Entertainment

Entertainment

Beyond compliance, GHJ is uses its breadth of experience to assist industry clients with best practices and benchmarking to grow their businesses and plan for the future.

Entertainment and Media

GHJ focuses on helping forward-thinking, entrepreneurial organizations and individuals within the entertainment industry by providing assurance, tax, film and television profit participation, royalty and licensing audit, expert witness and litigation support, and consulting services designed specifically with their needs in mind. Additionally, GHJ's dedicated tax team is specifically trained in dealing with complex tax issues for privately held, high-growth entertainment companies. GHJ works with clients to identify tax-planning opportunities that may apply to their businesses.

Working with GHJ gives companies and individuals access to entertainment industry expertise and knowledge and full connectivity to our global network of advisors. Along with expertise from GHJ's own International Tax Department, GHJ assist clients by leveraging its world-wide network of independent accounting firms and business advisors located across the U.S. and in over 100 countries. As clients become more aggressive players in the global economy, GHJ is able to respond quickly through its HLB International network to help with the success of their ventures.

GHJ also provides clients access to resources that highlight emerging trends and inspire thoughtful discussions amongst peers and industry leaders through our surveys, industry events, blogs and other publications. GHJ also provides clients access to resources that highlight emerging trends and inspire thoughtful discussions amongst peers and industry leaders through its events , blogs and publications.

Contact GHJ's Entertainment Practice Leader
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Ilan Haimoff
Partner

Service Offerings

  • Accounting for Complex Transactions
  • Agreed Upon Procedures
  • Digital Distribution
  • Due Diligence
  • Film Cost Amortization
  • Financial Projections and Forecasts
  • Forensic Accounting
  • Financial Statement Audits, Reviews and Compilations
  • Internal Audit and Controls
  • Expert Witness and Litigation Support
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Participations Audits
  • Revenue Recognition
  • Video Game and Merchandising Royalty and Contract Audits
  • Strategic Planning
  • Tax Compliance and Planning

Who We Serve

  • Advertising Agencies
  • Consumer Product Companies
  • Digital Branding and Advertising
  • Distribution Companies
  • Foundations
  • Licensors
  • Licensing Agency
  • Manufacturing Companies
  • Marketing Agencies
  • Multichannel Networks
  • Production Companies
  • Profit Participants
  • Studios
  • Talent
  • Toy Companies
  • Video Game Developers
  • Video Game Producers
  • Video Game Licensors

Specialized Service Team