialist (Estates $0 to $5m)
Estate Planning Specialist (Estates $0 to $5m)
Matt’s career has been a series of entrepreneurial endeavors. A few years after the financial crisis, Matt pivoted into a role as a financial advisor and discovered a brand new fintech tool called Riskalyze. That discovery launched a transition into becoming the first sales hire at the startup technology firm and as Vice President of Sales, Matt built the process, strategy and sales organization from a start-up into a dominant industry leader. Ready for a new early-stage endeavor, Matt saw the desire advisors had to expand their holistic planning capabilities and the need for a high-quality estate planning partner. He joined Helios Integrated Planning and began building again a game-changing fintech solution for advisors. At the end of 2021, EncorEstate Plans was launched from Helios with its team intact where Matt took on the CEO role to lead the firm in its next phase of development and growth.
Business Valuation (BizEquity)
Business Valuation (BizEquity)
An early adapter to technology in the delivery of services for business owner clients, Michael and his firm was one of the initial firms engaged with the BizEquity business valuation services. Now with over 40 million valuations conducted by the platform the process and results have ‘democratized’ the understanding of business value for business owners. Michael has engaged with CPAs, Attorneys, and business owner clients to deliver valuations since 2014. Having been a part of leading and growing small businesses, Michael entered the financial services industry looking to bring business owner clients valuable information to make important decisions. Having engaged with BizEquity as well as the Business Enterprise Institute (Business Exit Planning) and the Value Builder System (Business Coaching and Exit Planning) Michael delivers perspective to business owner for understanding the real ‘sellable’ value of their business as well as where there are gaps in value which would cause its transactional value to falter. Knowing the ‘book’ value of a business is a starting benchmark for every client, however Michael strives to elucidate to clients during the valuation process those areas of their business which need focus and attention to solidify the value of their business.
Disability Insurance Specialist - Provider of DI Planning Software
Disability Insurance Specialist - Provider of DI Planning Software
Michael Sir, President of OneProtection has been an industry leader in the disability insurance arena for 35 years, spending the last 23 years with Principal Financial Group as a DI RVP prior to his change of direction in 2020 when he formed OneProtection with Jim Leary.Mike’s career has been focused on educating and training advisors about disability insurance and how to better protect their client's income.
Solving tax and accounting issues surrounding blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies
Solving tax and accounting issues surrounding blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies
Michael holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting from the University of Minnesota – Carlson School of Management. He started his career at KPMG working in International Tax Consulting as part of the Transactions & Cross Border Services division (M&A, International Tax, and Transfer Pricing) where he earned his CPA credential. Michael started Apex Business Partners in late 2020 with a focus on tax and business advisory for startups and got into cryptocurrencies as a niche practice area in 2021. Michael has advised on over $100,000,000 in cryptocurrency transaction volume for his business and individual clients since.
Merchant Processing Specialist - Credit Cards and ACH
Merchant Processing Specialist - Credit Cards and ACH
Founded on the principles of honesty, integrity, and outstanding service. Card Group International is able to offer merchants the ability to process credit cards safely and securely, meeting all PCI-DSS & EMV-Chip industry standards.Card Group International delivers their customers overall savings, and virtually unlimited solution options without compromising the highest quality service your business deserves.They have strategically aligned themselves with industry leaders by partnering with a variety of top-notch companies such as CardConnect, NPC, Elavon, Chase Paymentech, First Data, Global Payments, and WorldPay to provide excellent service and individualized products. These alliances allow impact to customize front end, and back end solutions for each customer’s unique needs allowing them to process on any processing platform, in the US and Canada. Their merchants do not have to settle for meeting half their service needs.
Client Facing EAT (Life Insurance and Annuities) Integration Specialist
Client Facing EAT (Life Insurance and Annuities) Integration Specialist
Paavan Kotini, MBA, is a bestselling author of Effortless Wealth: The S.W.A.N.™ Approach to Unlocking Wealth for Busy Professionals, Speaker, and Entrepreneur. Paavan's journey from a biomedical engineer at Vanderbilt, aiming to cure cancer, to becoming a leader in IT and finance, is full of surprises and discoveries. Triggered by his own struggles with finance, he immersed himself in the field and became a leading financial planner, recognized for making complex concepts easy to understand. Paavan is the Founder and CEO of S.W.A.N. Insurance Group LLC, as well as Kotini & Kotini, an innovative planning firm, his goal is to provide advanced financial strategies to a wider audience. With almost twenty years of experience, Paavan aims to provide professionals and families with the tools for financial stability and peace of mind, helping them sleep well at night. The team he has built for S.W.A.N. Insurance Group LLC is truly a team like no other to provide you with the best experience in Life and Annuities.
Advanced Tax and Estate Planning
Advanced Tax and Estate Planning
Mr. Fox is a nationally known wealth strategist, philanthropic estate planner, educator and speaker. He has dedicated his career to helping individuals, professional advisors, charitable institutions and planned giving organizations, “do well while doing good.” Randy has authored hundreds of articles and presentations for attorneys, financial advisors, CPAs and HNW families. He is currently the Editor in Chief of Planned Giving Design Center, a national newsletter and website for philanthropic advisors, and has the following designations: CFP® and AEP®.
Section 105 Voluntary Group Benefits Plans
Section 105 Voluntary Group Benefits Plans
Reid Limpert founded JRL Premier Wealth Planning in 2011 after establishing his financial advisory career with two worldwide financial firms. In his time with the second firm, he was tasked with gathering high-end specialty planning strategies to integrate with the firm’s investment and insurance divisions. Since then he’s been providing successful clients across the country with the best planning strategies that legally mitigate taxes and risks.
Private Reinsurance Specialist
Private Reinsurance Specialist
Roger Roundy is the Owner/CEO of Strategic Associates, LLC. Strategic Associates is a Risk Mitigation firm focused primarily on the education and implementation of various tax code strategies, including tax code 831(b), Captive, and Private Re-Insurance.Throughout his years of risk management and tax mitigation services, Roger has helped 100’s of business owners and individuals find solutions to protect their incomes from the wealth-eroding factors of risk and taxes. As the CEO and Director of Operations for 831(b) solutions with Strategic Associates, Roger thrives on providing value using innovative but sound insurance and planning solutions. "Work hard, play harder; and provide opportunities for others to do the same" has been his M.O. during his business life. Roger has been married for 23 years and is the father to 5 wonderful children. He is an avid outdoorsman and loves to spend any spare time he can find either biking, skiing, snowmobiling, or hunting. Life is busy, and a passion for working with other successful business owners has directed his path to tax mitigation, including 831(b) private reinsurance and the extreme value and opportunity it provides to his clients.Roger owns and sits on the board of 3 successful insurance and consulting firms and is often referred to as the ‘visionary’ within those firms. Growing up in the small town of Paradise, Utah created a foundation of working hard and playing harder, dedication to service and family, all along with finding innovative ways to provide value to those he connects with.
Tax Mitigation, Oil & Gas Developmental Drilling Programs
Tax Mitigation, Oil & Gas Developmental Drilling Programs
As the Founder of SDP Personalized Planning, Scott loves helping people live their dreams by putting together a plan, implementing and monitoring the plan, and seeing the plan come to fruition. In addition to his Financial Planning businesses, Scott served as a compliance officer doing due diligence for past Oil & Gas drilling programs and his been using Oil & Gas investment strategies for over 30 years. He enjoys using these experiences to find ways to use Oil & Gas opportunities to reduce his clients’ tax bills and provide his clients’ additional income.Scott has also been a developer, owner, and operator of restaurants and convenience stores. He understands what it takes to operate successful businesses through many business cycles and changing market conditions. Throughout his career, Scott has worked nationally and internationally with individuals, executives, business owners and professional athletes.Scott graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a composite minor in economics, accounting and statistics. He went on to complete executive money management training at Wharton School of Business. In addition, Scott has also earned the following designations: CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, Chartered Life Underwriter® and Chartered Financial Consultant®.
Project Financing Specialist - coordinate lenders to provide funds for projects $100 mm -$5bn
Project Financing Specialist - coordinate lenders to provide funds for projects $100 mm -$5bn
Mr. Landgraf is an experienced global leader empowering, motivating, and producing lasting change for individuals and organizations. His international experience empowering and changing the lives of many executives, leaders, and organizations in more than 150 nations has increased profits, improved capital, and reduced costs in the tens of billions of dollars with sustainable outcomes.Mr. Landgraf is a committed and an initiative-taking executive with more than 30 years of global Business, Training, Strategic, Procurement, Finance / Funding, and Leadership experience in many different industries, from minor to Fortune MNCs.
Risk Management
Risk Management
RISK MANAGEMENT from ReNu Insurance We’re here to help you identify the risks that affect your business. Our service includes analyzing your effectiveness of managing risks, developing strategies to protect your assets and improve your risk profile, while reducing insurance costs, and monitoring and fine tuning risk management programs as your business evolves.This ensures you receive a comprehensive program that maximizes your insurance investment. As a bonus, you get a risk manager who acts as an extension of your team. Flight Plan 365©Flight Plan 365© is a quantifiable risk assessment tool consisting of a systematic method to better understand the risk issues facing your organization. It also benchmarks performance against ideal industry standards and facilitates the design of risk control and mitigation strategies.
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