Ask The Experts Segment On March 2nd, 2022, Joel Gratz, Managing Partner here at Christianson, and Kari Buttenhoff, Partner, joined Bill Dean on KWLM during the "Ask the Experts" segment. This month, Joel, Kari, and Bill took a minute to chat a little about Low Carbon Markets. Listen Here! Read More...
Teresa Carlson has received her EA!
Teresa Carlson has passed the Special Enrollment Examination, the legal requirement for becoming an Enrolled Agent (EA), and is officially our firm's newest EA. An Enrolled Agent is a tax advisor, who is a federally-authorized tax practitioner empowered by the U.S Department of the Treasury. She joined Christianson CPAs and Consultants in 2005, specializing in accounting, auditing, payroll, and financial statement preparation for business clients. Teresa now leads Christianson’s Accounting Services department, and she also manages the Litchfield office. “The Partners are very proud of Teresa for obtaining her EA designation,” said Bradley Pederson Partner at Christianson CPAs and Consultants. “She is a dedicated leader, committed to Read More...
Ask the Experts – Data Analytics
Ask The Experts Segment On April 7th, 2022, Joel Gratz, Managing Partner here at Christianson, and Dustin Kotrba, Partner, joined Bill Dean on KWLM during the "Ask the Experts" segment. This month, Joel, Dustin, and Bill took a minute to chat a little about data analytics. Listen Here! Read More...
MEET OUT EXPERT: KYLE SONSTELIE
Title: Supervisor How long have you worked at Christianson PLLP? I started with Christianson PLLP in 2019 as a senior accountant. What service lines do you manage and support? I focus in Tax mainly on farm taxes, accounting reconciliation, and tax planning. What is your educational background? I went to college at UND. I got my bachelor's degree in accounting and recently received my EA, which is a tax certification from the IRS. Where are you from? I grew up on a farm in Winger, which is a small town in Northern Minnesota. We raised Corn, Wheat, Beans, Sugarbeet's, Alfalfa, and beef cows. What do you love most about your job? My favorite part of my job is working with clients and developing long-term plans that will benefit Read More...
Tips to Make Succession Planning a Success
What is succession planning? Succession planning is a process that involves careful replacement planning and strategy to pass on important leadership roles and responsibilities. Businesses often perform this succession planning function for their key management personnel. It is used to identify and develop new potential leaders who can fill those “big shoes” when the leadership role becomes available. Many have the notion that succession planning is only for large companies that have CEO, CFO, COO, and CTO titles. This can be applied to various businesses of all sizes, including small family businesses, including farming and agriculture, where this is used to transition ownership and responsibilities to the next generation. Here are some Read More...
Ask the Experts – Estate Planning
Ask The Experts Segment On February 2nd, 2022, Joel Gratz, Managing Partner here at Christianson, and Lindsay Kranz, Manager and Estate & Trust Specialist, joined Bill Dean on KWLM during the "Ask the Experts" segment. This month, Joel, Lindsay, and Bill took a minute to chat a little about Estate Planning. Listen Here! Read More...
Ask The Experts – What 2022 Might Look Like
Ask The Experts Segment On November 29th, 2021, Joel Gratz, Managing Partner here at Christianson joined Bill Dean on KWLM during the "Ask the Experts" segment. This month, Joel and Bill took a minute to chat about what 2022 might look like and how it may impact business owners. Listen Here! Read More...
EPA’s Proposed Volume Standards for 2020, 2021, and 2022
On December 7, EPA announced their proposed annual rule establishing volumes for 2021 and 2022. The proposal also sets the biomass-based diesel volume for 2022. EPA is also proposing to reopen their 2020 final rule and adjust previously finalized volumes, citing the unanticipated and exceptional impacts of COVID-19 on the fuel market. Stakeholders have until 02/04/2022 to submit comments on this recent proposal, and a virtual public hearing via Zoom has been scheduled for 01/04/2022. In addition to proposed volumes and percentage standards, the proposed package of actions includes sections detailing: EPA's response to the ACE remand through a proposed supplemental standard Changes in the methodology used to calculate annual Read More...
Promotion Announcements
The partners at Christianson CPAs and Consultants are excited to announce some well-deserved promotions of some of our Christianson rock stars. Michelle Larson has been promoted to Supervisor! Michelle started with Christianson in 2015 as the first full-time accounting services dedicated employee. She quickly showed her ability and leadership in managing both projects and client relationships. She proactively handled problems before they became issues, completed every task asked of her, and communicated vital information throughout the firm. Her desire for learning pushed her to seek out more challenging projects and she quickly became the go-to person for accounting projects. We are excited to see her step into the supervisory role Read More...
2021 Tax Newsletter
You can view the Newsletter online here or click to download a PDF of the newsletter here. Read More...
