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Lisa Willauer

Co-Founding Partner at Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracinaFiondella, Milone & LaSaracina

Connecticut

Member Since August 2021

Skills

Accounting
Advisor
Entrepreunership

About

Lisa (LaSaracina) Willauer, CPA, co-founded Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina, LLP (FML) in 2002 and has grown it into one of the largest independent accounting and advisory firms in the Northeast. She is a trusted advisor for high-net-worth individuals and businesses ranging from start-ups to billion-dollar publicly traded companies. She proactively finds tax savings for clients and guides companies through complex tax questions, mergers and acquisitions, business entity formation, and other critical decisions.

Published content

Five Ways to Prepare Your Business for the 2021 Holiday Rush

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Early preparation is the key to success when it comes to holiday sales and closing out the year on a high note. With the holiday rush almost upon us, it’s important for businesses to give themselves as much time as they can to prepare. The current labor shortages and supply chain delays impacting nearly every industry will likely increase during the holiday season, which could cause issues for businesses as they try to stock up for the season with inventory and additional staff. However, there are key things that leaders can and should do now to ensure they’re prepared and don’t run into any delays. Below, five members of Newsweek Expert Forum offered their advice and shared some ways leaders can begin preparing for the holiday rush in advance.

How to Structure the Sale of Your Business to Maximize Your After-Tax Gain

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There are many different ways to structure a transaction and each has aspects that can be optimized to minimize the tax on the sale.

Two Essential Questions to Help Entrepreneurs Choose the Right Business Entity

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Calculating which entity will be more advantageous under different hypothetical circumstances can be difficult.

Company details

Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina

Company bio

Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP (FML) is a unique accounting firm specializing in assurance, tax, and advisory services. Founded in 2002 in the spirit of entrepreneurship, the firm has five offices throughout Connecticut. The firm’s goal is to turn complexity into simplicity and uncertainty into clear direction while building strong, positive and highly collaborative client relationships. FML adeptly serves start-ups, high-growth companies and established Fortune 500 businesses with a local, regional or international scope. Currently, the firm has 13 partners and a staff of 85 professionals.

Area of focus

Accounting
Small and Medium Businesses
Enterprise

Company size

51 - 200

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