For over 30 years, Licensing Expo has been the meeting place for the biggest names and the hottest properties in the industry. This is where attendees will find new properties and brands, see the latest trends in the industry, and initiate licensing deals. Whether you are looking to spot trends, build strategic partnerships, secure promotional tie-ins or take [...]

On June 13th at 1:00 pm EDT, Rich Ruvelson will be speaking at a Stafford live phone/web seminar, “Independence Disclosure Challenges With Form 990.” This teleconference will focus on important and much-watched non-profit independence disclosures on Form 990 and its schedules, against a backdrop of heightened oversight by IRS auditors—and by donors, lenders a [...]

GHJ writes about vertical integration and the effects of related party deals on profit participants (Page 60) in the May – June 2013 edition of Produced By Magazine. “I’m often asked by producers, what’s the biggest single issue confronting profit participants these days. By far, the most significant financial issue is the impact of related party self-deal [...]

On June 12th, Polina Chapiro, Akash Sehgal and Ilan Haimoff will speak at the CalCPA Entertainment Industry Conference. Polina will be a panelist on “International Tax”. Panel topics include: Inbound planning for actors and behind the camera personnel Foreign tax credit and other U.S. tax planning for the inbound Outbound talent planning Akash will be a panel [...]

California residency issues are one of the top five audit areas for the California Franchise Tax Board (“FTB”). An individual could be a resident of California but not be domiciled in California and conversely, an individual maybe domiciled in California but not resident in the state. Residency determines what income is taxable in California. Generally, resid [...]

GHJ invites you to our third nonprofit workshop of 2013 featuring the latest in accounting and tax updates, including IRS audit activities in the nonprofit sector. Attendees will learn about various topics, including financial statement reporting, audit guide updates, state and local tax, and OMB Circular A-133 reform ideas.Tuesday, August 20, 20138:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m [...]

GHJ recently held the Nonprofit workshop centered on Southern California benchmarking survey and dashboard reporting. Speakers for this event included, Margaret Karren, Partner, GHJ and Donella Wilson, Partner, GHJ. Topics covered in this workshop: Key performance indicators Dashboards for Nonprofits How to engage the Board and Staff Case Study: Downtown Wome [...]

Tom Barry, GHJ partner, will be speaking on a panel for this event hosted by the WasteExpo. Tom serves as the firm’s Practice Leader for Waste Management Advisory Services. “Building your “A” team-What you should seek in your financial advisors” With stock markets volatile, tax rates uncertain and estate laws facing review, these are challenging times even fo [...]

On May 16th, Donella Wilson will be teaching the course “Avoiding Common A&A Pitfalls.” This course will provide attendees with information regarding common financial reporting errors and common audit findings. The Not-for-Profit Organizations Conference is California’s premier conference for this specialized sector. Designed by experts, this event featur [...]

Nonprofit Workshop: Benchmarking and Dashboard Reporting Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. – Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Program Speakers: Margaret Karren, Partner, Nonprofit Services Donella Wilson, Partner, Nonprofit Services Location: Center at Cathedral Plaza 555 West Temple Street Los Angeles, CA 90012