New Act Includes Disaster Tax Relief for Victims of California Wildfires On Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, Congress passed and the President signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (the Act), putting an end to the short-lived government shutdown. In addition to keeping the government funded through March 23, the Act includes a number of tax law changes. N [...]

Originally printed in February 2018 issue of Los Angeles Business Journal The 2017 Tax Reform Act that was passed on December 22, 2017 has significant changes that impact tax exempt organizations. As trusted advisors serving more than 100 nonprofit clients, GHJ has highlighted select provisions of the Act. Here is a summary of the changes: PROVISION: DISALLOWED FRI [...]

Following the devastating wildfires and mudslides in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, many wineries and other property owners will be eligible for property tax relief with California’s Revenue and Taxation Code 170. California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 170 provides for property tax relief due to a major calamity. A calamity includes earthquake, fire and fl [...]

All major and mini studios utilize some form of subdistribution. In the foreign markets, a number of studios (mostly minis) only use subdistributors, and some minis use subdistributors in the domestic market as well. In many cases, the studios look for subdistribution relationships in certain territories based on various factors, such as financial (major studios may e [...]

Your Client Experience Matters Now More Than Ever: Top 5 reasons 2018 can be a break-out year for B2B CMOs Of course clients matter. That is why we’re in business: to serve our clients’ needs. At GHJ we strive to help our clients #BeMore every day. It is through understanding our clients’ needs that we are able to achieve this. But never before have we been able to [...]

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On Friday (Dec. 15, 2017), the Joint Conference Committee bridged the differences between the House and Senate bills and unveiled the final version of the tax reform bill. Both the House and Senate plan to vote on the bill early this week and get it ready for President’s signature by Dec. 22. The bill generally sunsets the individual provisions starting in 2026, while [...]

The proposed tax legislation will certainly have a significant impact on individuals and business entities. Some of the changes may also have some unintended consequences for exempt organizations, primarily 501(c)(3) organizations. Below are some highlights that were covered at the Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations that both public charities and private f [...]

With the new age of digital streaming and an abundant amount of on-demand content available for 24/7 consumption, many consumers have opted to stay at home on a Friday night binging on television series and movies as opposed to the traditional theater viewing experience. One attempt to draw moviegoers back into theater seats is the creation of MoviePass, a low-fee sub [...]

Back in 2016, I was working with an executive coach (Alisa Finerman – check her out, she is amazing!) to develop certain leadership skills to help improve myself professionally. Immediately we started working on Gallup Certified Strengths coaching to focus on identifying and leveraging strengths for greater success. Three of my top five strengths were focus, competiti [...]