ROSS S. ALESSANDRO III CPA

Ross joined the firm in 2019 as a Tax Shareholder. He has more than 20 years of public accounting experience, including four years implementing ERP systems. Prior to joining Schneider Downs, Ross was a Partner at a large national public accounting firm.

Ross provides research and development credit and incentive services to companies in a wide variety of industries. In his current role, Ross assists companies with the entire life cycle of claiming and sustaining research and development credits and incentives including estimating the benefit for any open tax periods, discussing qualified research activities with technical professionals from your organization, quantifying qualified research expenditures, calculating and documenting the benefits, and if necessary, defending your benefits upon examination. Ross has historically served companies in the following industries: manufacturing, technology/software development, engineering/construction, banking/finance, biotech/pharmaceutical, transportation/logistics, apparel/retail, and food/beverage.

His knowledge and experience with research incentives helps his clients to maximize and sustain their benefits.

Education

B.S.- Business Administration, Duquesne University
M.S. – Taxation, Magna Cum Laude, Robert Morris University

Professional and Community Involvement

Member—American and Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants

Member—Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants

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Big Problem: A Family-owned Business Needing Tax Advice.


Big Thinking: $1.4 Million In Eligible Deductions.

Shareholder MARK DIPIETRANTONIO has been with the firm since 1995 and brings extensive experience in all areas of tax planning, research and compliance.
When Mark was introduced to a new client, he learned through the course of the conversations about the nature of the business, their clients, and most interestingly, that they were not utilizing all of the tax deductions available in this specific industry. After some research, we determined that they were eligible for large deductions in excess of $1.4 million dollars, which had a huge impact on this family-owned business. “It felt great to be able to deliver such positive and unexpected news to this small business owner,” DiPietrantonio said. “By immediately amending the tax returns for the prior years in which the statute of limitations had not closed, we were able to secure a significant refund for them.” Schneider Downs provides Big Thinking and Personal Focus in delivering a variety of services for large and small businesses, both publicly and privately held, as well as nonprofit organizations, government entities and more. Through our commitment to thought leadership and knowledge management, we deliver the solutions our clients need with a personal commitment to service.

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