Rohnert Park, CA – This November Sonoma State University’s Wine Business Institute is adding a new seminar, “Vineyard and Winery Taxation Basics”, to their Wine Industry Finance and Accounting Certificate. The seminar will address special farming provisions, tax elections and vineyard depreciation methods involved in tax accounting procedures for vineyards. Encompassing the full range of operations involved in the production of wine, the seminar will review the tax procedures pertaining to each stage of the business from early development in the vineyard through production in the winery as well as various tax strategies for inventory costing, selection of accounting methods, depreciation, and other unique taxation rules and planning opportunities available to winery owners. The seminar will be led by Toni Moheng, Senior Tax Manager at Burr, Pilger & Mayer, and co-taught by Michelle Crosbie and Tony Schapero also of BPM.
“Vineyard and Winery Taxation Basics” is one of the many elective seminars offered by the Wine Business Institute within the finance and accounting area, and can be taken in combination with the core and other electives to earn the Wine Industry Finance and Accounting Certificate. Other seminars in the certificate cover topics such as Financial and Managerial Accounting, Bottle Costing, QuickBooks® in the Winery and more.
For more information, including details on the seminar based certificates visit www.sonoma.edu/winebiz or contact Erin Ringstad, erin.ringstad@sonoma.edu, or 707-664-3235
About Sonoma State University’s Wine Business Institute
Sonoma State University’s Wine Business Institute is located in the heart of California wine country and was created through a public-private partnership between the university and the wine industry. Founded in 1996, it is the first program in the United States to offer undergraduate and graduate degrees focused exclusively on the business aspects of the wine industry. In addition to its academic programs the Wine Business Institute offers an array of seminars and certificates. Its faculty members are published experts, active researchers, and requested presenters on pressing industry topics. The Wine Business Institute operates within Sonoma State’s School of Business and Economics, a fully accredited AACSB institution. Learn more at sonoma.edu/winebiz
