The Agentic AI Shift: From Tool to Your New Digital Teammate

By Arundhati Kashyap

For the last few years, the conversation around AI has been buzzing with what it can create. We’ve seen it write poetry, design stunning images and help us draft emails in seconds. We’ve become comfortable with AI as a creative co-pilot.  But if you’re paying attention to the landscape of 2025, you’ll notice the conversation…

New Jersey Film and Digital Media Tax Credit Program Gets a Boost

By Allison Katz

On June 30, 2025, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation to expand and strengthen the New Jersey Film and Digital Media Tax Credit Program, including an extension of the program for an additional 10 years through July 1, 2049. The newly enacted legislation introduces several enhancements to New Jersey’s film and television tax credit program. Notably,…

International Tax Provisions Included in The One Big Beautiful Bill Act

By Allison Katz

President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law on Friday, July 4, 2025. The international tax provisions in the final legislation passed by Congress largely follow those found in the Senate’s version of the bill. The OBBBA includes a provision to reinstate Section 958(b)(4) to prevent “downward attribution” of stock…

NJBIZ Names Two Withum Leaders to Finance Power List  

By Tanina Khanuja

Withum is proud to share that NJBIZ has recognized Pat Walsh, Managing Partner and CEO, and Jim Bourke, Partner and Managing Director of Advisory Services, as honorees in its inaugural 2025 Finance Power List. Their inclusion on this prestigious list highlights their significant contributions and commitment to the accounting and finance industries.  Pat Walsh Pat…

Nadia-Maria Matthie Honored with the 2025 Ronald Benjamin National Achievement in Public Accounting Award  

By Tanina Khanuja

Withum is proud to announce that Nadia-Maria Matthie has been awarded the Ronald Benjamin National Achievement in Public Accounting Award at the 2025 National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Awards Gala.   Nadia, an audit partner in Withum’s New York office, specializes in servicing single-employee benefit plans, multiemployer benefit plans and labor unions. This Award recognizes…

Sports Betting Impacted by 90% Loss Limitation in New Legislation

By Allison Katz

The recent enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) has introduced significant changes to the tax treatment of gambling losses, which are poised to profoundly impact the sports betting industry. Signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025, the bill includes a provision that limits the deductibility of gambling-related losses…

Case Study: Large Community Hospital Implements Comprehensive Tool to Ensure Appropriate Provider Compensation Structure

By Whitney Irish

Learn how Withum worked with a large community hospital to implement a comprehensive tool to ensure an appropriate provider compensation structure. Download a PDF of this case study. Executive Summary Withum was engaged by the CFO of a regional not-for-profit community hospital (the “System”) to provide insight into the compensation and performance of all physicians…

New Legislation Expands Qualified Small Business Stock Exclusion

By Allison Katz

On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law the bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The provisions of the new law addressing qualified small business stock (QSBS) mirror those that were included in the Senate Finance Committee proposal that was released a few weeks earlier on June 16, 2025….