The House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee released their plan to significantly rewrite the tax code. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act contains a wide range of changes affecting individuals and businesses. While the bill still needs to pass both houses of Congress and is expected to undergo changes throughout that process, it provides a detailed framework [...]

By Danny Simon (CEO, The Licencing Group LTD) and Ilan Haimoff (Partner, GHJ) Film And Television Brand Integration And Cross Promotion Opportunities With more and more subscribers and viewers skipping commercials on their or similar technologies, advertisers are looking for new and creative ways to get their brand recognition and message across to the consumer. Two [...]

As the leader of our firm’s food and beverage practice, I never take a day off from my passion for this industry. I recently returned from a two week vacation in Japan and had the opportunity to visit the famous Tsukiji fish market. A must see! Why? The Tsukiji fish market is the largest fish market in the world and accounts for 90 percent of all seafood that passes t [...]

If you haven’t been living under a rock for the last decade, it’s a good bet that you have used Amazon to purchase something. The online retailer giant, started by Jeff Bezos out of his garage some years ago has dominated the online space, with competitors like Jet.com and traditional box stores struggling to stop the grip it has on the industry. With a surge in Amazo [...]

Did you know that Gwen Stefani, Eva Longoria, Jeffrey Tambor, Annette Bening, Kathleen Kennedy, Peter Casey, Steven Spielberg, among many other leaders in the entertainment industry, graduated from a CSU campus? CSU continues to foster and develop the next generation of leaders in our entertainment industry. As a CSUN graduate and a member of the California State Uni [...]

Shifting consumer tastes in wine can result in the economic obsolescence of winery property and assets, leading to a decline in property value (real and personal) that remains for many years. Fortunately, Section 51 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code allows the Assessor to temporarily reduce the assessed value (and property tax) when the current market value [...]

Weather aside, a rapidly growing economy and profitable marketplace has named California one of the most desirable states for new and expanding businesses and individual taxpayers. One major obstacle that taxpayers face when seeking to enter into, or expand in California, is state taxes. California is a high-tax state with some of the highest sales/use, personal incom [...]