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Sarah is a shareholder in the tax advisory practice, bringing over 20 years of public accounting experience. She excels in delivering comprehensive tax services to a diverse array of tax-exempt organizations, including social service organizations, arts and cultural entities, higher education institutions, private foundations and business and professional associations.
Sarah’s expertise includes supervising the preparation of tax-exempt organizations’ returns and addressing specialized issues unique to these entities, such as:
Compensation and private inurement issues
Unrelated business income analysis
Foreign information reporting requirements
Board member relationships and transactions with disqualified persons
Conflict-of-interest best practices and annual execution
B.S.- Accounting, Robert Morris University
Chair—Schneider Downs Not-for-Profit Industry Group
Member—AICPA Tax-Exempt Technical Resource Panel
Member—American and Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants
Board Member—FISA Foundation
Member—TEGE Exempt Organizations Council
Do you have a hobby/personal passion?
Traveling
Who is your role model?
My parents.
What was your childhood dream?
To become a maid. I love to clean.
What is the best or most interesting thing about your career?
I started at Schneider Downs as an Intern when I was in college.
What was your first job?
Dairy Queen
Do you have a “motto”? (spoken or unspoken)
You never know what people are going through Be Kind. Always.
When you have an hour of free time, what do you like to do?
Relax and watch Netflix.
Do you have advice for young professionals?
Find a mentor. Be confident, yet humble.
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Big Problem: Inefficient Tax Credit Realization.
Big Thinking: Identified A $900,000 Tax Credit, Nearly Twice As Much As Prior Years.