In what is considered by many to be a landmark decision in favor of taxpayers, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowly struck down Maryland’s double taxation scheme as unconstitutional. The issue in Wynne vs. Maryland, was whether Maryland’s taxing scheme of not allowing a resident taxpayer a credit for taxes paid in other states was in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s do [...]

By: Gold MacIvor (guest blogger from Belle Maison Agency) As a business manager, your clients rely on you to advise them on a myriad of topics. One area where they may come to your for assistance is private staffing, which includes personal assistants, nannies, housekeepers, estate and house managers, chefs, chauffeurs and any other help they may require in their home [...]

By: Rick Weis A trip to the grocery store used to be rather simple: you stroll down the aisles and pick up the items on your list…and many that aren’t. Maybe you had to decide between a few brands (your favorite or what is on sale). However, times have changed. Besides choosing between local and/or organic, you now have another decision to make: how socially conscious [...]

By: Anthony Perez I’ve worked as an auditor for over seven years and have specialized in working with nonprofit organizations. I’ve moved up from a staff auditor who vouched checks and invoices to a senior auditor who reviewed a multitude of contracts and grants and now to a manager presenting some of our findings from the past year’s audit to client management and a [...]

Like most people, I was drawn into the world of advertising agencies because, for a lack of a better word, they are just plain cool. When we think of advertising agencies, the first images that may pop into our heads are creative commercials, billboard ads or maybe even those annoying pop up ads on our free phone apps. For others, it is the image of the mysterious but [...]

By: Nidhi Sapra and Rick Weis Being the newest members of the GHJ Food and Beverage team, we had yet to experience Expo West prior to the 2015 show. As a result, we had no idea of what we were in store for. The veteran team members tried to prepare us by giving us suggestions such as to rest and drink plenty of water before you arrive at the show and wear comfortable [...]

As a new Board Chair, I’ve been reading BoardSource’s 2015 Leading with Intent with interest. The report is a comprehensive review of nonprofit Board practices, policies and performance, building on data that BoardSource has collected and analyzed for over 20 years. Now that I’m chairing Board meetings myself, I’m aware of my responsibility to facilitate meetings that [...]

By: Helen Han (guest blogger from R&D Incentives Group) Research and Development tax credits are often affiliated with companies within in the high-tech, biopharmaceutical and manufacturing industries; however one industry that frequently overlooks the R&D tax credit is the entertainment and media industry. First introduced in 1981, the R&D tax credit [...]

By: Jonathan Blinderman (guest blogger from Glaser Weil) Many profit participants have been noticing a new expense charged against films that receives theatrical releases: a “Virtual Print Fee” or “VPF,” leaving the participant confused as to what the charge is for. The following provides an explanation. With the development of commercial-grade digital projectors, [...]

California would never be accused of being a tax-friendly state. From high personal and corporate income taxes to high sales/use and gasoline taxes to limited tax credit and incentive programs, California is consistently ranked one of the least tax-friendly states in polls. The high tax burden that companies headquartered in California experience has led to a recent [...]