News & Views
Dean Dorton’s Quarterly Digital Newsletter
Winter 2020 Edition
What the 2020 elections mean to the outlook for federal taxes
This article reflects what we believe our nation can expect in federal tax law changes, but the election results, as uncertain as they are currently, make that effort quite a challenge. So, the Q&A which follows will try to inform you about the Biden proposals that surfaced during the campaign.
Visualizing state financials
We have assembled four graphs below to visualize certain state financial data collected and published by the US Census Bureau. In each case, the data are drawn from the most recent source available.
The Paycheck Protection Program: An update
Many small businesses across the United States are waiting for a promised second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans. While we wait, here is some general information about the Program and the latest updates.
Charitable deduction opportunities increase in 2020
The CARES Act has increased the deduction limit on cash charitable donations from 60% to 100% of adjusted gross income.
People News
We welcome the following new team members to Dean Dorton:
Athanasis Agamemnonos, a CPA, joined our Tax team in Louisville. He has more than nine years of tax and business consulting experience. Athanasis earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Kentucky and his master of accountancy from the University of Louisville.
Megan Ball, a CPA, joined our Tax team in Louisville. She has more than 10 years of tax and accounting experience. Megan earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting and master’s degree in business administration from McKendree University.
Angie Harness joined our Office Services team in Louisville. She has more than 10 years of office services experience. Angie earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Louisville.
Allison Schnell joined our Office Services team in Louisville. She has 30 years of varied office work experience.
We welcome the following team members who are starting their professional accounting careers with us:
Austen Bloomer earned her bachelor’s degree in political science and government from the University of Kentucky and her Certificate in Accounting from Eastern Kentucky University; Savannah Carter earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Kentucky; Ryan Garner earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Georgetown College and his master’s degree in accounting from the University of Kentucky; Jordan Martin completed his accounting coursework at Morehead State University; and Sarah Williamson earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting and master’s degree in business administration from Murray State University.
We recognize the following activities and accomplishments:
Congratulations to Erin Donohew and Ryan Garner for successfully completing the CPA exam.
Crystal Brake obtained the AAPC Certified Professional Biller certification.
Jordan Johnson obtained the CrowdStrike Certified Falcon Administrator certification.
Billy Zoellers obtained the Cisco Certified DevNet Professional and Okta Certified Professional certifications.
Roberto Rivera passed the Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) exam.
Savannah Carter joined the Strengthening Transformations, Inc. Board of Directors.
Stephanie Hankins joined the Girls on the Run Kentuckiana Board of Directors.
Kevin Cornwell and Amy Justice presented on HIPAA HITECH compliance at the Health Care Compliance Association’s Louisville Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference.
Jen Shah presented at the Kentucky Horse Council’s Kentucky Equine Networking Association (KENA) meeting.
Melissa Hicks, Erica Horn, Jason Miller, Maddie Schueler, and Jen Shah presented at Dean Dorton’s annual Equine Financial, Tax, & Operational Update.
Bill Kohm, Jason Miller, Jim Tencza, and Elizabeth Woodward presented at Dean Dorton’s annual Board Oversight and Risk Management Seminar.
Gui Cozzi, Missy DeArk, John Herring, Polina Nikolova, and Elizabeth Woodward presented at Dean Dorton’s Forensic Accounting for Attorneys.
Allison Carter, Megan Crane, Erica Horn, Justin Hubbard, Simon Keemer, Bill Kohm, Jason Miller, David Parks, Brittany Rebholz, Maddie Schueler, Elizabeth Woodward, and John Wurtenberger presented at Dean Dorton’s annual Accounting & Ethics Update.
Danielle Langdon and Brandy Montgomery hosted a webinar on E/M coding changes.
Justin Hubbard and Krista Nash hosted a webinar on the nonprofit accounting function.