“ReBuild Houston” may have a problem. With one of the largest storm-related rebuilding efforts in American history underway in Houston, finding qualified workers may be…
(Dec. 22, 2017) President Trump has now signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) into law. This bill provides the most sweeping change…
Business email compromise (BEC) scams are on the rise. In 2020, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), received 19,369 BEC/Email Account Compromise (EAC) complaints…
Estimating job costs is becoming increasingly difficult for construction contracts. Competitive bidding practices, rising labor and material costs, delays in obtaining permits, trade agreement restrictions…
Starting a new business venture can be exciting. Whether you are forming your first company or expanding into a new area, it is important to…
Our hearts go out to all of you affected by Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath. As a Gulf Coast company with offices in Houston and…
Employees are typically reimbursed for business expenses that are ordinary and necessary. Generally, ordinary expenses are considered as common in a line of business where…
For fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2018, businesses will have to start reporting leases differently on their balance sheets. That’s because the Financial…
On April 26, 2017, the Trump administration presented an outline of the president’s proposed broad goals of tax reform and his ideas on how those…
Business owners need to be aware that significant employee layoffs may lead to unintended partial plan terminations. In our region, oil and gas companies could…