Construction

Contractors can help their bottom line and mitigate audit risk by better understanding their equipment and how it’s being utilized.

Join us for a session covering observations and tactical planning strategies that construction, real estate, architecture, and engineering companies can deploy to help bolster their approach to estate planning, liquidity, cash flow, and IT and cybersecurity.

Construction, real estate, and architecture companies have had to pivot quickly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this panel, we’ll hear from industry leaders on how they have remained nimble in times of disruption.

This session for the real estate and construction sector will cover state tax law developments and trends as a result of the recent election and what to expect in upcoming legislative sessions. We’ll also highlight recent state and local taxes that could impact your business in specific jurisdictions.

With the election over and tax changes happening, this session for the real estate and construction sector will review candidate’s tax plan and compare to current law, discuss tax planning opportunities should the candidate’s tax plan be enacted, and highlight recent changes to tangible asset incentives.

With the elections over, business owners will be curious about the road that lies ahead for the economy. This session will provide actionable information on opportunities and challenges to help with your planning for the next year. We’ll start by reviewing the current state of the national and local economies and then discuss items to consider for the path forward.

The residential market has seen a significant amount of movement in the last 10 years. In this panel, we’ll discuss the current state of residential real estate and what’s in store for urban infill and suburban development.

The effects of COVID-19 on businesses and consumers—and potentially the results of the upcoming election—will drive changes in commercial real estate markets across the country. As corporate tenants shift occupancy plans and households reconsider where to live, we’ll examine the impact on economies and real estate sectors.

Cities are done. The office is dead. Delivery is the future. At least two of these are wrong—but why? Join us for an on-demand webcast in which we’ll answer that question and share insights on how cities are changing—especially due to COVID-19—and how your company can remain fluid during the transition.

Join us for an on-demand webcast on cash management and cash flow strategies for construction companies. Improving cash flow and developing a decision-making process for managing liquidity can give companies a strategic advantage. To help define your process, we’ll provide an economic update as well as discuss the current interest rate environment, investment best practices, how to protect cash, and how to improve cash flow.

Corporate culture can make or break an organization. There are fundamental challenges all companies face when it comes to their people. How have these challenges changed given the new paradigm organizations find themselves in during COVID-19? In this on-demand webcast, we’ll explore this question and share near-term solutions that can also drive company culture in the long-term.

In this on-demand webcast, we’ll discuss the advantages of tracking project costs for projects in all stages and how it can benefit the different phases of your project. Additionally, we’ll cover guidelines for program and construction project controls, steps you can take to improve current cost tracking, best practices when documenting COVID-19 related costs, and common areas of audit risk exposure and controls.

The Research & Experimentation Tax Credit, commonly referred to as the R&D tax credit, is a valuable means for lowering your construction company’s tax liability and increasing cash flow. In our webcast, we’ll provide an in-depth overview of the R&D tax credit, covering key benefits for companies in the construction industry.

Following the tax reconciliation act of 2017, Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs) provide important investment opportunities for tiered-entity investors and property owners. During this webcast, we’ll move beyond the technical application of QOZs and address trends investors and property owners should be following.

Companies that currently issue an annual System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 report—or that plan to issue a SOC 2 report in the near future—need to be aware of the changes. They’re effective for any SOC 2 reports issued after December 15, 2018. In our webcast, we’ll cover SOC 2 changes and focus on areas where service organizations can expand their controls to better meet the SOC 2 criteria.

When it comes to providing R&D tax credits, Arizona is the most generous distributor in the nation. However, many companies assume they don’t qualify, despite the credits being available to a wide variety of companies, industries, and projects—at the federal and state levels. Join us for a webcast addressing key strategies companies can use to qualify for, claim, and fully benefit from operating under Arizona’s generous R&D tax credit policies.

In this webcast, we outline the expanded disclosure requirements for revenue recognition, the impacts to financial presentation and reporting, and steps companies may need to take to improve current accounting systems and properly capture information needed under the new standard.