Nonprofit Workshop: Benchmarking and Dashboard Reporting Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. – Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Program Speakers: Margaret Karren, Partner, Nonprofit Services Donella Wilson, Partner, Nonprofit Services Location: Center at Cathedral Plaza 555 West Temple Street Los Angeles, CA 90012

The Treasury Department's inspector general for tax administration has estimated that the Internal Revenue Service issued between $11.6 billion and $13.6 billion in improper payments through its Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program for the fiscal year ended 2012. The EITC is a welfare program that is supposed to help low income families or individuals through a ref [...]

On May 16th, Donella Wilson will be teaching the course “Avoiding Common A&A Pitfalls.” This course will provide attendees with information regarding common financial reporting errors and common audit findings. The Not-for-Profit Organizations Conference is California’s premier conference for this specialized sector. Designed by experts, this event featur [...]

The Role of the Audit Committee – A Refresher The Audit Committee, under the governing Board’s supervision, is responsible for making recommendations to the Board on the hiring and firing of the independent CPA. The Audit Committee can negotiate the independent CPA’s compensation, on behalf of the governing Board. The Audit Committee must: Confer with the auditor to [...]

Tom Barry, GHJ partner, will be speaking on a panel for this event hosted by the WasteExpo. Tom serves as the firm’s Practice Leader for Waste Management Advisory Services. “Building your “A” team-What you should seek in your financial advisors” With stock markets volatile, tax rates uncertain and estate laws facing review, these are challenging times even fo [...]

GHJ recently held the Nonprofit workshop centered on Southern California benchmarking survey and dashboard reporting. Speakers for this event included, Margaret Karren, Partner, GHJ and Donella Wilson, Partner, GHJ. Topics covered in this workshop: Key performance indicators Dashboards for Nonprofits How to engage the Board and Staff Case Study: Downtown Wome [...]

GHJ invites you to our third nonprofit workshop of 2013 featuring the latest in accounting and tax updates, including IRS audit activities in the nonprofit sector. Attendees will learn about various topics, including financial statement reporting, audit guide updates, state and local tax, and OMB Circular A-133 reform ideas. Tuesday, August 20, 2013 8:00 a.m. [...]

California residency issues are one of the top five audit areas for the California Franchise Tax Board (“FTB”). An individual could be a resident of California but not be domiciled in California and conversely, an individual maybe domiciled in California but not resident in the state. Residency determines what income is taxable in California. Generally, resid [...]

The purpose of this quarterly California Tax Legislative update is to provide our clients and prospective clients with timely and meaningful updates that affect both their personal income and business taxes. The 2nd Quarter of 2013 saw a proposed law change that could significantly impact the California tax posture of in-state businesse [...]

On June 12th, Polina Chapiro, Akash Sehgal and Ilan Haimoff will speak at the CalCPA Entertainment Industry Conference. Polina will be a panelist on “International Tax”. Panel topics include: Inbound planning for actors and behind the camera personnel Foreign tax credit and other U.S. tax planning for the inbound Outbound talent planning Akash will be a panel [...]