SOC 1: The Key to Standing Out for Hospitality Management Companies

By Krysten Hambrook

As cloud computing systems and complex financial algorithms become part of the fabric for industry best-practices and business operations far and wide, more and more companies are outsourcing certain functionalities to external service providers. Hospitality is no exception – hotel property owners are now relegating operational responsibilities to highly specialized management companies. While this may…

Withum India Shows Off Dance Moves During 2020 SOTF Video

By Krysten Hambrook

Share Withum is well known in the advisory, tax and accounting profession for premiering its renowned annual culture video at its State of the Firm event, held every January since 2008. This year, with the firm’s event theme being CREATE, the Marketing team responsible for the coordination and execution of filming the video ironically decided…

A Common Risk: Not Assessing Risk

By Krysten Hambrook

Share Managing the day-to-day operations of any organization can be extremely time-consuming, often leaving the organization unprotected from risks – both anticipated and unsuspected. While leaders acknowledge they have worries and/or concerns about such risks, many will also admit they do not have a plan to address them. Without having a firm grasp on the…

Rental Real Estate and the QBI Deduction

By Krysten Hambrook

With year-end tax planning upon us, it important to shed light on updates of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. It was the TCJA that introduced the 20% qualified business income (QBI) deduction for trades and businesses. One question that required clarification was how does your business know if its rental real estate activity…

REITs Come Out Ahead in Light of TCJA

By Krysten Hambrook

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) was a major overhaul of the tax law. Real estate businesses were significantly impacted as a result of the changes. For the most part, the new rules mean a positive outcome for REITs. Section 199A – QBI deduction Section 199A entitles eligible taxpayers to deduct 20…

An Interesting Start to 2020

By Krysten Hambrook

Share The U.S. drone attack which killed Iran’s military chief has led to a recent spike in stock market volatility. Though, according to many “market professionals,” it poses little risk to the longer-term health of the stock market. According to one highly respected trust company: “We anticipate that these market impacts, as well as those…

Top Insights of 2019

By Krysten Hambrook

Share This past year covered a wide range of tax laws and regulation changes. Our top 2019 insights reflect these updates impacting individuals and businesses, domestically and internationally. Top Insights of 2019 Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefits Are No Longer Deductible Litigation Expense Deductibility: New Appellate Court Decision Cost-of-Living Adjustments Announced by the IRS 2019 Year-End…

Case Study: How Electronics Company Creates a Collaborative Workspace

By Krysten Hambrook

Learn how increasing global communication and collaboration is possible with an Office 365 Digital Workplace. Download a PDF of this case study. Executive Summary A Japanese electronics company was looking to upgrade their current intranet to improve collaboration throughout the company. Withum’s Digital Workplace Solutions Team worked with the company, as well as its SharePoint…