There are various nuances when you’re navigating a licensing agreement – the best terms, your intellectual property, and not losing up to millions of dollars in royalties. Approachable Advisors™ like Contract Compliance Manager, Carlos Gomez, help businesses with this and gives insights on the next PKF Texas – The Entrepreneur’s Playbook®.
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GAAP financial statements can help streamline the due diligence process for buyers and sellers of businesses. How so? Check out the next episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® with PKF Texas Audit Senior Manager, Kimberly Wood, CPA, CEPA.
Does your not-for-profit organization have generous donors? Make sure you’re providing the correct documentation for their charitable contributions to maintain your tax-exempt status. In this episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneur’s Playbook®, Tax Director Emily Smikal, CPA, walks us through several scenarios and how to handle them.
Think of sell-side due diligence like car maintenance. We’re the mechanics taking a look under the hood of your business. Why is this important? Audit Director, Chris Hatten, CPA, CVA, CM&AA, goes into detail in this episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneur’s Playbook®.
Do you know the benefits of purchasing a licensing agreement for your company? How do you negotiate the correct terms and conditions of the agreement for the most benefit? All your questions are answered in this episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® with Audit Contract Compliance Manager, Carlos Gomez.
There is more to an audit than simply going through one. Other valuable things can come from audits that business owners should consider. In the next episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneur’s Playbook®, Jen Lemanski learns more benefits from Audit Senior Manager Kimberly Wood, CPA, CEPA.
“Grants” is a broad term used universally but can mean different things for not-for-profits. Make sure you understand what grant you need to account for and what steps to take. In the next PKF Texas – The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® Audit Director, Nicole Riley, CPA, breaks down the steps your organization needs to consider when it comes to grant accounting.
Performing an audit and having audited financial statements are always a good thing, but how do they also benefit buyers in a transaction? In the next PKF Texas – The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® episode, Audit Senior Manager, Kimberly Wood, CPA, CEPA, provides the insightful details.
You probably know the benefits of selling your business and how to do it effectively, as well as proactively, but have you thought about potential pitfalls?
It’s politics season, and there are lobbying activities your not-for-profit should steer away from.
If you’re an investor, you might consider purchasing a franchise. Why?
The International Franchise Association’s Annual Convention in San Diego is happening February 26 – March 1, 2022!
Reaching the end goal when selling your business may involve a few obstacles along the way.
Looking to sell your business for a premium? The first step in the due diligence process is getting your financial house in order.
In this episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneur’s Playbook®, Audit Senior Manager Kimberly Wood, CPA, CEPA, covers some best practices for facilitating a due diligence process and the ways PKF Texas can help with this process.
In this episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneur’s Playbook®, Jen Lemanski is joined by Audit Director, Chris Hatten, CPA, CVA, CM&AA, and Audit Senior Manager, Kimberly Wood, CPA, CEPA, to discuss the advantages of sell-side due diligence.
In this episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneur’s Playbook®, Chris Hatten discusses how a business can strategically prepare for the right time to sell their business to avoid being caught off guard.
M&A Markets are “hot” right now! What’s contributing to this current trend? Jen Lemanski sits down with Chris Hatten, CPA, CVA, CM&AA, for this episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® to discuss the various factors.
JV Solutions is a division of Joint Venture Strategic Advisors (JVSA), offering the energy industry a menu of services, including providing temporary staff to fill the roles of full-time or part-time employees. Learn more about other services JV Solutions provides with JVSA President Kirsten Strieck.
Now that you’ve learned about Joint Venture Strategic Advisors (JVSA) and its service offerings, let’s dive into the history of its inception. How did the company get started and what was the philosophy behind establishing it? JVSA Senior Vice President Brian Baumler, CPA, discusses the details with guest host, Russ Capper.
This episode of the PKF Texas – The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® features Joint Venture Strategic Advisors (JVSA) President, Kirsten Strieck, and Senior Vice President, Brian Baumler, CPA, explaining the details of what JVSA is and what services the company offers.
Understanding how plan documents and adoption agreements relate to 401(k) plans, along with the importance of the elections made in the adoption agreement, are vital to a company’s 401(k) plan. In this episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneurs Playbook®, Audit Senior Manager Jen Edmiston will cover these topics, as well as how plan sponsors can minimize their risk with the adoption agreement.
Russ Capper had a chance to sit down with Norbert Czypionka, a senior manager with Joint Venture Strategic Advisors. In this discussion, Norbert will explain how JVSA is able to advise their clients in the oil and gas industry with revenue audits, financial transactions that relate to a specific well, to net revenue interests.
Disclaimer: The information discussed by Norbert in this video applies to the U.S. only and does not relate to Canadian audits.
Third-party providers can be very beneficial for companies and their retirement plans. In this episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneurs Playbook®, Kelly McDonald will go over some of these benefits, along with issues to be aware of to help mitigate any liabilities from the third-party providers.
In this episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneurs Playbook®, Business Advisory Manager Roland Robb is back to explain the benefits and credits a company may be eligible for with the Employee Retention Credit under the CARES Act.
On this episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneurs Playbook®, Roland Robb, a Business Advisory manager at PKF Texas, discusses the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) under the CARES Act along with eligibility and the different rules for 2021 verses 2020.
Curate Capital invests in women entrepreneurs who are starting or growing their own businesses. In this interview, Carrie shares her journey as an entrepreneur, how she found her passion for investing in female entrepreneurs, why it’s important to invest in all types of diversity and much more.
Learn how this startup helps nonprofits access new sources of funding by making it easy for all investors to donate appreciated stock to the charity of their choice in 10 minutes or less.
Janette always wanted to be in charge but she never thought it would happen this early on in her professional development to become CEO of such a large corporation.
This week Leisa Holland-Nelson visits with Casey Curry, Corporate Citizenship Director with aliantgroup, a leading provider of specialty tax services. They discuss how the company works with large clients, and CPA firms and has significant expertise in Research & Development Tax Credits.
Leisa Holland-Nelson visits with Frances Hamker-Crossingham, Senior Principal with Slalom. They discuss Fran’s history in consulting, the importance of company culture and the changes ahead caused by the pandemic.
Leisa Holland-Nelson checks in at SheSpace and sits down with Stephanie and Katie Tsuru, the co-founders of this happening women-focused work-space. The conversation centers on SheSpace “community” and then evolves into plans way beyond Houston.
Houston’s 8-Year old Next Level Urgent Care is not business-as-usual medical care. Leisa Holland-Nelson visits with Dr. Juliet Breeze, founder and CEO of this rapidly expanding game-changing form of medical service offering multiple ways to skip the waiting room.
In this episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneurs Playbook®, Carlos Gomez will discuss how oil and gas lease operations can benefit from a Royalty Relief overview to recover royalties or lost profits based on leases they operate.
Reducing third-party risk to ensure that contracts, business procedures and proper use of the intellectual property are some of the benefits from engaging in a contract compliance overview. Carlos Gomez, an audit manager with PKF Texas, discusses these benefits and many more on this episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneurs Playbook®.
Royalty rates and minimum guarantees are a few key sections of licensing agreements. In this episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneurs Playbook®, Jen Lemanski sits down with Carlos Gomez to discuss these important sections and a few others surrounding licensing agreements.
Data analytics can benefit not-for-profit organizations tremendously. In this episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneurs Playbook®, Nicole Riley discusses with Jen Lemanski all the advantages of collecting and applying data analytics to help develop smart business decisions and strategies for your not-for-profit organization.
Building team morale and maintaining clear communication between the two different departments, finance and development, within not-for-profit organizations are just two of the important benefits of collaboration. In this episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneurs Playbook®, Nicole Riley, CPA, CFE, will cover these and more.
Nicole Riley, a Director on the audit team and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ not-for-profit team, has a few tips on how you can prepare for a smooth audit process with your not-for-profit organization on this episode of the PKF Texas – The Entrepreneur’s Playbook®.
PKF Texas offers a variety of field examination services for banks. In this episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneurs Playbook®, Matt Goldston, a director in the entrepreneurial advisory services group, discusses the various services banks are requesting PKF Texas to work with them on.
A bank field examination is an important lending practice for any bank to conduct by evaluating the assets their clients provided. Find out how Matt Goldston, a Director on the Entrepreneurial Advisory Services team with PKF Texas, can help on this episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneurs Playbook®.
What triggers the IRS to audit a not-for-profit organization? In this episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneurs Playbook®, Emily Smikal, a tax director and one of the faces of our PKF Texas not-for-profit team, discusses key factors and how your organization can avoid common audit pitfalls.
Did you know that not-for-profit organizations need to file tax forms? In this episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneurs Playbook, Jen Lemanski sits down with Emily Smikal, a tax director and one of the faces of the PKF Texas not-for-profit team, to discuss the various forms your not-for-profit organization needs to be aware of with filing taxes.
Emily Smikal, a Director in our tax department and one of the faces of the PKF Texas not-for-profit team, sits down with Jen Lemanski to discuss how a not-for-profit organization might meet the criteria for unrelated business income, or UBI for short.
Jen Lemanski visits with Carlos Gomez, an Audit Manager and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ Contract Compliance Services team, to discuss how a royalty audit can be beneficial for a brand when contracting with a third party.
Operational Management Audits can net results of 10% or more in recovered fees. Find out how in this episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneurs Playbook® with Jen Lemanski and Carlos Gomez, an Audit Manager and one of the faces of the PKF Texas Contract Compliance Services team.
Fiduciary positions involve a lot of responsibilities, which could lead to risks if not properly educated in the role. Jen Lemanski sits down with Kristin Ryan, an audit senior manager and one of the faces of the PKF Texas Employee Benefit Plan Team, to discuss where the gaps are and how to mitigate them.
Jen Lemanski and Carlos Gomez, an Audit Manager and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ Contract Compliance Services team, discuss management operational agreement audits. Find out what they entail, who is involved and how PKF Texas can help you through this audit process.
Kristin Ryan, CPA, and Jen Lemanski discuss merger and acquisition (M&A) activities and the impact they have on your company’s employee benefit plans. Here’s what a company needs to have prepared for a successful transaction on this episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneur’s Playbook.
Jen Lemanski and Kristin Ryan, an audit senior manager and one of the faces of The PKF Texas Employee Benefit Plan team, discuss some important details your company needs to know about the SECURE Act and CARES Act in this episode of PKF Texas’ – The Entrepreneurs Playbook.
Keeping up with the PPP Loan Forgiveness program can be a tough challenge. In this episode of PKF Texas’ – The Entrepreneurs Playbook, Jen Lemanski sits down with Matt Goldston, a director in the Entrepreneurial Advisory Services team, to discuss how PKF Texas might be able to help you navigate the always changing landscape.
If your company needs a skilled financial professional without the burden of a full-time person, PKF Texas has a solution. Byron Hebert, CPA, CTP, Chief Growth Officer, discusses PKF Texas’ wide range of expertise in its Outsourced Controller and CFO services with Matt Goldston and Sam Razmandi.
Management operation agreements are next in our series on PKF Texas’ Contract Compliance services. Jen discusses what they are, who needs them and how we can help, with Carlos Gomez, an Audit Manager and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ Contract Compliance Services team.
Our series on PKF Texas’ Contract Compliance services explores licensing and royalty audits for both the licensee and the licensor. Jen discusses misreporting and other mishaps with Carlos Gomez, an audit manager and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ Contract Compliance Services team.
As we continue the conversation about Contract Compliance, this week we dive into the details around vendor audits. Jen discusses how they work and what companies should consider with Carlos Gomez, an audit manager and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ Contract Compliance Services team.
Last week we introduced and defined PKF Texas’ Contract Compliance services. This week we get more specific with Franchise Compliance. Jen discusses franchise compliance audits, red flags and services for franchisees with Carlos Gomez, an audit manager and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ Contract Compliance Services team.
What are Contract Compliance services and who needs them? They are more diverse than you think and can provide benefits to both sides of an agreement. Jen discusses contract reviews, protections and language with Carlos Gomez, an audit manager and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ Contract Compliance Services team.
In this special episode of PKF Texas – The Entrepreneur’s Playbook, Entrepreneurial Advisory Services Director, Sam Razmandi, CPA, walks you through the Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application released by the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Department of Treasury in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The SEC recently issued more authoritative interpretive guidance on disclosures. Jen discusses the Disclosure Effectiveness Initiative and how it affects public companies with Chip Schweiger, an audit director and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ SEC Team.
Public company violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) can bring severe punishments. Are your FCPA programs up-to-date? Jen discusses the SEC’s increased focus on FCPA with Chip Schweiger, an audit director and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ SEC Team.
Will the PCAOB merge into the SEC? Would your company be affected? Jen gets a detailed update from Ryan Istre, an audit director and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ SEC Team.
Audit independence issues are always a hot topic. Jen discusses the nuances between the SEC and PCAOB’s concerns with Ryan Istre, an audit director and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ SEC Team.
Is your audit committee prepared for the new CAMs? Jen discusses the SEC’s latest staff guidance on Critical Audit Matters with Ryan Istre, an audit director and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ SEC Team.
Audit season is here, and public companies are preparing their financial statements and disclosures. Jen discusses the SEC’s latest comments with Chip Schweiger, an audit director and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ SEC Team.
Tax law has many exceptions for entrepreneurs restructuring or liquidating small- to medium-sized businesses with international operations. Russ discusses evolving options and solutions with Frank Landreneau, a Director and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ International Tax Team.
Restructuring a small- to medium-sized business for international operations is more complicated with the Tax Cut Jobs Act. Russ discusses different options with Frank Landreneau, a director and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ International Tax Team.
More changes are coming from the SECURE Act, which will affect not only Defined Contribution plans, but 401(k) and other pension plans as well. Russ discusses details with Kristin Ryan, Audit Senior Manager and one of the faces of the PKF Texas Employee Benefit Plan team.
Are you current on recent changes to the rules for 401(k) and Defined Compensation plans? Russ discusses specifics of the SECURE Act with Kristin Ryan, Audit Senior Manager and one of the faces of the PKF Texas Employee Benefit Plan team.
PKF Texas’ next Continuing Education event focuses on Employee Engagement and Communication Strategies. It’s coming up on February 6th. Russ gets the details from Kristin Ryan, Audit Senior Manager and one of the faces of the PKF Texas Employee Benefit Plan team.
How safe is your company’s cash? Is it appropriately protected from fraud? Jen discusses the benefits of treasury management with Danielle Supkis Cheek, a director on the PKF Texas Fraud and Forensics team.
Data visualization is not as scary as it sounds. Danielle Supkis Cheek, a director on the PKF Texas Data Analytics team, explains how to start small and proceed at your own speed.
The implementation for lease accounting for private companies has been delayed. Danielle Supkis Cheek, a director on the PKF Texas Consulting team, offers advice and tips for handling the coming changes.
Is your company ready for audit season? Danielle Supkis Cheek, a director in the entrepreneurial services group at PKF Texas, is back with Jen to discuss revenue recognition and changes to consider.
Is your functional expense schedule up to date? Jen gets important tips for not-for-profits from Nicole Riley, CPA, CFE, an audit senior manager and one of the faces of the PKF Texas Not-for-Profit team.
What’s on the horizon for broker-dealers? Jen discusses what to expect in the next PCAOB inspection report with Marty Lindle, an audit director and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ Broker-Dealer team.
What deficiencies are auditors finding with broker-dealers? Jen continues her discussion of the PCAOB inspection report with Marty Lindle, an audit director and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ Broker-Dealer team.
Each annual inspection report from the PCAOB has prompted changes in the broker-dealer space. Jen continues the discussion with Marty Lindle, an audit director and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ Broker-Dealer team.
Are your expense sharing agreements documented properly? Jen discusses what FINRA looks for and common issues they find in an audit with Nicole Riley, CPA, CFE, an audit senior manager and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ Broker-Dealer team.
The PCAOB has released its eighth annual report on the interim inspection program for auditors. Jen discusses how the report affects broker-dealers with Marty Lindle, an audit director and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ Broker-Dealer team.
The modern broker-dealer does more than just buy and sell securities. Jen discusses definitions and regulations with Nicole Riley, CPA, CFE, an audit senior manager and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ Broker-Dealer team.
Is your 401(k) plan administrator fulfilling all its fiduciary responsibilities? If not, your company could be liable. Jen is back with Kristin Ryan, an audit senior manager and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ Employee Benefit Plan team.
Could your employee benefit plan survive an audit? What happens when errors are discovered? Jen continues her discussion with Kristin Ryan, an audit senior manager and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ Employee Benefit Plan team.
Has there been a change in your company’s Employee Benefit Plan and how does this affect the definition of compensation? Jen is back to discuss 401(k) plans with Michael Veuleman, audit practice leader and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ Employee Benefit Plan team.
How safe is your employees’ 401(k) plan data? Jen discusses ways to mitigate the risk to employee date through cyber security with Michael Veuleman, audit practice leader and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ Employee Benefit Plan team.
Did you know that having the right data can impact employee benefit costs? Jen discusses strategies related to employee participation in health care programs with Kristin Ryan, an audit senior manager and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ Employee Benefit Plan team.
Is your not-for-profit organization taking the steps it should to prevent occupational fraud? Jen discusses checks and balances and other things to consider with Nicole Riley, CPA, CFE, audit senior manager on the PKF Texas Not-for-Profit team.
Mistakes in debt financing can cause headaches for a foreign multi-national firm. Jen discusses what they should be paying attention to with Frank Landreneau, a Director and one of the faces of the PKF Texas International Tax team.
Not-for-Profit organizations working with a Board of Directors must be aware of an additional layer of rules. Jen discusses fiduciary responsibilities of board members with Nicole Riley, CPA, CTP, audit senior manager on the PKF Texas Not-for-Profit team.
The Development and Accounting departments for Not-for-Profit organizations are critical to have in sync with financial reporting. Jen discusses solutions for collaboration between the two with Nicole Riley, CPA, CFE, audit senior manager on the PKF Texas Not-for-Profit team.
Texas CPA Society (TXCPA) Houston Chapter is preparing for its annual accounting and reporting event for the energy industry. Jen joins Brian Baumler, PKF Texas; Jennifer Poff; TXCPA; and Tanya Tyler, WG Consulting; for a lively discussion about the upcoming 2019 TXCPA Energy Conference on August 28th.
Tax Reform has changed the rules for not only domestic, but international corporations doing business in the U.S. Jen and with Frank Landreneau, a Director and one of the faces of the PKF Texas International Tax team, discuss how it can impact tax planning strategies.
How do you make sure you’re getting the best deal when considering the sale of your business? Jen discusses how to optimize planned and opportunistic sale transactions with Matt Goldston, a Director of PKF Texas’ Entrepreneurial Advisory Services and a member of the Transaction Advisory Services Team.
Preparing for a sale doesn’t have to be stressful if you know what to expect. Jen discusses potential pitfalls and how to reduce them with Matt Goldston, a Director on PKF Texas’ Entrepreneurial Advisory Services Team and a member of the Transaction Advisory Services Team.
Houston has always been a pioneer for technology and innovation. But, did you know that we are also a Smart City?
Are you getting the full benefit of recent changes to the Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII) deduction? Jen continues the FDII discussion with Frank Landreneau, one of PKF Texas’ international tax directors.
Not being prepared for an out of the blue call from a strategic buyer could cost you in the long run. Jen discusses how to handle the unexpected with Matt Goldston, a Director of PKF Texas’ Entrepreneurial Advisory Services and a member of the Transaction Advisory Services Team.
Remember the technology in Money Ball? Well, the Houston Astros have that concept on steroids!
SEC reporting changes are coming! Jen discusses what’s in the works with Miriam Rouziek, an audit manager and member of the PKF Texas SEC team.
Digital technology has taken the world by storm—and now it’s improving efficiencies in the oilfield.
We’re discussing how to prepare for a sale. (Hint: Don’t try to do it alone.) Jen discusses valuing your business with Matt Goldston, a Director of PKF Texas’ Entrepreneurial Advisory Services and a member of the Transaction Advisory Services Team.
