News and Press Releases

Current News

01/13/12	"Lease Accounting Standards Update" by Shane Brown The initial FASB exposure draft on lease accounting was released on August 17, 2010, and many in the construction industry took the opportunity to comment on the exposure draft from its release date until December 15, 2010. The comment period was successful in pointing out ambiguities, problems, and potential costs resulting from this exposure draft. ... [view full release]
12/15/11	"Selecting Accounting/ERP Software" by Doug Askam Many accounting and ERP software system implementations fail to meet expectations. The failure does not occur at the end of the project but rather at the very beginning. There are literally thousands of accounting software systems on the market, and if you do not have clearly defined business requirements and the process to communicate those requirements to each vendor under consideration, chances are an incompatible solution will be selected and purchased. ... [view full release]
12/07/11	Gaylen Hansen Re-appointed to PCAOB Standing Advisory Group EKS&H Partner, Gaylen Hansen, was recently re-appointed to the Public Company Oversight Board's (PCAOB) Standing Advisory Group (SAG). ... [view full release]
11/28/11	Year End Tax Planning Guide Saving tax is a lot like saving money-the sooner you start, the more you can save. ... [view full release]
11/08/11	EKS&H Repeats as One of the Top 25 Best Employers in the Nation Hundreds of companies across the U.S. submitted entries in the very detailed and competitive analysis conducted by GPTW and Entrepreneur Magazine. The winners are selected based on a randomly distributed employee opinion survey about the organizations' workplace cultures and a firm culture audit. ... [view full release]
11/06/11	CO Hotel & Lodging Association Awards EKS&H with its Galen Drake Allied Member of the Year Award October 24 - The Colorado Hotel & Lodging Association (CHLA) CHLA announced its Allied Partner of 2011 at its recent conference at the Broadmoor. Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman, PC (EKS&H) Account Firm is the largest Colorado-based certified public accounting firm and has been a member of the CHLA for more than 25 years. ... [view full release]
11/05/11	"Filing Methods for Multistate Taxpayers" by Bruce Nelson A simple example demystifies and distinguishes between separate, consolidated or combined filing. ... [view full release]
10/28/11	PRESS RELEASE: EKS&H Names Three New Partners Growing public accounting firm adds senior leaders with diverse audit and tax service experience. ... [view full release]
10/03/11	Listing Chinese Companies on American Small-cap Exchanges Dave Steiner spoke with China Economic Review in June about Chinese companies listing in the United States. ... [view full release]
09/23/11	Government Contractor Industry Alert Government contractors commonly use a variety of resources to perform their contracts-their own statutory employees, independent contractors, or affiliated entities. Work is often performed in several different states/cities, for customers that reside in Washington, D.C., or other Eastern states. Because of these varied arrangements, the state income tax consequences to businesses, and their shareholders, can be surprisingly diverse. ... [view full release]
09/22/11	Tax & Accounting Alert: Goodwill Impairment The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued final guidance on goodwill impairment that gives companies the option to perform a qualitative assessment that may allow them to skip the required annual two-step test. ... [view full release]
07/27/11	EKS&H Tax & Accounting Update: New Guidance for Presentation of Other Comprehensive Income The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued new guidance for how public and private companies must present other comprehensive income (OCI) and its components in their financial statements. ... [view full release]
04/14/11	PRESS RELEASE: EKS&H Announces Gaylen R. Hansen Selected as NASBA Vice Chair The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) Nominating Committee met Monday, March 28, to select a candidate for NASBA Vice Chair 2011-2012, who will automatically accede to Chair in 2012-2013. EKS&H is pleased to announce that one of its partners, Gaylen R. Hansen, CPA, was selected for this appointment. ... [view full release]
04/08/11	PRESS RELEASE: EKS&H Supports Annual ESOP Conference Upwards of 800 business leaders and employee ownership and equity professionals for the 2011 ESOP Conference, presented by the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) and the Beyster Institute, Rady School of Management, UCSD. ... [view full release]
03/30/11	New Guidance on Form SSA - New Filing Deadlines Tax-qualified plans must file an annual registration statement identifying separated participants with deferred vested benefits with the Internal Revenue Service on IRS Form 8955-SSA for plan years beginning on and after January 1, 2009. ... [view full release]
03/28/11	PRESS RELEASE: EKS&H is Founding Member of Second Largest International Public Accounting Association The Leading Edge Alliance (LEA) is now ranked by the International Accounting Bulletin as the second largest international association of independent public accounting firms for 2011. Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman (EKS&H) PC, the largest Colorado-based accounting and ... [view full release]
02/22/11	"R&D Tax Credits: Not just for big companies" by Lawrence Knuston The federal research tax credit was extended retroactively through December 31, 2011. To add to the benefit, the Small Business Jobs Act enables the research credit to offset a taxpayer's Alternative Minimum Tax for small pass-through entities. Small to medium sized businesses looking to reduce their tax liability should consider the research credit program. ... [view full release]
02/10/11	Winter 2011 Government Contractor Quarterly Topics include DCAA Sampling Guidance, A Strong Year for Merger & Acquisitions, Federal Funds Available for Clean Tech, Lease Accounting Update for Contractors and various quarterly developments. ... [view full release]
01/31/11	"Lease Accounting Update for Contractors" by Shane Brown and Chris Banks Accounting rules are changing to a more principle-based approach through the collaboration of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). ... [view full release]
01/27/11	Press Release EKS&H Announces the Release of the 2011 Business Outlook Survey. Findings include a shift from cautious optimism to a more solid, but moderate outlook on growth. ... [view full release]
01/01/11	Business Advisor Newsletter Winter Issue The business environment is changing quickly. In order to thrive in this changing enviroment, your business intelligence systems need to keep pace with the speed of change... ... [view full release]
12/21/10	TAX UPDATE Called the most sweeping tax law in a decade, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4853), was approved by the Senate on December 15, 2010 and by the House on December 16, 2010. ... [view full release]
11/08/10	VIDEO: Kent McSparran and AJ Steger present "The Value of Trust in an Organization and it's ROI" Kent McSparran and AJ Steger recently presented "The Value of Trust in an Organization and it's ROI" for the seminar video series entitled "Where The Leaders Are Headed" presented by Veria Video In Association with Peliton LLC. ... [view full release]
10/06/10	PRESS RELEASE: EKS&H Announces New Partner EKS&H announces the promotion of a new partner. Shane E. Brown has been elected as a partner in the Firm's audit service area. ... [view full release]
09/09/10	PRESS RELEASE: EKS&H Repeats as One of the 25 Best Employers in the Nation Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman (EKS&H), has again been recognized as one of the top "25 Best Medium-sized Companies to work for in America", by the Great Place to Work Institute (GPTW) and Entrepreneur Magazine. ... [view full release]
08/19/10	EKS&H releases a new article entitled "The Business Value of Trust" by Kent McSparran How important is trust in the workplace? Though it may appear fuzzy and intangible at first glance, trust is much more than something to make us feel good about our work environment. ... [view full release]
05/21/10	Tax Law Changes Affecting Businesses in the 2010 Health Care Reform Legislation For business owners and their workers, the recently enacted health reform legislation has some key provisions to pay attention to. ... [view full release]
05/21/10	Tax Law Changes Affecting Individuals in the 2010 Health Care Reform Legislation The following is a brief overview of the key tax changes affecting individuals in the recently enacted health reform legislation. ... [view full release]
04/07/10	EKS&H Releases New Article Entitled "Tapping Stimulus Funds for Clean Tech" Confusion followed passage of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), and questions quickly arose on how to access this bounty of resources. ... [view full release]
03/29/10	Colorado Legislative Update by Bruce Nelson Governor Ritter signed the following bills on February 24 that, according to state economists, will increase state taxes over the next two years by more than $230 million. ... [view full release]
02/15/10	PRESS RELEASE: EKS&H Announces New Construction Expert Shane Brown, CPA was awarded the Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional (CCIFP) certification by the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Certified Construction Industry Financial Professionals (ICCIFP). ... [view full release]
01/14/10	PRESS RELEASE: EKS&H's Bruce Nelson Publishes Sales and Use Tax Book Commerce Clearing House (CCH) has published the 2010 edition of its Sales and Use Tax Answer Book. This is the book's thirteenth edition with state and local tax expert Bruce M. Nelson of EKS&H as lead author, along with co-authors James T. Collins and John C. Healy. ... [view full release]
12/01/09	PRESS RELEASE: EKS&H Partner Reappointed to PCAOB Advisory Group EKS&H announces the appointment of Gaylen R. Hansen, Audit Partner and Director of Quality Assurance, to a third term on the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's Standing Advisory Group. ... [view full release]
11/02/09	NEW CONTENT: EKS&H releases a new article entitled "Six Keys to Successful Change" At some point in the life of every organization, it will be imperative to successfully execute change. The prosperity and even the survival of the business will depend on it. Here are six ways to implement impactful, sustainable change ... [view full release]
10/15/09	PRESS RELEASE: EKS&H Announces Three New Principals EKS&H announces the promotion of three new principals. ... [view full release]
10/15/09	Press Release - EKS&H Announces Three New Principals EKS&H announces the promotion of three new principals ... [view full release]
07/23/09	NEW CONTENT: EKS&H releases a new article entitled "For a Limited Time" by Jon Grupp Recognizing opportunity in a recessionary environment is instrumental for effective wealth management and tax planning ... [view full release]
07/20/09	PRESS RELEASE: EKS&H Named One of the 25 Best Employers in the Nation EKS&H has been recognized as one of the top "25 Best Medium-sized Companies to work for in America" in 2009, by ... [view full release]
02/04/09	NEW CONTENT: EKS&H Announces the Release of the 2009 Business Outlook Survey EKS&H Business Consulting conducts this annual survey to provide CEOs and CFOs with ... [view full release]
View Archived Items