Withum Team Members Named on LABJ – Top 100 Accountants List

By Arundhati Kashyap

Withum is proud to share that the Los Angeles Business Journal has recognized Chris Passmore, partner-in-charge of the Encino office, and Aza Ghazaryan, tax partner, on their Top 100 Accountants list for 2022. Christopher Passmore, CPA, MBA, leads Withum’s Encino office as the partner in charge and specializes in assurance and business consulting services to…

IRS Grants a “Do Over” to a Taxpayer Engaging in a Qualified Rollover

By Allison Katz

The IRS recently released a private letter ruling (PLR 202244004 (August 9, 2022)) that grants additional time to a taxpayer that failed to timely elect to defer the gain from arolloverof qualified small business stock (QSBS). The IRS’s decision to grant late-filing relief in this context is not that surprising or ground-breaking, but it does…

Whistleblowers in Tax Matters

By Allison Katz

“We don’t pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes.” That infamous quote from Leona Helmsley sums up the (mostly unspoken) opinions of many taxpayers. Unfortunately for them, there are people in their lives with the knowledge that they have engaged in tax evasion. These people can make a call to the IRS and become…

Office 365 Task Management: What You Already Have at Your Fingertips

By Krysten Hambrook

Do you have Office 365, but are using another digital system to keep track of daily job duties or project activities? With your license, Microsoft delivers many different task and project management tools. From the simple flagging of emails in Outlook to simple or customized SharePoint lists to Microsoft Project. A project management tool focused…

Jessica Offer named in CPA Practice Advisor’s 40 Under 40

By Arundhati Kashyap

Withum is proud to share that CPA Practice Advisor named Jessica Offer on their annual 40 Under 40 List. As a Partner at Withum with over 12 years of experience, Jessica services clients primarily in the emerging and middle markets focusing on technology and emerging growth companies. As a known mentor and recipient of the…

Aza Ghazaryan named Leaders of Influence by LABJ

By Arundhati Kashyap

Withum is proud to share that the Los Angeles Business Journal has named Aza Ghazaryan on their Leaders of Influence: Women in Accounting list for 2022. Aza Ghazaryan is a Tax Partner with over 15 years of experience. She provides tax compliance and consulting services to partnerships and high-net-worth individuals and serves business clients in…

Crypto Currency Accounting Changes for Not-for-Profits

By Allison Katz

Has the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) just saved us from unfavorable accounting? On October 12, 2022, the FASB issued a board ruling that certain crypto assets should be measured at fair value. Who’s Affected by This Ruling? This ruling applies to all entities, public and private, who are currently holding or are considering investments…

The Typical Occupational Fraudster

By Allison Katz

Beware, your most trusted employees could be fraudsters. You trust your employees to perform their daily job functions properly. Maybe they are not. How can you tell? Continue reading to learn about who tends to commit the costliest frauds and the red flags to watch out for. In our previous two articles, 2022 ACFE Report…

Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. GP – Should You Migrate?

By Allison Katz

Thinking about Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. GP and whether it’s time for an upgrade? In this post, we’ll cover some of the things you need to know about migrating from Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains to Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC). From time immemorial, running a business can be likened to the challenging and…