Now that tax season is done, learn about how to budget, prepare for next year with new tax laws and how to think about the money you are gonna make. 

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Led by Sandra Karas

Sandra Karas is an attorney, tax accountant and estate/retirement planner with background in the arts, theatre, music and education.  She lectures regularly on tax, estate planning, debt management, budget and finances to myriad professional, labor and arts organizations.  Her philosophy and approach to her practice is to empower each client with the tools needed to navigate the unpredictable seas of his/her own financial and professional life.  With information comes understanding and the confidence to set attainable goals and manage the vagaries of life.  Sandra treats each client with the utmost of respect and values a mutually beneficial relationship.  She is proud of the many long-term associations she has cultivated and always welcomes a new member to the practice.  An avid volunteer, she also serves on the governing boards of 2 performing arts unions:  Actors’ Equity Association as its Secretary-Treasurer and SAG-AFTRA as a New York Local Board Member.  Among other duties, she is Director of VITA, an all-volunteer, pro bono tax assistance program.  Sandra earned her BFA from Ithaca College, her MA from Schiller International University in Berlin, Germany, her MFA from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her JD from Syracuse University College of Law.  She is admitted in all New York State Courts, Federal District Court, United States Tax Court and the United States Supreme Court.  Sandra is married to Andrew Karas and they have two children:  Christina, an Environmental Scientist who lives in Maine and Alexander, a Mechanical Engineer who lives in New York.