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How the Right Software Helps Construction Companies Plan, Budget, and Protect Margins

Integrated job cost management keeps projects profitable from bid to closeout By Derrick Rebello, CPA, Brad Carlson, & Bill ConstantopoulosGray, Gray & Gray, LLP Table of Contents Construction margins are thin, and pressure on them continues to grow. Material prices remain unpredictable, labor costs continue to climb, and the gap between what a job was estimated […]

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Protecting Margins in an Era of Volatile Material Costs

How to stop losing money you already earned By Derrick Rebello, CPA & Brad Carlson Gray, Gray & Gray, LLP Table of Contents If you’ve worked in construction for a while, you remember when material prices were just a simple number. You’d call a supplier, get a quote, add it to your estimate, and move

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Strategic Tax Planning for Manufacturing and Distribution Under OBBBA

By Derrick Rebello, CPAGray, Gray & Gray, LLP The signing of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 4, 2025 represents a watershed moment for financial leaders in the manufacturing and distribution sectors. This sweeping tax legislation fundamentally reshapes the strategic tax planning landscape, creating both substantial opportunities and new complexities that demand immediate

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Essential Financial Moves to Help You Survive the Biotech Winter

By Tom Yuen, CPA, MST Gray, Gray & Gray, LLP The biotechnology and life sciences sector is experiencing one of its most difficult periods in recent memory. What industry insiders have dubbed the “biotech winter” represents a perfect storm of reduced revenue streams, tightened federal funding, elevated interest rates, and increased investor skepticism. As an

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Should You Pay the New $100,000 H-1B Fee?

By Tom Yuen, CPA, MST Gray, Gray & Gray, LLP Executive Summary The Trump Administration’s new $100,000 H-1B visa application fee, which went into effect on September 21, 2025, has fundamentally altered the economics of hiring high-skilled foreign workers. This one-time fee applies only to new H-1B petitions for workers from outside the U.S. and

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The Impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Section 174

The recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) brings significant changes to the U.S. tax code, particularly affecting Section 174, which governs the tax treatment of research and experimental (R&E) expenses. For business owners and tax managers, understanding these changes is crucial for effective financial planning, compliance, and informed strategic decision-making. Here are the

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What’s in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act for Individual Taxpayers?

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025, represents the most significant tax legislation since the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This comprehensive reform package permanently extends and expands numerous tax provisions while introducing new benefits specifically targeting individual taxpayers, high net worth individuals, business

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What’s in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act for Privately Held Businesses?

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, represents the most significant tax reform since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, delivering substantial benefits for privately held businesses through permanent tax provisions and enhanced depreciation allowances. Pass-Through Business Tax Benefits The Act permanently extends and enhances the

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5 Financial Management Challenges Nonprofits Face During a Construction Project

For many nonprofits, launching a construction project marks a pivotal moment. Whether it’s building a new sanctuary, expanding a food bank’s warehouse or developing a community center, construction can dramatically increase your organization’s capacity to serve. But along with the promise comes financial complexity- and potential pitfalls. Unlike routine operating expenses, construction introduces a host

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Building with Fiscal Accountability

Sage Intacct Financial Software for Nonprofit Construction When your nonprofit construction initiative outgrows basic accounting systems, you need more than just software – you need a strategic partner who understands both the technical complexities of enterprise resource planning and the unique financial challenges of mission-driven building projects. Gray, Gray & Gray specializes in implementing Sage

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