Uncategorized

IMAGE BY VECTORHOT By Zachary Hunter and Jeff McCarthy of Marcum LLP Much has changed on the landscape of tax accounting for construction contracts and contractors in the past few years. The revised Construction Industry Audit Technique Guide issued by the IRS in 2021 contains the most recent set of updates.  Following are some highlights of some of the most ...

PHOTO BY THE LIGHT-WRITER By Moshe Broder, David Bitkower, Brandon D. Fox, Shoba Pillay, and David B. Robbins of Jenner & Block The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced recently a new Civil Cyber-Fraud initiative that will use the False Claims Act (FCA) to enforce government contract cybersecurity requirements. The initiative will be led by the Fraud Section of the DOJ ...

ISTOCK.COM/GGUY44 By Bobbi Hayes and Larry May In March of 2020, Congress passed the CARES Act to provide businesses and individuals with various forms of financial relief to help them withstand the COVID-19 pandemic. For businesses, the CARES Act became almost synonymous with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan program. Many construction companies applied for and received PPP loans last ...

ISTOCK.COM/SALVADORCELIS By James Miller and James Wiedemann When the new revenue recognition rules (Topic 606) were released, every industry scrambled to determine the impact they would have on their day-to-day activities. The construction industry reviewed the language and noticed that the terminology brought other industries closer to the percentage-of-completion model already being utilized and took a collective breath. However, upon ...

ISTOCK.COM/SYAHRIR MAULANA By David Jean Exiting your business requires long-term, comprehensive planning, whether you plan to pass your company to family members, sell your interest to a partner, or sell the company to an employee group or outside buyer. As with any major planning endeavor, the path to a successful exit can present you with some roadblocks along the way. ...

ISTOCK.COM/GGUY44 By Lori Ann Lange Changes related to the COVID-19 crisis and the construction and surety industries are still occurring; some data in this article may have changed from the time of article submission and the publication date. With each new presidential administration, there are changes in policies as well as new laws and regulations that can impact government construction ...

NASBP’s commitment to creating opportunities for producer and affiliate members is all about creating win-win scenarios in the economy as a whole. Nowhere is that better illustrated than in the Association’s partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Surety Guarantees (OSG), led by Peter Gibbs. Peter C. Gibbs, Director of the U.S. SBA Office of Surety Guarantees That’s ...

ISTOCK.COM/SIHASAKPRACHUM By James Miller and James WiedemannChanges related to the COVID-19 crisis and the construction and surety industries are still occurring; some data in this article may have changed from the time of article submission and the publication date. The day was Wednesday, March 11, 2020, as we sat with our audit team at a restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts. Across ...

ISTOCK.COM/OLIVIER LE MOAL By Brian Padove Changes related to the COVID-19 crisis and the construction and surety industries are still occurring; some data in this article may have changed from the time of article submission and the publication date. A good rule of thumb is generally always to be proactive rather than reactive. Whether it is “measuring twice and cutting ...

ISTOCK.COM/MARYANA SERDYNSKA By CharCretia V. Di Bartolo Changes related to the COVID-19 crisis and the construction and surety industries are still occurring; some data in this article may have changed from the time of article submission and the publication date. On June 30, 2020, the Rhode Island Superior Court issued a decision, Providence Builders, LLC v. Costa Brothers Masonry, Inc. ...