11.29.18
Investing 101: Tips for What to Look for Before Buying
In any real estate portfolio, the goal is to be profitable. While the commercial real estate market has improved significantly since the lows seen during the Great Recession, investing still involves understanding the market. Let’s take a look at steps you can take to help bolster your investment portfolio.

10.30.18
How the TCJA Changes Depreciation Periods for Real Property
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provides some changes to the recovery periods for certain property depreciated under the modified accelerated cost recovery system and the alternative depreciation system.

09.14.18
Using Blockchain to Build a Better Real Estate Transaction
Blockchain technology first gained attention as the digital ledger that makes Bitcoin transactions possible. Today, it has  migrated to other areas that could benefit from a distributed, unalterable ledger. Here’s some valuable information for commercial property investors who are unfamiliar with how blockchain can benefit them.

12.07.18
Real Estate Group Newsletter – Fall 2018
Our Real Estate Group's Fall 2018 Newsletter offers insight on the new lease accounting standards, and well as the adjustments to like-kind exchanges under the new tax law.

09.05.18
Real Estate Group Newsletter – Summer 2018
How to opt out of the new partnership audit rules Anita Wescott, CPA Many real estate businesses are formed as partnerships. Beginning this year, the IRS is applying new procedures to its partnership audits. Under the procedures, any adjustments and penalties after an audit generally will be assessed against the partnership itself, rather than against […]

06.18.18
Real Estate Group Newsletter – Spring 2018
Is a General Partner Fund Right for Your Deal? Justin Sylvan, CPA The process to launch a private real estate fund involves navigating a variety of structural complexities and business challenges. As the real estate boom reaches new heights, real estate private equity sponsors are becoming increasingly constrained and looking for new ways to fund […]

11.15.18
Tax Planning Trends and Tips for the Real Estate Industry
The cyclical nature of the real estate industry, coupled with the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, presents a new set of challenges for real estate investors, owners, operators and other professionals in the industry. But with these challenges come various opportunities for growth through creative tax-planning strategies. Join ORBA for […]

07.30.18
ORBA Named Among Top 200 Public Accounting Firms for 2018 by INSIDE Public Accounting
CHICAGO – Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, Ltd. (ORBA), one of Chicago’s largest public accounting firms, has been named as one of the country’s Top 200 Firms for 2018 by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA). ORBA is ranked #125 on the list in the annual report. IPA 100, 200 and 300 firms are ranked by U.S. net revenues […]

07.11.18
ORBA Elects New Directors
CHICAGO — Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, Ltd. (ORBA), one of Chicago’s largest public accounting firms, is proud to announce that Adam Pechin, CPA, MST, and Thomas Vance, JD, LLM, have been promoted to Directors of the firm effective July 1, 2018. “We are excited to have Adam and Tom join our growing group of young, […]

05.30.18
ORBA Wins Association of Accounting Marketing Achievement Awards
CHICAGO — Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, Ltd. (ORBA), one of Chicago’s largest accounting firms, is the recipient of the Association of Accounting Marketing (AAM) Marketing Achievement Award in three separate categories: Website, Digital Advertising, and Collateral and Content Marketing. The awards were announced at AAM’s annual conference in Portland, Oregon. ORBA was recognized for its […]

12.05.18
Treasury Department Proposes Regulations on Business Interest Expense Limitation
The IRS released temporary guidance about the new interest expense limitation in April. Now, proposed regulations have been published that significantly expand on the temporary guidance. Among other notable provisions, the proposed regulations provide a very broad definition of “interest”.

11.26.18
Year-End Tax Planning for Businesses in the New Tax Environment
The passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in late 2017 brought significant changes to the tax landscape. As the first tax season under the law looms on the horizon, new year-end tax planning strategies are emerging. Meanwhile, some of the old tried-and-true strategies have changed and others remain viable.

10.29.18
IRS Proposes Regulations for Opportunity Zone Tax Incentives
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) includes a provision that Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin said should lead to $100 billion in capital investments in distressed areas. The provision allows taxpayers to defer tax on capital gains by investing in such Opportunity Zones. The IRS unveiled proposed regulations on October 19, 2018 that should help investors capture this tax incentive.

07.30.18
Various Media – ORBA Ranked Among IPA Top 200 Public Accounting Firms
ORBA was mentioned in the media for being named among the Top 200 Public Accounting Firms of 2018 by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA). Reporting media include: Yahoo! Finance, MarketWatch, Chicago Business News, the Daily Herald, and Chicago CityRoom  

07.13.18
Various Media – ORBA Elects New Directors
ORBA  is proud to announce that Adam Pechin, CPA, MST, and Thomas Vance, JD, LLM, have been promoted to Directors of the firm effective July 1, 2018. Reporting media include Accounting Today, the Washington Business Journal, the Triangle Business Journal, Yahoo! Finance, the Daily Herald, and Chicago City Room. Click here to view the official press release.

05.31.18
Various Media – ORBA Wins Association of Accounting Marketing Awards
ORBA was recently mentioned in the media for winning the Association of Accounting Marketing (AAM) Marketing Achievement Awards in three separate categories: Website, Digital Advertising, and Collateral and Content Marketing. Reporting media include Yahoo!, the St. Louis Business Journal, the New York Business Journal, the Cincinnati Business Courier, the Dayton Business Journal, and Chicago Business News.

07.30.18
ORBA Named Among Top 200 Public Accounting Firms for 2018 by INSIDE Public Accounting
CHICAGO – Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, Ltd. (ORBA), one of Chicago’s largest public accounting firms, has been named as one of the country’s Top 200 Firms for 2018 by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA). ORBA is ranked #125 on the list in the annual report. IPA 100, 200 and 300 firms are ranked by U.S. net revenues […]

07.11.18
ORBA Elects New Directors
CHICAGO — Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, Ltd. (ORBA), one of Chicago’s largest public accounting firms, is proud to announce that Adam Pechin, CPA, MST, and Thomas Vance, JD, LLM, have been promoted to Directors of the firm effective July 1, 2018. “We are excited to have Adam and Tom join our growing group of young, […]

05.30.18
ORBA Wins Association of Accounting Marketing Achievement Awards
CHICAGO — Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, Ltd. (ORBA), one of Chicago’s largest accounting firms, is the recipient of the Association of Accounting Marketing (AAM) Marketing Achievement Award in three separate categories: Website, Digital Advertising, and Collateral and Content Marketing. The awards were announced at AAM’s annual conference in Portland, Oregon. ORBA was recognized for its […]