By: Margaret Karren Anna Maria Chavez from the Girl Scouts of the USA kicked off the Not-For-Profit Conference as the keynote speaker. Her topic "The Full Slate - The Economic Imperative of Leveraging the Full Potential of Women in the Modern Workforce". Ms. Chavez spoke of the great history and legacy of the Girl Scouts and the many changes they have made to ensure t [...]

By: Richard Ruvelson I wanted to expand upon a topic that I covered during our last Nonprofit Workshop, on February 19th. The IRS has expanded upon it’s Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (VCSP) for organizations wanting to reclassify workers as employees for future tax periods and has extended the deadline for the expanded eligibility for the program throug [...]

By Margaret Karren Congratulations to Faye Washington of YWCA Greater Los Angeles. Ms. Washington was named as a Southern California Champion on the PBS airing of “Makers: Women Who Make America”. Check out this link to share in Ms. Washington’s vision and see her great accomplishment of the completion of the Los Angeles Job Corps Urban Campus: http://www.youtube.c [...]

By: Margaret Karren After much talk during 2012, there is hope for reform of A-133 audits. The proposed changes will increase the efficiency and eliminate unnecessary requirements. OMB Proposed Guidance On January 31, 2013, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued for a 90 day comment period, titled “Proposed OMB Uniform Guidance: Cost Principles, Audit, [...]

By: Richard Ruvelson While many tax-exempt organizations have been concerned about the provisions of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, there are some other tax “reporting” issues that I want to remind tax-exempt organizations to consider over the next few weeks. Form 990 Since the 2012 Form 990 instructions were released on the IRS website on February 1st, [...]

By: Richard Ruvelson Happy Super Bowl weekend! This is the inaugural issue of our GHJ Nonprofit Tax Blog and I want to start out by saying how happy I am to be back in Southern California after 14 years and am enjoying the relatively warm weather. Although we had a cold spell recently, it’s still a lot warmer than the Twin Cities and I am enjoying my view of Catalina [...]

In California CPA Magazine’s July 2017 issue, GHJ Nonprofit Partner Donella Wilson shares her views on the challenges in accounting for nonprofits and importance of mentors and offers advice to young CPAs. Wilson was the recipient of the “2017 Trailblazer Women to Watch” award, which recognizes female CPAs for their involvement with educational institutions a [...]

Nonprofit Partner Donella Wilson co-chairing event LOS ANGELES, CA (April 12, 2016) – Los Angeles-based accounting firm GHJ is sponsoring the 2016 CalCPA Not-for-Profit Conference again this year, and its Nonprofit Practice’s leadership is highly involved in the event as well. This year, Nonprofit Tax Principal Lauren Haverlock will be a featured speaker, [...]

Donella Wilson, Partner will be a Conference Co-Chair at the CalCPA Education Foundation’s Annual Not-for-Profit Conference. Our Principal Richard Ruvelson, is speaking on “Ask the Experts” panel. See below event details. When: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Location: Burbank Airport Marriott & Convention Center MCLE: 8.00 CPE, AA 2.50 C [...]

Richard Ruvelson, Principal, is speaking at the Fourth Annual Community Philanthropy Summit, brought to you by Community Foundation of San Joaquin and the Lodi Community Foundation This exciting event will offer a wide variety of topics of interest to professional advisors, nonprofit executives, board members, donors and others involved in charitable giving. [...]