Raymond is a senior tax manager and is the Team Leader of the Firm’s Cannabis Team.
He has over 12 years of accounting experience, including 10 years in public accounting and two years in private accounting for a publicly traded cannabis company. He has extensive expertise in taxation, consulting and structuring, manufacturing, cannabis and inventory costing. Raymond‘s work includes helping clients with proper tax planning, from the initial structuring through the setup of books and records to the calculation of inventory and cost of goods sold.
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Raymond has authored numerous articles on cannabis and is frequently scheduled for speaking engagements at industry events. In addition, he has received several award nominations, including the 2024 Withum Marketing Strength Award and the 2024 Withum Strength of Client Service Award.
Outside of the office, Raymond enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, visiting the Poconos, where they frequent a lake community, and riding his motorcycle.
On April 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), through the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), issued a final order rescheduling certain marijuana-related products from Schedule I to Schedule III of the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA). While this action is limited in scope, it carries significant regulatory and federal tax implications, particularly for state-licensed…
On Thursday, December 12, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released a fact sheet addressing Form 8275 and the disclosure of tax positions related to IRC section 280E. Form 8275 is used by taxpayers to disclose positions taken on tax returns for which substantial authority does not exist. Substantial authority is defined as a tax…
The cannabis industry has waited with bated breath for the December 2nd hearing, where many anticipated that final testimony in favor of rescheduling would be heard by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). The hope was that this would lead to an expedited rescheduling, and perhaps IRC §280E might not apply to the tax year ending…