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Overview
Tanya Gierut has been with the firm for ten years. She is a member of ORBA’s Tax Group where she focuses her time on managing and preparing tax returns for various family groups. This includes preparation of business, individual, trust, and foundation tax returns.
Industries
Overview
Tanya Gierut has been with the firm for ten years. She is a member of ORBA’s Tax Group where she focuses her time on managing and preparing tax returns for various family groups. This includes preparation of business, individual, trust, and foundation tax returns.
Proactive
Tanya finds ways to provide value to her clients through education and training. She is always available to answer questions, review strategies and provide consultation. In order to stay current with new industry issues, she looks for opportunities with continuing education classes focusing on the needs of the clients she serves.
Outside of the Office
Tanya always brings a positive attitude and energy when working at the office. She also takes that energy out of the office and onto the field of the many sports that she plays. She participates in volleyball, softball, flag football and whatever else the Chicago weather permits.
Certifications & Licenses
- Certified Public Accountant
Memberships & Affiliations
- American Institute of Public Accountants
- Illinois CPA Society
Education
- B.S., Accountancy and Finance, DePaul University
Blogs
Whether you are trying to protect your assets from possible creditors, prevent young heirs from spending their inheritance or minimize estate taxes, there is likely a trust for you. Here are several strategies that can help you achieve your estate planning goals. Protecting assets from creditors A trust can be a great way to protect […]
A Look at the Roth IRA Five-Year Rule
The Roth IRA can be an attractive retirement savings vehicle due to the benefits they offer. Contributions are nondeductible on your income tax return, but qualified withdrawals of both contributions and earnings are tax-free and there are no required minimum distributions during the owner’s life. To ensure that withdrawals are tax- and penalty-free, it is […]
How to Choose a Guardian for Your Child
Having a child is a very exciting time in one’s life. There are many new firsts not just with the baby, but with the parents too. While the baby’s current needs take priority, the parents need to think about the future. What if something happens to you and your spouse? Who will care for your […]
LLC: When Does It Not Protect Your Personal Assets?
Limited liability companies (LLCs) are common ways for real estate owners and developers to hold title to property. Their popularity is due to the fact that LLCs limit members’ personal liability. In other words, only an LLC member’s equity investment is usually at risk, not his or her personal assets. However, this does not mean personal liability never exists for the LLC’s debts and liabilities.
How to Leverage Your Real Estate without Getting Buried in Debt
Leverage, which is simply using borrowed money to make an investment, allows real estate investors to afford more expensive properties than they could with just their own equity. And, unlike dividends, interest payments are tax-deductible, further reducing the cost of debt. This article shows that leveraging can be a balancing act — you don’t want to overleverage and put yourself at undue risk, but you also don’t want to underleverage and miss out on strategic investment advantages.
Uncle Sam Wants You to Invest in Technology and Training
The White House recently announced a series of executive actions for subsidies totaling roughly $550 million for investments in advanced manufacturing. These actions provide financial incentives for your company to increase spending on technology and training, if it is not already part of your 2015 budget. This blog discusses the three pillars of support that underlie the president’s manufacturing initiatives.
New Patent Office Procedures May be of Interest to Manufacturers
Since 2013, American inventors have faced new rules for filing and challenging patents on their products and systems. These new rules are part of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011, a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s patent system. This article examines how many of these rules may be of interest to manufacturers.
Is Your Company’s Data Protected?
Most people associate theft at a manufacturing company with loss of product or material. Although in the past this may has been true, a new type of theft has surfaced and it relates to intellectual property. Some of the greatest assets a company has are their vendor lists, trade secrets, customer database, and employee data. Without the proper security measures in place, a company is left with their doors wide open – the doors that lead to their network.
Newsletters
Wealth Management Group Newsletter – Spring 2023
ORBA’s Wealth Management Group’s Spring 2023 Newsletter offers advice on making the most of your flexible spending account for healthcare and warns of the most common mistakes in estate planning.
Wealth Management Group Newsletter – Winter 2020
Our Wealth Management Group’s Winter 2020 Newsletter covers paying off your mortgage before retiring and investing early for retirement.
Real Estate Group Newsletter – Fall 2019
Our Real Estate Group’s fall newsletter highlights a new tax deduction for qualified business income under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and also offers the latest Tax Tips for Real Estate.
Real Estate Group Newsletter – Fall 2018
Our Real Estate Group’s Fall 2018 Newsletter offers insight on the new lease accounting standards, and well as the adjustments to like-kind exchanges under the new tax law.
Real Estate Group Newsletter – Spring 2017
ORBA’s Real Estate Group Newsletter is a quarterly publication focused on effective real estate practice management. The Spring 2017 issue includes two articles: “IRS Updates Tangible Property Regulations for Small Taxpayers for 2016 Tax Year” and “New Tax Law Offers PATH to Savings.”
Real Estate Group Newsletter — Winter 2016
ORBA’s Real Estate Group Newsletter is a quarterly publication focused on effective real estate practice management. The Winter 2016 issue includes two articles: “Triple Net Leases: Advantages and Disadvantages for Landlords” and “The IRS is Watching Real Estate Donated to Charity.”
Manufacturing and Distribution Group Newsletter – Summer 2014
The Summer 2014 Manufacturing and Distribution Group Newsletter contains two articles: Regional Manufacturing Hubs: A Modern Industrial Revolution and Four Lean Manufacturing Fundamentals You Can Rely On.
Client Alerts
New Stimulus Package Extends and Expands the Employee Retention Credit
The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) was created by the CARES Act on March 27, 2020 to encourage businesses to keep employees on their payroll and continue providing health care benefits during the coronavirus pandemic. The ERC is a refundable payroll tax credit for wages and health care costs paid by an employer whose operations were fully or partially suspended due to a COVID-19 related governmental order or experienced a significant reduction in gross receipts.