06.30.21
Mixing Business and Pleasure: Tax Implications of Personal Use Rental Properties
If you own a vacation home or other residence that you rent out to others when you are not using it, it is important to understand the tax treatment of these properties. In some cases, small adjustments in the mix of personal and rental use can have a significant impact. Three Scenarios Residential properties generally […]

05.18.21
The Real Estate Industry Awaits a Return to Normalcy and Focuses on Tenants, not Valuations
One thing that the real estate industry has had to learn from the economic cycles of the past three decades and from crises like the savings and loan collapse is patience. On the surface, the global pandemic seems to have had a uniform impact on the global economy — the tendency is to look at […]

04.29.21
Using Data Analytics to Gain a Competitive Edge and Boost Tenant Satisfaction
In today’s digital world, individuals and businesses are constantly generating massive amounts of data, providing valuable opportunities to those who understand and can harness it for their benefit. For example, commercial real estate businesses can tap a wide variety of data sources to increase tenant satisfaction and, in turn, improve lease renewals, occupancy rates and […]

06.01.21
Real Estate Group Newsletter – Spring 2021
ORBA's Real Estate Group's Newsletter provides a checklist to measure what stage your organization is at in preparing for the workplace of the future and details the financial and non-financial information that lenders consider when evaluating loan applications.

02.17.21
Real Estate Group Newsletter – Winter 2021
ORBA's Real Estate Group's Winter newsletter reviews coverage audits and their impact on a project’s profitability and covers the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) tax-related provisions for the real estate world.

11.19.20
Real Estate Group Newsletter – Fall 2020
ORBA's Real Estate Group's Fall newsletter explains why now is the time to review outstanding leases and covers IRS' proposed regulations on the changes made to Section 1031 (like-kind exchanges).

11.05.20
Legal, Financial and Tax Issues Affecting Real Estate in a COVID-19 Environment
Join ORBA’s Michael Kovacs, Jeffrey Newman, Thomas Kosinski, Tamara Partridge, Thomas Vance, Justin Sylvan, and guest speakers, John Morse, partner at Patzik Frank & Samotny, Ltd., and Alan Weel, senior vice president at Wintrust Commercial Real Estate, for a complimentary webinar discussing the legal, financial and tax implications of the pandemic on the real estate industry.

06.03.20
What You Need to Know About Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness
Join ORBA’s Frank L. Washelesky on Friday, May 29, for a complimentary webinar that will provide clarity on the PPP Loan Forgiveness rules. 

11.13.19
Tax Planning Strategies and Emerging Opportunities for Real Estate Professionals
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has paved the way to several significant tax-planning strategies that investors, owners, operators and other professionals in the real estate industry should know about. Between like-kind exchanges to the emerging popularity of qualified opportunity zones, there are many beneficial strategies to consider.

07.19.21
INSIDE Public Accounting Recognizes ORBA as a 2021 Top 200 IPA Firm
ORBA, one of Chicago’s largest public accounting firms, has been recognized as a 2021 IPA 200 Firm by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA).

03.10.21
ORBA Named to Accounting Today’s 2021 “Beyond the Top 100: Firms to Watch”
ORBA, one of Chicago’s largest public accounting firms, has been named as one of Accounting Today’s “Beyond the Top 100: Firms to Watch” for 2021. The firm is also ranked among the top 20 firms in the Great Lakes Region.

01.28.21
ORBA Winner of 2021 Top Workplaces USA Award Firm — Firm also Recognized on the Top Workplaces USA Financial Services List
ORBA, one of Chicago’s largest public accounting firms, is pleased to announce that it has earned the 2021 Top Workplaces USA Award. The firm was also recognized on the 2021 Top Workplaces USA Financial Services Industry list, issued by Energage. This is the inaugural year for the Top Workplaces USA Awards.

07.27.21
Apply for PPP Forgiveness Before Loan Repayment Period Begins
A critical deadline is approaching for many businesses that have received loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). If a borrower does not apply for forgiveness within ten months after the last day of the “covered period,” its PPP loan payments will no longer be deferred and it must begin making payments to its lender.

06.30.21
Here Come the Child Tax Credit Payments: What You Need to Know
The first advance payments under the temporarily expanded child tax credit (CTC) will begin to arrive for nearly 39 million households in mid-July 2021 — unless, that is, they opt-out.

05.06.21
The Biden Administration Proposes Far-Reaching Tax Overhaul
President Biden recently announced his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan (AFP), the third step in his Build Back Better policy initiative. The announcement followed the previous releases of the proposed $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan and the Made in America Tax Plan.

04.08.19
Various Media – ORBA Appoints Chief Financial Officer
ORBA is mentioned in the media for announcing the appointment of Cara Sample, CPA, as Chief Financial Officer of the firm. Reporting media include Yahoo! Finance, Spoke, The Daily Herald, NewsBlaze, Star Tribune and ABC 7. View the official press release.

04.04.19
Various Media – ORBA Ranked Among 2019 ‘Top Firms to Watch’ by Accounting Today
ORBA is mentioned in the media for being ranked among the “Beyond the Top 100: Firms to Watch” list for 2019, as well being listed among the top 20 firms in the Great Lakes Region.

01.10.19
Various Media – ORBA Launches ORBA Wealth Advisors
ORBA was mentioned in the media for its announcement of the launch of ORBA Wealth Advisors, LLC. Reporting media include Wealth Adviser, Verdict, Yahoo! Finance, the Daily Herald and Merril Edge. View the official press release.

07.19.21
INSIDE Public Accounting Recognizes ORBA as a 2021 Top 200 IPA Firm
ORBA, one of Chicago’s largest public accounting firms, has been recognized as a 2021 IPA 200 Firm by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA).

03.10.21
ORBA Named to Accounting Today’s 2021 “Beyond the Top 100: Firms to Watch”
ORBA, one of Chicago’s largest public accounting firms, has been named as one of Accounting Today’s “Beyond the Top 100: Firms to Watch” for 2021. The firm is also ranked among the top 20 firms in the Great Lakes Region.

01.28.21
ORBA Winner of 2021 Top Workplaces USA Award Firm — Firm also Recognized on the Top Workplaces USA Financial Services List
ORBA, one of Chicago’s largest public accounting firms, is pleased to announce that it has earned the 2021 Top Workplaces USA Award. The firm was also recognized on the 2021 Top Workplaces USA Financial Services Industry list, issued by Energage. This is the inaugural year for the Top Workplaces USA Awards.