Business tax opportunities under Tax Cuts and Jobs

PABC kicked off the new year with a discussion of Business tax opportunities under Tax Cuts and Jobs and American and Polish tax consequences for business investors.

The discussion was lead by two tax experts Phil Drudy, CPA, JD and PABC member Henry Rinder, CPA, CFE, ABV, CFF, CGMA. Both are representatives of Smolin – advisory, tax, accounting firm. See speakers bios below.

Click here to see the powerpoint presentation: PABC Tax presentation-1-10-19

Henry Rinder is a Member of Smolin – Advisory, Tax and Accounting Firm. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in New Jersey and New York with more than 30 years of public accounting experience. Henry is also certified in Financial Forensics as a Fraud Examiner and is accredited in Business Valuations. He has been accepted as an expert in these fields by the state and federal courts in New Jersey, New York and Florida and has testified before those courts.
Henry services clients in the construction, distribution, manufacturing, and legal services industries. He has provided these companies and their clients with audit, forensic accounting, fraud investigation, litigation, business valuation, matrimonial accounting, and consulting support.
Henry is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is also a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and a Diplomat of the American Board of Forensic Accountants. Henry served on the Technical Issues Committee of the AICPA at the time the COSO framework was being finalized. He is the past President of the NJSCPA and a current Member of Council of the AICPA. He often gives presentations to professional groups and authors articles in the field of accountancy.
Henry serves on Smolin Lupin’s Executive Committee. He also serves on Smolin Lupin’s Accounting and Auditing, Acquistion and Mergers, Client Evaluation and Risk Assessment, and Wealth Management Committees. He is the head of the Forensic Services and Valuations, Information Technology, Litigation Management, and Strategic Planning Committees at Smolin Lupin.
He practices out of our Fairfield, New Jersey office and resides in New Vernon, New Jersey.

 Philip Drudy is a Member of Smolin. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in New York and has been practicing public accounting for over 30 years. Phil services clients in the Transportation, Real Estate, & Professional Services industries.
He provides these companies and their owners with substantial tax service.
Phil is a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the New Jersey and New York State Society of CPAs. He is a past Chairman of the Partnership Committee of the New York State Society of CPA’s.
Phil is actively involved in the community. He is a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences across the country on tax, estate planning, and business life- cycle issues. He is often called upon by the national and local media for contribution on current topics in these areas, including The Tax Adviser and NJ Monthly. He has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and several Bloomberg financial publications. He also is the author of several published manuals and newsletters.
Phil is on the advisory board for the Executive’s Tax & Management Report newsletter, published by CCH Publications, a Wolters Kluwer company. He serves on Smolin Lupin’s BDO Alliance, CPE-Training, Information Technology, and Marketing Committees. Phil is the partner in charge of Smolin Lupin’s Tax Services, which creates the policies for the Tax Department as well as manages all tax related business and development.
Phil has an extensive professional background working for national big four firms, as well as regional firms in the New York Metropolitan area. Phil is a graduate of Brooklyn College with a B.S. in Accounting and a graduate of Brooklyn Law School with a Juris Doctor degree. He practices out of our Fairfield, New Jersey office and also resides in Fairfield, New Jersey.