Brewery Financial Planning with Maria Pearman, CPA

Today, I sit down with Maria Pearman a principal with the firm of Perkins & Co.  Maria is a CPA and her focus is on the beverage alcohol business. Perkins & Co. provides a full range of services to craft breweries, including tax, audit, bookkeeping, business transaction services, controller and CFO services. Topics covered in the podcast:Business transactions, mergers & acquisitions in the craft beer spaceTop financial issues facing breweries today: PPP filing and tax implicationsEconomics of shifting from draft products (generally high margin) to package products (generally lower margin)Financial year-end planning tips and tacticsMaria's book - Small Brewery FinanceResourcesLearn more about Perkins & Co: Food and Beverage services Contact information for Maria Pearman, CPACheck out Maria's book - Small Brewery FinanceSign up for the World Famous (and Free!) Craft Brewery Financial Training Newsletter.Today’s episode is brought to you by BevCap. At Beer Business Finance, we talk a lot about installing systems that improve profitability and health insurance should be no exception. BevCap helps beverage companies apply the same discipline they use across the rest of the P&L to employee benefits, helping create smarter plans, more visibility into costs, and significant savings over time. To learn more visit BevCapManagement.com. Ready to transform financial results in your beer business? Learn more about the Beer Business Finance Association, a network of owners and managers working together to build more profitable companies.