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ROSS S. ALESSANDRO III CPA

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Ross joined the firm in 2019 as a tax shareholder and currently leads its Credits & Incentives practice. He has more than 25 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 various credits and incentives services to companies in a wide variety of industries. These services include the research and development tax credit (federal and state), identifying Section 174 costs and employee retention tax credit incentive services.

Ross assists companies throughout the entire lifecycle 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, quantifying qualified research expenditures and Section 174 costs, calculating and documenting benefits and, if necessary, defending benefits upon examination. He has also helped numerous organizations to determine eligibility for, calculate and document their employee retention tax credits.

Ross has historically served companies in industries such as technology/software development, manufacturing, engineering/construction, banking/finance, biotech/pharmaceutical, transportation/logistics, apparel/retail and food/beverage. His knowledge and experience with tax credits and incentives helps his clients to maximize and sustain their benefits.

Education

M.S. – Taxation, Magna Cum Laude, Robert Morris University

B.S.- Business Administration, Duquesne 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: The Tax Implications Of Overseas Valuations.

Big Thinking: $1 Million In Tax Savings.

Shareholder MARY RICHTER has more than 20 years of public accounting experience since joining Schneider Downs in 2002. She has expertise with domestic and international tax planning, state tax nexus, tax credits, accounting for income taxes, and specific transaction planning and implementation.
One of Mary’s clients was reorganizing their overseas operating structure and wanted to move certain assets to different jurisdictions. The client had been purchased by a Private Equity group and called us about updating a valuation we had previously done for the business. In addition to working through the valuation questions, we were able to identify an opportunity to revise their restructuring plan to avoid taxation of a significant portion of the transactions. “By asking questions, having a strong understanding of their needs, and collaborating with the client, we were able to save them roughly $1 million in taxes,” Mary said. “Plus, our plan enabled them to generate future tax deductions overseas to offset the current cost of restructuring. We also saved them substantially on fees.” 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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