On November 15th, Tom Barry, Partner at GHJ, will be featured on a moderated panel discussion hosted by Greenberg Glusker’s Restaurant, Food & Beverage Group. The panel will feature professional leaders and key members of the restaurant industry, including keynote speaker Brooke Williamson, 2013 Top Chef runner-up. Date: November 15, 2013 Time: 7:30am – [...]

On November 15th, GHJ is sponsoring the LES Los Angeles Women in Licensing Event: New Licensing Business Models. Every sector of the Los Angeles economy is being transformed by new business models. New Licensing Business Models will feature thought leaders from the technology and entertainment world. Join us for a high powered discussion of current trends and [...]

With most of us looking forward to a day of over-indulgence with friends and family at the dinner table tomorrow, there are many who will be visiting community kitchens and missions for a donated meal, or sadly, even going hungry. On November 1, 2013, food stamp benefits were cut to more than 47 million Americans on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) [...]

GHJ invites you to our last nonprofit workshop of 2013 where a panel of experts will be discussing emerging technology trends, business continuity and disaster recovery plans, and best practices for internal controls over technology. This event is recommended for nonprofit accounting staff, executives and Board members. Q&A session included. Moderator: D [...]

Nonprofit organizations inherently have less funding and resources to build a bulletproof internal control system. Therefore, the management team should look for less expensive ways to monitor the effectiveness of its control environment, especially now that more and more data resides and transfers through new technology. Words like “Cloud,” “Portals,” and “Smartphone [...]

GHJ invites you to attend the Annual Tax and Legislative update. This event is designed for business owners, executives, families and individuals who are interested in learning about the latest developments in state, federal, trust and estate tax. Our keynote speakers will review the major elements of the Affordable Care Act, how these apply to employers and [...]

Yesterday, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released for public inspection the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. The intention of this 758 page document is to streamline Federal grants rules and procedures. The new requirements apply to continuing awards as of the start of the 2014/2015 fiscal year [...]

If your organization or entity made severance payments to former employees in 2010, it may be wise to file a claim for refund of F.I.C.A. taxes with the Internal Revenue Service by April 15, 2014. The United States Supreme Court is hearing arguments this month on the question of whether payments made by employers under a severance plan were s [...]

By: Richard Ruvelson If your organization or entity made severance payments to former employees in 2010, it may be wise to file a claim for refund of F.I.C.A. taxes with the Internal Revenue Service by April 15, 2014. The United States Supreme Court is hearing arguments this month on the question of whether payments made by employers under a severance plan were subjec [...]

The State of California has enacted a new law effective July 1, 2014, allowing manufacturers and certain Research and Development (“R&D”) companies a partial sales/use tax exemption on certain manufacturing and R&D equipment purchases. This tax alert contains information on the following: How much Sales or Use Tax is Exempt? Who is El [...]