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Sensiba Appoints New Tax Partner-in-Charge

Monic Ramirez Brings Over 15 Years in Business Management and Tax Accounting Pleasanton, CA, June 22, 2018 – Sensiba LLP, a leading Northern California-based accounting and business consulting firm, is pleased to announce that Monic Ramirez has been appointed Tax Partner-in-Charge.  Monic succeeds Bill Norwalk who served for a very successful multi-year stint in the role. Ramirez Read more…

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Mary Cao awarded 2017 Elijah Watt Sells Award

Pleasanton, Calif., June 7 – Sensiba LLP, a leading Northern California-based CPA and business-consulting firm, is extremely proud to announce that Experienced Tax Associate, Mary Cao, has been awarded the 2017 Elijah Watt Sells Award. The Elijah Watt Sells Award program was established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) in 1923 to Read more…

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Sensiba Becomes a Certified B Corporation

Sensiba becomes first California accounting firm to attain B Corp status Pleasanton, Calif., May 23, 2018 – Sensiba LLP, a leading Northern California-based CPA and business-consulting firm, is proud to announce it has become the first accounting firm in California to achieve B Corp certification. This designation places Sensiba among a vetted group of companies Read more…

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Sensiba Expands Partner Group, Promoting Suki Mann and Brandon Scripps

Sensiba LLP, a leading Northern California-based CPA and business-consulting firm, is proud to announce the promotion of Suki Mann and Brandon Scripps to Partner effective May 1, 2018. Ms. Mann joined Sensiba in 2006 as an associate and grew her career within Sensiba. She is based in the Firm’s Pleasanton office and leads the Firm’s Read more…

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Sensiba Earns Inavero’s 2018 Best of Accounting 

Sensiba named among the top firms with excellent client service Sensiba LLP, a leading Northern California-based accounting and business consulting firm, is pleased to announce that it has won Inavero’s Best of Accounting Award for providing excellent client service to their clients for a second year in a row. The Best of Accounting Award winners Read more…

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Top 40 Facts About Estate and Trusts

As your family grows, your estate matures, and your assets become more substantial, it’s probably time to start thinking about an estate and trust plan. Estate and trust planning is a crucial step for those looking to ensure that their assets are distributed when and how they wish. Need more convincing? Here is our Top Read more…

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Top 40 Accounting Terms to Know

It can often feel like accounting is its own language. With so many phrases, acronyms, and organizations to recognize, we have created a cheat sheet for the 40 most commonly used accounting phrases worth knowing. 1. Debit:  An accounting entry to record a transaction where there is either an increase in assets and expenses or Read more…

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Understanding Employee Stock Options

In today’s start-up culture, it’s common for companies to offer employees the opportunity to own stock in the business. Employee stock options are a great way to boost engagement, attract employees and retain top talent. While most folks know the basic benefits of receiving stock, many employees are taken off guard by the tax implications Read more…

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Top 40 Questions to Ask Your Accountant

Whether you’re a business owner or an individual planning for the future, knowing the right questions to ask your accountant gives you a powerful advantage. Having a list of both current and future questions to discuss during your time together will help keep you efficient, prepared, and on track to meet your financial goals. Here Read more…

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Sensiba Earns Inavero’s Best of Accounting

Sensiba named among the top firms with excellent client service Pleasanton, CA – July 20, 2017 –Sensiba LLP, a leading Northern California-based accounting and business consulting firm, is pleased to announce that it has won Inavero’s Best of Accounting Award for providing excellent client service to their clients. The Best of Accounting Award winners have Read more…

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Sensiba Partners with Intacct

Sensiba partners with ERP software to expand cloud-based services Pleasanton, Calif.— July 10, 2017 — Sensiba LLP, a leading Northern California accounting and business consulting firm, is pleased to announce a partnership with Intacct, the customer satisfaction leader in cloud ERP software. The partnership will expand Sensiba’s consulting services and provide new and existing clients Read more…

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Top 40 Accounting Acronyms to Know

It’s true, it can often seem like accountants have their own language. Communicate with your accountant and finance department like a pro with our Top 40 List Accounting Acronyms List.  1. A&A — Audit and Assurance 2. AR — Accounts Receivable 3. ASU — Accounting Standards Update 4. AP — Accounts Payable 5. ASB — Read more…

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Sensiba Ranked a Top Workplace 2017

Sensiba LLP, a leading Northern California-based accounting and business consulting firm, is delighted to announce that it has once again been named one of the top small companies by the Bay Area News Group for San Francisco Bay Area’s Top Workplaces of 2017. “Ranking among the top workplaces is an incredible honor for the firm,” Read more…

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Top 40 Accounting Jokes 

Busy season is over, summer is here, what better way to celebrate than a list of our Top 40 Accounting jokes?  1. What do accountants suffer from that ordinary people don’t? Depreciation. 2. Two things in life are inevitable: death and taxes. At least death only happens once. 3. There are just two rules for Read more…

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Sensiba Acquires Slater Moffat

 Fast Growing Accounting Firm Expands Service and Geographical Reach Pleasanton, Calif., January 24, 2017 – Sensiba LLP, a leading Northern California-based accounting and business consulting firm, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Slater Moffat Associates, LLP, a Fresno-based CPA firm. The acquisition will include the onboarding of Slater Moffat Partners, John Slater and John Read more…

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Sensiba Acquires Kupperberg

Fast Growing Bay Area Accounting Firm Expands Service Sensiba LLP, a leading Northern California-based accounting and business consulting firm, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Kupperberg & Associates, a San Francisco-based CPA firm. The acquisition will include the onboarding of Clifford Kupperberg, Pamela Seites, and Ken Kupperberg to Sensiba’s San Francisco, San Mateo and Read more…

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Jarrett Warner Joins Sensiba

Sensiba LLP, a leading Northern California-based accounting and business consulting firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Jarrett Warner to the Sensiba team. With over 13 years of experience in public accounting, Warner has joined Sensiba after more than a decade at an international accounting firm, where he most recently held a role as Read more…

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Internal Audit vs External Audit

What’s the difference between internal and external audit? Here is a simplified comparison: External Audit: Internal Audit: While the list above displays their differences, there are also similarities. The first similarity is that both plan their audit effort around the areas that pose the highest risk to the achievement of company objectives. The second similarity Read more…

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Healthiest Employer for the 6th Year

Sensiba Named One of the Bay Area’s Healthiest Employers for Sixth Consecutive Year Sensiba LLP, a leading Northern California-based accounting and business consulting firm, has been named one of the Greater Bay Area’s  Healthiest Employers by the Silicon Valley Business Journal  and the San Francisco Business Times for the sixth year in a row. The Read more…