Weaver: Beyond The Numbers

From shareholder and investor obligations to regulatory compliance requirements, environmental, social, and governance issues are front and center in many industries. While the conversation continues to grow louder in the United States, many companies are already embedding sustainability reporting and other ESG-related risks and opportunities into their business strategies.

Possibilities and unknowns. Those are words that got Howard Altshuler, Partner-in-Charge, Real Estate Services for Weaver, and Rob Nowak, Partner, Tax Services for Weaver, thinking about the future of tax plans and policy with the coming of a new administration. Now that a new administration is in place, Altshuler and Nowak wanted to address the situation and provide some context to what they think it all means in terms of taxes from an overall and a real estate perspective.

On this episode of Weaver Beyond the Numbers, Real Estate edition, Howard Altshuler, Partner-in-Charge, Real Estate Services for Weaver, and Rob Nowak, Partner, Tax Services for Weaver, brought their dynamic duo powers to some hot real estate topics; what to do with excess office space made available due to the effects of the pandemic, and the growing needs of single-family workforce housing. One solution beginning to pop up in some areas is the conversion of office space to living space. But just because conversions are taking place, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a full solution to the problem.

Weaver’s Mayur Naik, Senior Manager, State & Local Tax Services, and Shane Stewart, Partner-in-Charge, State and Local Tax Services, brought their wealth of knowledge and expertise to Beyond the Numbers.

The Pandemic’s Effect on eCommerce, Building Design, and Hotels with Howard Altshuler

Gone are the days when remote sellers can afford to procrastinate their obligations to register and begin filing sales tax returns under the economic nexus laws requirements. 

There are many challenges in achieving inclusion and diversity on boards. Many non-profit boards struggle with putting together a balanced board of diverse voices, including younger board members. Ronnie Haggerty, Vice President of Community Relations for The United Way at Greater Houston, and Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew, Vice President of Community Affairs for the Strategic Alliances at the State Fair of Texas, joined Weaver’s Alyssa Martin to discuss these issues and provide insights and tips for boards looking to create inclusive and diverse boards that can lead non-profits to success. “The reality is in today’s world boards simply are not diverse,” Haggerty said in a sobering statement. “We have an aging, white, board representation in communities like Houston, which is one of the most diverse cities in the United States. Only 35% of board members report that their board composition represents the demographics of the populations they serve. And only a quarter of those boards place a high priority on dive

Brad Jay, Weaver’s Partner-in-Charge of Manufacturing and Distribution Services tapped Frank Cinati, CFO of ABATIX, Vince Rullo, CFO of Howard Supply Company, and Matt Nafziger, CFO of Royal Manufacturing to give their perspective on how manufacturing and distribution companies have weathered the COVID-19 storm. What does the post-pandemic outlook like, and what can companies do to remain responsive to client needs in the face of continued change?

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced all sorts of businesses to get adaptable, and perhaps no one knows that better than the people running the financial side of things.

Management is never easy, but what’s the best way to manage when in-person meetings or even informal tools for collaboration like happy hours are no longer on the table? That’s the challenge the majority of businesses have faced in 2020.

Real Estate Edition: Buildings and Spaces’ Role in the ‘End’ of COVID-19

The 2020 Election May Be Very Taxing

This week on Weaver: Beyond the Numbers, Rob and Howard dive into resilience for retail properties. 

On this episode of Weaver Beyond the Numbers: Real Estate Episode, Rob Nowak and Howard Altshuler of Weaver chat about disruption opportunities the coronavirus pandemic brings to real estate.

Setting People Up for Success with Alyssa Martin and Adam Jones

How the Pandemic Could Change Leadership, Culture and Work with Dale Jensen and Lee Colan.

On this episode of Weaver: Beyond the Numbers, Weaver’s Bruce Zaret, Robert Neill and Trip Hillman tackle perhaps the largest looming question as the world marches toward a new normal – what risks are emerging in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic?These emerging risks will impact every corner of your organization, from facilities and the supply chain to insurance, financials, your workforce, operations, organizational culture and more.With that in mind, it’s critical to examine how c-suite leaders and other stakeholders can address these risks, turn them into opportunities for growth, and outline a path forward that engenders success in the post-pandemic era, not trepidation and stagnation.In particular, the trio of Weaver experts touched on:Where innovation can play a key role in navigating the post-pandemic new normalHow to manage elevated risks for IT professionals, including those surrounding technology implementation, remote work capabilities, growing security risks as organizations incorporate remote col

The purpose of SOC reporting is to give insights into business-to-business relationships. Neha Patel, Partner-in-Charge, IT Advisory Services, Weaver, and Alexis Kennedy, Senior Manager, IT Advisory Services, Weaver, joined Beyond the Numbers to talk about the importance of SOC reporting in supply chain management, which is a critical component of many businesses. “The force behind these reports is to allow a business to gain a more transparent look into the operations of the companies they are entering into a relationship with,” Kennedy said. “The SOC for supply chain is also designed to provide the users with information that they may use to assess and manage the risk that may arise from the relationship with that particular supply chain vendor.” “The whole premise of this ‘SOC for supply chain’ is to highlight and give more transparency to what dependencies there are throughout that life cycle,” Patel said. “When you think about the world today, there are global dependencies, timelines, dependencies on del

Weaver: Beyond the Numbers: The Importance of Strategic Governance

At our core, we’re a Texas-based, national accounting firm with comprehensive capabilities. That means we do the things you’d expect us to do: traditional assurance and tax services. However, our philosophy has always been about doing more than expected. That’s why Weaver also provides a wide array of advisory services including risk advisory, transaction advisory, IT advisory, energy compliance services, forensics and litigation, financial institutions consulting and public company services.