Make sure you tune in to DOPE CFO's Andrew Hunzicker feature on the Periodic Effects: Cannabis Business Podcast!  Visit http://www.periodiceffects.com/episodes/e048 to listen.

To view it on Bloomberg.com, click HERE! 

IRS found that due to poor record-keeping, lack of check registers, no physical inventory counts, incorrect Cost of good sold allocations and much more caused $78k in penalties

The Tax Court in Alterman upheld the imposition of a 20% tax penalty on the taxpayer for the underpayment of the tax liability resulting from the deductions taken. Various medical and recreational marijuana practices have been legalized in the majority of the states but the last major hurdle, the Section 280E...

In a recent feature on cpatrendlines.com, Andrew Hunzicker provides five reason why accountants should serve cannabis clients. There are many reasons that accountants, bookkeepers, and CPAs are launching their own cannabis firms, and some of these might apply to you as well.

To read more at cpatrendlines.com, click HERE

DOPE CFO was recently featured on AccountingToday.com. Many businesses face challenging hurdles due to the complex IRS tax penalties. DOPE CFO aims to help educate cannabis businesses in the form of instructions, templates and libraries of documents about legal, tax, accounting and cannabis industry-specific issues. 

To read more at AccountingToday.com, click HERE

In an interview with Going Concern, DOPE CFO founders Andrew Hunzicker, CPA, and Naomi Granger, CPA, explain what common cannabis accounting mistakes CEOs make and why the industry presents a huge opportunity for accounting professionals.

 To read more at GoingconCern.com, click HERE

Currently, the cannabis  industry lacks a comprehensive software solution

In today’s cannabis world, there are monthly, quarterly, and yearly reporting requirements at the State and Federal level which include required bank reporting, and investor & lender reporting.   This reporting is complex and requires specific software tailored to the industry, which means general business solutions will not work. Popular accounting systems like Quickbooks and Xero don’t...

One of the single biggest mistakes made by cannabis CEOs is not paying enough attention to compliance. DOPECFO.com's Andrew Hunzicker breaks down the 5 biggest mistakes... and how to use them to land a client. 

To read more at cpatrendlines.com, click HERE

With an influx of new businesses in the cannabis space, it is easy to get caught up in the opportunity that this burgeoning market brings. As marijuana makes it’s transition from a street drug to a medicinal substance used in various treatments, to a state-legal - yet Federally classified Schedule I drug, some investors and CEOs are making the crucial mistake of not treating their investments as businesses.

Here are some common missteps that canna-business startups can avoid,...

Tracking Sales of Marijuana: It’s the Law

Under most States cannabis licensing requirements, thorough financial accounting and record keeping is part of State Law. A number of states have very high penalties for not keeping accurate books and financials. Under IRS codes sections 280E and 471, accrual accounting (as opposed to cash accounting) is required to maximize allowable allocations of certain costs into Cost of Goods Sold (“COGS”) and Inventory. See more information on...