America’s cannabis industry continues to grow: The U.S. legal cannabis market was worth an estimated $10.4 billion in 2018 and is projected to grow to about $26 billion by 2025. This projected growth has more and more CPA firms weighing the business opportunities and risks related to expanding their practice into this emerging industry.

Starting a brewery is a difficult and complicated undertaking that requires compliance with countless federal, state, and local rules and laws. Careful planning can help avoid costly delays or other disadvantages. Open to learn some of the most common pitfalls that breweries encounter.

We are a community of CPAs and financial professionals cultivating authentic relationships, unique learning experiences, and purposeful advocacy for our future. When the Board of Directors was discussing this statement last year, there was a question about the meaning of purposeful advocacy for our future. It was a great question and one that I was excited to answer.

Time is literally your most valuable asset. Being in control of how and on what you spend your time can keep you from teetering over the burnout edge. Rule your time! Move your mindset from manager to monarch. You are the queen or king of your time.

During 2019, the Washington State Board of Accountancy is proposing to revise its rules on continuing professional education (CPE). Any draft revisions will be published in spring 2019 for public comment with anticipated full adoption in fall 2019.