-
Archives
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
Obama Administration Simplifies, Significantly Shortens Application For Health Insurance
By: Anne M. Dunne, RN-BC, MBA, MSCN, Director of Healthcare Management Consulting, Grassi & Co.
Last month the Obama Administration released the standard which will be used to apply to the Affordable Care Act’s new health insurance exchanges. Applications will be accepted starting October ...
Posted in Healthcare
Leave a comment
Grassi & Co. featured in Accounting Today’s May issue “Inside the Top 100″
Grassi & Co. featured in Accounting Today’s May issue “Inside the Top 100.” Click the image below for a full digital version of the issue.
...
Posted in Awards & Recognitions, General
Leave a comment
Reimbursement Guidelines for NPs/PAs
Grassi & Co.’s Director of Healthcare Consulting, Anne M. Dunne, RN-BC, MBA, MSCNand Diane McKenna of Atlantic Coding and Validations, Inc will be co-presenting at the 2013 Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC)-ACTRIMS Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held on May 29 &#...
Posted in Events, Healthcare
Leave a comment
Lifting the Fog on Tuberculosis Testing: Everything You Need to Know
Anne M. Dunne, RN-BC, MBA, MSCN, Director of Grassi & Co.’s Healthcare Management Consulting Practice will be presenting at the NYS Association of Health Care Providers (HCP) conference: 2013 HCP Annual Management Conference & Exhibition, “Adjusting the Sails”on October ...
Posted in General, Healthcare
Leave a comment
Alternative Funds Breakfast Briefing – May 2, 2013
On Thursday, May 2, 2013, Grassi & Co.’s Financial Services Practice hosted a breakfast seminar, which featured presentations by Dan Greenhaus, Managing Director and Chief Global Strategist of BTIG, and Lou Sala, Managing Partner & CEO of Avalon Lake Partners. The presentations di...
Posted in Events, Financial Services
Leave a comment
Webinar: Blood Borne Pathogens and Exposure Incidents
Webinar: May 14, 2013, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Blood Borne Pathogens and Exposure Incidents
Presented by Anne Dunne, RN-BC, MBA, MSCN, Director of Healthcare Management Consulting, Grassi & Co.
Not all injuries that occur in the course of caring for a patient should be classified as blood borne ...
Posted in Healthcare
Leave a comment
Sales Tax 101 – What the Contractor Needs to Know
Capital Improvements and Security Services are being scrutinized by the IRS. Are you prepared for an audit which can go back 7 years?
Grassi and Co hosted a program to help ensure you protect yourself and remain compliant.
Sales Tax 101: What the Contractor Needs to Know, covered topics tha...
Posted in General
Leave a comment
Medicare EHR Incentive Program News Updates
Mandated Sequestration Payment Reductions Beginning for Medicare EHR Incentive Program
Incentive payments made through the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program are subject to the mandatory reductions in federal spending known as sequestration, required by the Budget Control...
Posted in General
Leave a comment
Learn How to do Business with NYC Transit, the MTA and Receive Bonding Tips from Grassi & Co.
There are certain instances when small businesses are required to obtain bonding – this training session is designed to address many of the issues / questions that small businesses encounter.
SPEAKER PANEL:
Grassi CPAs: Bill Fischer / Construction Risk Partners:...
Posted in Construction
Leave a comment
Grassi & Co. Mentioned in AccountingToday Video of 2013 Top 100 Firms
Grassi & Co. mentioned in @AccountingToday video of 2013 Top 100 Firms. Editor-in-chief Dan Hood gives an executive summary of the 2013 Top 100 Firms & Regional Leaders report. Click here to see the video.
...
Posted in Awards & Recognitions, General
Leave a comment
Are You Getting the Best Tax Advice?
Listen for Grassi & Co.’s post tax season ad on CBS 880AM. Click the link to listen to our ad featuring Grassi & Co.’s Managing Partner Lou Grassi!
...
Posted in General, Tax
Leave a comment
Did Your Accountant Drop the Ball?
We’re at it again! Listen for Grassi & Co.’s post tax season ad on WFAN (101.9 FM and 660 AM) during Boomer and Carton in the Morning. Click here to hear our latest live read ad too!
Did your accountant make the cut?
...
Posted in General, Tax
Leave a comment
Don’t Let Termination Hurt Your Business
BY: GRASSI & CO. ADVISOR STAFF
Termination is always painful whether it’s for cause or part of a business’ decision to reduce its workforce. Employees who are laid off often have negative feelings about the company and some could act out their anger in damaging or violent ways.
Empl...
Posted in General
Leave a comment
New I-9 Form: Older Versions Invalid After 5/7/2013
After years of revisions and re-drafting, the new I-9 form was released on March 8, 2013 by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The USCIS first introduced the document in 1986 when employers were required to verify the authorization and identification of each employee they we...
Posted in Accounting Services, General
Leave a comment
Grassi & Co.’s M&D CEO Share Forum Roundtable – 3/5/13
Grassi & Co.’s 2013 CEO Share Forum, presented by our M&D Practice, was held on Tuesday evening, March 5th at Jewel Restaurant in Melville NY. The event started off with a short cocktail reception, followed by dinner and an informal discussion on current economic conditions and doin...
CHC Webinar – Maintain Compliance at Your Agency! Continuous Compliance: An Operational Approach
NEW DATE: APRIL 25TH 11:00 A.M.
...
Posted in Healthcare
Leave a comment
What is Lean: An Owner’s Perspective
Join Grassi & Co.’s Rob Brewer, one of the founding members of the NYC Chapter of LCI (LeanNYC) for an informative panel discussion titled: What Is Lean: An Owner’s Perspective. The panel will consist of three highly respected owners about how they’ve used Lean methodologies on n...
CPAs Practice What They Preach on Succession
Grassi & Co.’s President and CEO Lou Grassi was quoted in the February 25th issue of Buffalo Law Journal. The article focuses on CPAs who not only advise succession planning to their clients but also practice what they preach. Click CPAs Practice What They Preach on Succession to read ...
Posted in Accounting Services, General
Leave a comment
Healthcare Executive Roundtable: Continuous Compliance – 2/27/13
The Grassi & Co. Healthcare Practice held their monthly Executive Rountable Discussion on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 presented by Alfonso A. Conti, MPA of Grassi & Co. and Claudia Hinrichsen, Esq. of The Health Law Partners. The topic of the February discussion topic was Continuous Compl...
Posted in Accounting Services, Consulting, General, Healthcare
Leave a comment
Construction Firm Valuation Issues
By: Matthew Crane, ASA, CPA/ABV
Construction firms have varied specialties including, but not limited to; commercial and residential buildings, roadway construction, industrial facilities, health care facilities, and government and educational facilities. Some types of construction firms are ...
Posted in Construction
Leave a comment
Grassi & Co. Plays Major Role in $15.5M payout to Grace Industries by New York State
Grassi & Co.’s Construction Practice Partner and Executive Committee Member, Ronald J. Eagar, has served as the Chief Restructuring Officer for Grace Industries since the company filed for bankruptcy in 2004.
Mr. Eagar’s responsibilities included the management of the company since ...
Posted in General
Leave a comment
Fiscal Cliff Bill Sets Section 179 Deduction Allowance to $500,000 For 2013
BY: ROBERT E. GROTE, CPA, PARTNER, MANUFACTURING & DISTRIBUTION PRACTICE LEADER
Depreciating equipment over several years may not be something business owners have to face anymore. Due to the passage of H.R.8: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (The “fiscal cliff / fiscal crisis” bill),...
Posted in Manufacturing & Distribution
Leave a comment
Continuous Compliance – An Operational Approach that includes HIPAA
Continuous Compliance an Operational Approach That Must Address HIPAA Updates
Alfonso P. Conti, MPE, Grassi & Co. and Claudia Hinrichsen, The Health Law Partners will discuss Continuous Compliance – An Operational Approach that includes HIPAA.
Why Attend
The roundtable ...
Posted in Healthcare
Leave a comment
Think Twice Before Setting Dates For 2013
BY: ROBERT J. BREWER, CPA, CCIFP, PARTNER, ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING PRACTICE LEADER
As you plan ahead for 2013, you may be penciling in events, seminars and trade shows to attend. Perhaps there is an industry trade show you would like to attend; It looks awfully appealing, or it’s be...
Posted in Architecture & Engineering
Leave a comment
Protect Your Not-for-Profit Against Fraud
BY: DAVID M. ROTTKAMP, CPA, NOT-FOR-PROFIT PRACTICE LEADER
Every year, millions of dollars are donated to not-for-profit organizations. The money that is supposed to go to an organization’s causes can be diverted to thieves. Not-for-profits are not immune to the threat of fraud from their ow...
Posted in Not-For-Profit
Leave a comment
The New York State Wage Theft Prevention Act – Revisited
BY: ANNE M. DUNNE, RN-BC, MBA, MSCN
As a reminder, New York State law requires employers, to distribute to each employee a notice informing them of information regarding their pay rate. This requirement became effective in April 2011 known as the Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA). Under the W...
Posted in Healthcare
Leave a comment
“2013″ How Will My Tax Situation Change?
BY: RAYMOND HALLER, CPA, TAX PRINCIPAL
CONTRIBUTIONS BY: IOLA DAMANTE, CPA, TAX SENIOR
When one first glances at the title of this article, it almost sounds like the blending of a Stanley Kubrick movie with one’s Facebook profile. Unfortunately, this article will not be as entertaining, but...
Posted in General, Tax
Leave a comment
Healthcare Educational Conference – 1/30/2013
Grassi & Co.’s Healthcare Practice Team hosted a Healthcare Educational Conference on Managed Healthcare and Home Health on Wednesday, January 30, 2013. The topic of the conference was:
An overview of Medicaid Managed Care and Home Care
Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) Plan Management
Introd...
Posted in General
Leave a comment
Listen for Grassi & Co. on Mike’s On: Francesa on the FAN
Listen for Grassi & Co.’s ad on WFAN (101.9 FM and 660 AM) during Mike Francesa’s afternoon broadcast. For a sneak peak at what the ad will sound like click the link below.
Mike Francesa reading for Grassi & Co.
...
Posted in Advertising, General
Leave a comment
Grassi & Co.’s Manufacturing & Distribution (M&D) Practice Executive Roundtable Discussion
Grassi & Co.’s Manufacturing & Distribution (M&D) Practice Executive Roundtable Discussion was held on December 12, 2012.
The topic of the discussion was:
Obamacare and the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Survive Supreme Court – Now What?
About the presen...
Listen for Grassi & Co. on Boomer & Carton in the Morning
Listen for Grassi & Co.’s ad on WFAN (101.9 FM and 660 AM) during Boomer and Carton in the Morning. For a sneak peak at what the ads will sound like click the links below.
Sneak peak #1
Sneak peak #2
...
Posted in Advertising, General, Tax
Leave a comment
Goodbye Islanders, Hello P3 Opportunity
Public private partnerships (“P3s”) are gaining some steam in the construction marketplace today. A P3 is a contractual agreement between a public agency and a private sector entity whereby the skills and assets of each are utilized in the construction/development of infrastructure for ...
Posted in Construction
Leave a comment
Hurricane Sandy’s Aftermanth
BY: JOSEPH MONTERO, CPA
Hurricane Sandy devastated much of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the United States and was the largest Atlantic hurricane on record. Recent estimates indicate that losses from Sandy would be the second costliest hurricane to hit a US coast behind Hurricane Katrin...
Posted in Manufacturing & Distribution
Leave a comment
Your Personal Fiscal Cliff — Avoided?
Following the enactment of last week’s legislation, the status of the following items, all of which potentially affect individual taxpayers, and some of which we previously discussed in our prior E-mail Radar, Fiscal Cliff – Some Taxing Aspects, may be summarized as follows:
Expiration o...
Posted in Tax
Leave a comment
Listen for Grassi & Co. on WFAN!
Grassi & Co. is now advertising on WFAN (660AM and 101.9FM). Also listen for the Grassi & Co. ads during Boomer and Carton’s morning show or Mike Francesa’s afternoon broadcast. Click here to listen to our ad featuring Lou Grassi!
...
Posted in Advertising, General
Leave a comment
Congress Passes Fiscal Cliff Solution – Bill Awaits President’s Signature
After much back and forth negotiations-fraught with the possibility of a deadlock and failure-the terms of a fiscal cliff resolution have finally been successfully negotiated. Early on Jan. 1, 2013, the Senate by a vote of 89 to 8 approved H.R. 8, “the American Taxpayer Relief Act.” Late...
Posted in Tax
Leave a comment
Fiscal Cliff – Some Taxing Aspects
We’ve all been hearing about the Fiscal Cliff – the effect of federal tax increases and spending cuts set to go into effect in 2013. As Congress goes back to work today, some of the tax changes currently set to be effective in 2013, unless other legislation is approved, may be summarized a...
Posted in General
Leave a comment
Attention Health Professionals: Information Regarding the 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
By: Anne M. Dunne, RN-BC, MBA, MSCN,
Director of Healthcare Management Consulting
In less than 12 days,, current law requires Medicare physician payments to be reduced by over 26.5 percent because of the flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) update formula. Physician groups have been telling Co...
Posted in Healthcare
Leave a comment
2012 Form 1099 Reminders
The following key points will help you prepare and gather the necessary Form 1099 information. Please make sure all your information is submitted to your accountant as soon as possible to ensure timely filing.
1099′s must be given to the recipients or postmarked by January 31, 2013.
Th...
Posted in Accounting Services, General
Leave a comment
Form PF Update
On Wednesday, December 12, 2012, Grassi & Co.’s Financial Services Practice Team hosted a breakfast seminar, which featured a presentation by Global Risk Management Advisors, Inc. (GRMA) on Form PF. To review the presentation as well as additional information on Form PF and Grassi ...
Posted in Financial Services
Leave a comment
Tax Effects of the Fiscal Cliff to the Construction Industry
This past Friday, December 7, 2012, Grassi & Co., presented a seminar on Tax Effects of the Fiscal Cliff to the Construction Industry at the BCA meeting. For those of you who were unable to attend, please click the links below to access the presentation and all other materials handed out.
&...
Posted in Construction, Tax
Leave a comment
At What Stage of Compliance is Your Organization?
Check out the article on page 8 of the Educator written by Grassi & Co.’s Al Conti, MPE, Healthcare Management Consulting Manager. The article talks about compliance and the importance of implementing an effective compliance program for organizations who receive funding from the Medica...
Posted in Healthcare
Leave a comment
Post Election Tax Planning Strategies
This past Thursday, November 15, 2012, Jeff Cohen, Partner, Grassi & Co., presented a seminar on Post Election Tax Planning Strategies at the Hunts Point EDC Meeting. Thank you to all who participated and for making the discussion as interactive as we had hoped. Your attendance was greatly...
Posted in Manufacturing & Distribution, Tax
Leave a comment
Important Information for SED Providers: CFR Submissions Announcement
Attention SED Providers: Please be advised that due to Hurricane Sandy the late filing penalty will not be imposed until January 1, 2013 for all providers required to submit the June 30, 2012 Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) by December 1, 2012. The late filing penalty is calculated by proportiona...
Posted in Not-For-Profit
Leave a comment
Avoiding Claim Denials for Incorrectly Billed Influenza Vaccines for Medicare Beneficiaries
By: Anne M. Dunne, RN-BC, MBA, MSCN, Director of Healthcare Management Consulting
National Government Services has seen an increase in Influenza (Flu) vaccine claims billed incorrectly by NY and CT providers. The top claim errors and tips on how to avoid them are as follows:
Claim Denial
How t...
Posted in Healthcare
Leave a comment
Can superPACs Influence The Election?
By: Steven Goldstein, CPA, Partner
Tomorrow is Election Day. It is probably one of the most significant elections in the history of the United States. Both sides have argued their points and tomorrow the American people will make their decisions.
We live in what is historically an area t...
Posted in General
Leave a comment
Healthcare Law Delivers Higher Payments to Primary Care Physicians
By: Anne M. Dunne, RN-BC, MBA, MSCN, Director of Healthcare Management Consulting
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the final rule implementing the part of the health care law that delivers higher payments to primary care physicians serving Medicaid...
Posted in Healthcare
Leave a comment
IRS Hurricane Sandy Relief – Deadlines Postponed Until February 1, 2013
For taxpayers located in certain parts of NY, NJ, & CT (see list below), the Internal Revenue Service has postponed, until February 1, 2013, various tax filing and payment deadlines including:
Form 990 series returns with an original or extended deadline falling on or after the start dates list...
Posted in General
Leave a comment
NYS Tax Deadlines Changed Following Hurricane Sandy
Employers Filing Protective MTA Refund Claims: Following Hurricane Sandy, NYS
has postponed the deadline until November 14, 2012, for filing protective claims for refund of the MTA Tax for certain employers affected by the hurricane. These employers previously had a deadline of November 2, 2012, for...
Posted in General
Leave a comment
