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 [...]

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, [...]

The CSUN Awards Banquet is an annual tradition for the Accounting and Information Systems Department. This event provides hardworking students and faculty, to be recognized for their achievements. Attain the recognition they deserve for their contribution to the department. Students attending this event have the opportunity to demonstrate their network with p [...]

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 [...]

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: 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 [...]

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 [...]

Donella Wilson, Partner, will be a guest speaking at Antioch Univeristy Los Angeles, Master of Arts in Nonprofit Management. Donella wil be covering topics on board goverance and financial management on Wednesday May 5, 2015.> For more information please visit Antioch University Los Angeles, MA in Nonprofit Management

Donella Wilson, is speaking on a “Volunteerism” panel, at the 2015 American Bar Association Section of Taxation May Meeting. See below event details. When: Friday, May 8, 2015 Location: Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 H St NW Washington, DC 20001-4520 MCLE: CLE and Ethics Credits Available!

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 [...]