Community Generated Content – Weaver

For the first episode of Weaver’s “Not-For-Profit” podcast series, the company’s Tax Partner, Kirby Ross, and Assurance Partner, Jackie Gonzalez, discussed unrelated business income tax (UBIT) and functional expenses in the context of nonprofit organizations. Kirby explained that a UBIT is a tax levied on income generated by a nonprofit through activities unrelated to…

As the country continues to grapple with things like unstable geopolitical issues, record-high inflation and rising interest rates, the real estate landscape is undergoing seismic shifts. Investors and professionals are vying for insights to predict market movements and drive sustainable investment strategies. Experts, like those at JP Morgan, note that a mild to moderate…

An employee stock ownership plan is a form of employee benefits that rewards workers by giving them a share in the company in the form of a stock. ESOPs, as they are dubbed, have steadily increased in popularity since their inception in the 1970s. So, what exactly is an ESOP, how do you know if…

The saturation of data in various areas of life and functionality has led to an interest in exploring different types of data management. Government agencies, along with their goal to be more transparent, have further put a demand on the handling of all of this data. As a result, incorporating newer and improved technology is…

In 2018, a Supreme Court ruling in the case of South Dakota v. Wayfair opened the door for states to implement a sales tax law on remote sellers based on the sales amount even if the seller is not physically present in the state. Many companies with multistate sales are only now learning about their…

With the increased focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters, industries across the board are discussing these topics. This heightened interest comes as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) considers rules that could mean new types of reporting for businesses that have not traditionally been subject to this kind of requirement. Meanwhile, many still…

The Provider Relief Fund (PRF) created a necessary cash infusion for healthcare providers during the pandemic. The pandemic required unprecedented government action to the tune of more than $19 billion distributed through the program. Now that the storm of Covid is behind us, the true story of PRF is around its success compared to mandated…

For businesses, tax season can be especially stressful, given the weight of information to prepare and consider, along with various changes coming from the IRS. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 amended Code Section 174, whereby requiring companies to capitalize and amortize costs for their R&D expenses starting in the 2022 tax year….

Emphasizing the critical role of enterprise performance management in today’s data-driven era, governments today are focused on the fundamentals and understand that their constituents are looking for results. Now is the time to align actions to the mission and begin looking at performance metrics that elevate the organization. The stakes couldn’t be higher with new…