Donella Wilson, Partner and Richard Ruvelson, Principal were guest speakers to a Nonprofit class at the UCLA Anderson School on Monday, May 18, 2015 from 4:10-7:00 p.m. For more information please visit UCLA Anderson school.

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 [...]

On Tuesday, May 19, Satpal Nagpal, Principal, will be presenting at CalCPA‘s Education Foundation’s Westside meeting on “What You Should Know About Nonprofit Accounting.” WHEN: Tuesday, May 19 (7-9 p.m.) WHERE: Westside Pavilion, Community Room B CPE CREDITS: 2.00 For more information and to register, click here.

By: Rick Weis A trip to the grocery store used to be rather simple: you stroll down the aisles and pick up the items on your list…and many that aren’t. Maybe you had to decide between a few brands (your favorite or what is on sale). However, times have changed. Besides choosing between local and/or organic, you now have another decision to make: how socially conscious [...]

By: Gold MacIvor (guest blogger from Belle Maison Agency) As a business manager, your clients rely on you to advise them on a myriad of topics. One area where they may come to your for assistance is private staffing, which includes personal assistants, nannies, housekeepers, estate and house managers, chefs, chauffeurs and any other help they may require in their home [...]

In what is considered by many to be a landmark decision in favor of taxpayers, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowly struck down Maryland’s double taxation scheme as unconstitutional. The issue in Wynne vs. Maryland, was whether Maryland’s taxing scheme of not allowing a resident taxpayer a credit for taxes paid in other states was in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s do [...]

By: Kevin Zolriasatain (guest blogger from KBKG) With the challenge of feeding an ever-growing population, food and beverage companies in the United States are forced to increase their research and development efforts to meet demand. In addition to providing more options, food and beverage manufacturers are fighting to keep up with trends in the market place which [...]

Richard Ruvelson, Tax Principal and Lizbeth Nevarez, Tax Manager, are presenting on Unrelated Business Income, Investments Webcast at CalCPA. This course will provide understanding of the unrelated business income tax (UBIT) on income earned from both operating businesses and investment activities. You will learn tips for clients with the structuring of reven [...]

Richard Ruvelson, Tax Principal and Lizbeth Nevarez, Tax Manager, are presenting on Form 990: The Basics Webcast at CalCPA. This course will provide tax practitioners with an overview of Form 990, both the core form and Schedules A-G and I-R. In addition, get acquainted with intermediate sanctions, direct and grassroots lobbying, as well as the “expenditures [...]

Richard Ruvelson, Tax Principal and Lizbeth Nevarez, Tax Manager, are presenting on Form 990-PF: Private Foundation Basics Webcast 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 understand the differ [...]