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.