Gifts-in-Kind: New Reporting Requirements for Nonprofits
Nonprofits that receive contributions of nonfinancial assets are subject to new financial reporting rules. Because of…
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Not-for-Profits Now Benefit from GAAP Alternatives
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently announced that it will now extend two of its…
Read this Insight...New Accounting Standard Brings Big Changes to Not-for-Profit Financial Reporting
Not-for-profit organizations will see big changes coming soon to their financial reporting. After years of discussion,…
Read this Insight...IRS Lowers Fees for Tax-Exempt Charity Application
Now there’s a headline you don’t see too often: “IRS Lowers Fees…” It’s true. Effective July…
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Moving Forward with SSARS 21
December 15, 2015 marked an important date in accounting and review standards history. One of the…
Read this Insight...Record Retention Guidelines and Policy Development
Although the topic of recordkeeping, including retention and destruction of records, may appear to be straightforward,…
Read this Insight...Regulations Released for Estate and Trust Deductions
The IRS has issued final regulations as to which costs incurred by non-grantor trusts and estates ...
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Converged Standard on Revenue Recognition Released by FASB and IASB
After many years of collaboration, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards ...
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A Major Change in the Rules of IRA Rollovers
With a recent ruling by the United States Tax Court (the Court), there is now a ...
Read this insight The Magic of AP Automation
Somewhere in an office not so far from here, there is a company that gets all their ...
Read this insight Form 990: How a Nonprofit Can Survive an IRS Audit
"Death, taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them." (Margaret Mitchell, Gone ...
Read this insight California Competes Credit Offers an Incentive to Keep Businesses in the State
Are you looking to start a business in California or considering whether or not to keep your ...
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Abel Barragan Recognized as CalCPA YEP of the Year
Congratulations to Abel Barragan on being named...twice! Abel was named Young and Emerging Professional by the ...
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Electric Cars: Good for Your Tax Return!
In the beginning, the only purpose of the United States income tax was to raise revenue ...
Read this insight Santa Barbara Chamber Nominates BPW as Large Business of the Year
BPW is honored to have been nominated as Large Business of the Year by the Santa ...
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BPW Introduces New Online Bill Pay Service
Please welcome our new online bill pay service—gotoBilling! In our continued efforts to enhance our clients' experience, Bartlett, ...
Read this insight New Year…New Company? The Differences Between LLCs, C Corps and S Corps
As we continue making plans for the New Year, you may be looking at your business with a fresh eye and ...
Read this insight How Nonprofits Can Fight Fraud
Given the recent economic downturn, is it any wonder that fraud is a hot topic in ...
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