GHJ invites you to our 2nd Annual Entertainment and Media Industry Forum on October 8, 2014. The event will feature speakers and panelists who are familiar with the changes, trends and challenges in the entertainment and media industry. Attendees will hear highlights from our 2014 Entertainment and Media Industry Survey: Emerging Trends In Television, includi [...]

The television industry is undergoing a radical transformation as networks are forced to rethink their traditional business models in an increasingly fragmented and digitized marketplace. Revolutionary technological advancements in content-delivery systems have fundamentally transformed the current state and the future of television programming and viewership. Today’s [...]

Richard Ruvelson, Tax Principal and Lizbeth Nevarez, Tax Manager, are presenting on Form 990-PF: Private Foundation Basics, a webcast rebroadcast at CalCPA. This course will provide tax practitioners with an overview of Form 990-PF, which includes discussing the differences between non-operating and operating foundations. It is important that preparers und [...]

Form 990: Why are there so many questions? The Importance of Accurate Data When Reporting for Your Organization Objective of the Webinar * Acquaint you with the changes to Form 990 * Explain the importance of providing correct information * Explain the reasons behind the data requested * Explain Form 990 Schedules *Provide private foundations with further inf [...]

The purpose of this Quarterly California Tax Legislative Update is to provide our clients and prospective clients with timely and meaningful updates that affect both their personal income and business taxes.The 3rd quarter of 2014 saw an expansion of the California film and television tax credit as well as additional guidance on the application process for the new Cal [...]

The purpose of this State and Local Tax Webinar is to provide our clients and prospective clients with timely state and local tax planning opportunities, updates and new legislation. Objective of the Webinar: • 2014 California Tax Legislative Update • Economic Nexus Requirements in California • California Sales Factor Market Sourcing Update • California Tax P [...]

The purpose of this Quarterly California Tax Legislative Update is to provide our clients and prospective clients with timely and meaningful updates that affect both their personal income and business taxes. The 3rd quarter of 2014 saw an expansion of the California film and television tax credit as well as additional guidance on the application process for the new C [...]

Welcome to the Entertainment and Media 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: The History of the Laugh Track Whether you love or hate the laughter you hear in your favorite sitcoms, you have to appreciate the history and effort that was pu [...]

This past February, we kicked off our 2014 nonprofit workshop season with a panel discussion on Board governance – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: The Path to a High-Performing Board. One of the questions we heard from the audience was "Should our Board have a giving requirement, and if so, how much?" Personal giving is an essential part of a Board’s commitment to fun [...]

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. [...]