Welcome to the Entertainment Newsletter, containing content related to the people, news and business issues we see in our day-to-day service to the industry.In This Issue:California’s Withholding Tax Requirements Place an Extra Compliance Burden on the Entertainment IndustryThose involved in California’s entertainment industry understand the coordination and effort it [...]

As another week closes on the Government shutdown, we reflect on the impact felt so far by our nonprofit clients: Social Security and Medicare Benefits – these continue to be paid out, but there could be delays in processing new disability applications if the shutdown continues. Unemployment benefits are also still being paid. Federal Grant Administration - grantee [...]

The 3rd Quarter of 2013 was time for California to clarify existing law in a number of different areas including the California Enterprise Zone credit, like-kind-exchange transactions and the treatment of gain or loss on the sale of qualified small business stock. From a local perspective, the City of Los Angeles has implemented a tax am [...]

During our August nonprofit workshop, our nonprofit team shared the latest in accounting and tax updates, as well as insights from AICPA’s recently revised Audit & Accounting Guide for Not-for-Profit Entities. We posed various questions during our workshop and over the next few blog postings, we will share the answers to those questions. Q. Can permanent restric [...]

During our August nonprofit workshop, our nonprofit team shared the latest in accounting and tax updates, as well as insights from AICPA’s recently revised Audit & Accounting Guide for Not-for-Profit Entities. We posed various questions during our workshop and over the next few blog postings, we will share the answers to those questions. Q. What happens to a perma [...]

During our August nonprofit workshop, our nonprofit team shared the latest in accounting and tax updates, as well as insights from AICPA’s recently revised Audit & Accounting Guide for Not-for-Profit Entities. We posed various questions during our workshop and over the next few blog postings, we will share the answers to those questions. Q. Are overdue pledges rec [...]

Food and beverage executives are recognizing the significant impact that digital, social and mobile technologies have on business growth. Research shows that the industry’s top-performing companies have an active and integrated social media presence. In addition to traditional media, companies also use social media to build local communities, collect customer feedback [...]

The city of Los Angeles recently announced a tax amnesty program that will apply to various city taxes including: Business Tax Telephone, Electric & Gas Users Tax Commercial Tenant’s Occupancy Tax Transient Occupancy Tax Parking Occupancy Tax For more details about this program, including the tax amnesty period, benefits of partici [...]