Withum Named as a 2025 Trailblazer Impact Honoree

By Ruby Castaneda

Withum is proud to announce that the Firm has been named a Trailblazer Impact Honoree for 2025 by the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (AACCNJ) and the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce (NJCC). This recognition serves as a testament to the Firm’s continued commitment to maintaining an inclusive workplace and its meaningful…

Best Practices for NetSuite Sandbox Environment Refresh 

By Allison Katz

For NetSuite ERP users, the Sandbox environment is essential for safe experimentation, development and training. Whether you’re preparing for a major deployment, testing new customizations or onboarding users, the NetSuite Sandbox provides a controlled space to work without impacting live operations. However, refreshing the Sandbox, while often considered routine, can have serious consequences if not…

Common Challenges: Brewery Research and Development Tax Credit

By Whitney Irish

The Brewery R&D (Research and Development) Tax Credit is a government incentive program designed to encourage innovation and technological advancements in the brewing industry. While it offers significant benefits to breweries engaged in qualifying research activities, some challenges can be associated with claiming and maximizing the R&D Tax Credit. Common Tax Challenges Breweries May Face…

Your IT Service Provider Is NOT a Digital Forensics Examiner

By Ruby Castaneda

A company can experience numerous situations which may require their company-owned digital assets to be preserved and analyzed. Examples include both internal and external forces, such as: Internal and External Forces Examples Internal Investigations Internal investigations involving human resources, including, harassment (both sexual and general), employee misconduct, data or property theft, embezzlement, financial fraud, discrimination,…

What Is CAS Accounting? A Smarter Way To Manage Business Finances

By Allison Katz

CAS Accounting refers to a suite of outsourced financial services that includes everything from bookkeeping and payroll to financial reporting and CFO-level advisory. Unlike traditional accounting, which often focuses on historical data and tax filing, CAS is designed to be proactive, real-time, and consultative. How is CAS Different from Traditional Accounting? Here’s how CAS stands apart:…

Common Bill.com–QBO Sync Issues and How to Fix AP Discrepancies

By Allison Katz

Preparing your company’s books for year-end and tax processing can seem overwhelming. When multiple systems are involved in your accounts payable (AP) workflow, even small inconsistencies can create month-end stress and year-end delays. To support accurate recording of activity, many businesses have turned to systems such as Bill.com to streamline their AP processes. Bill.com syncs…

Year-End Tax Planning for Technology Companies: Key Dates You Should Know

By Allison Katz

As tech companies enter a new tax year, planning ahead for filing deadlines is essential, especially for those managing equity compensation, multi-state operations and rapid expansion. Withum’s Technology and Emerging Growth Services Team is outlining the key dates and considerations tech CFOs and CEOs should prepare for now. Key Dates for Technology Companies 1. Payroll…

The Model Choice Era: What Anthropic Means for Microsoft 365 Copilot

By Allison Katz

How multimodel Copilot changes strategy, governance and value realization for the enterprise For the past two years, enterprise conversations about generative AI have centered on a single question: How fast can we adopt Copilot to boost productivity while staying compliant? That question is evolving. Microsoft has begun introducing model choice into Microsoft 365 Copilot, which signals…

The AI Co-Pilot: A Tech Leader’s Guide to Augmenting, Not Replacing, Your Developers

By Allison Katz

As a technology leader, you are constantly bombarded with the next “revolution” in technology. The latest and loudest is Artificial Intelligence, specifically Large Language Models (LLMs), and its promise to fundamentally change software development. The hype is deafening, with narratives suggesting you could replace entire engineering teams with a handful of prompt engineers, overshadowing the…