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May sports betting saw a continuation of the recent trends where we have lower seasonal handle through 16 of our 18 mature competitive states, but substantial increases from year-over-year comparisons. These increases are increasingly concentrated in the top few operators.
Read MoreRubinBrown LLP, is joining forces with The Rybar Group. John F. Herber, Jr., CPA, CGMA, Chairman - RubinBrown, Steven Harris, CPA, CGMA, Managing Partner - RubinBrown, and Richard Reid - President and CEO, The Rybar Group jointly made the announcement.
Read the Press Release Now!Tax has remained in focus at all levels over the past several years. Included in this update are state and local tax highlights to be aware of in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, and Tennessee, some of which may present refund opportunities depending upon your location and operations.
Read MoreApril sports betting handles in our universe of mature and competitive states were down from March following typical seasonality as NCAA basketball tournaments consistently drives a spike in handle that makes for the strongest non-football month of the betting calendar.
Read MoreRubinBrown, one of the nation’s top 50 accounting and business consulting firms, recently promoted Matt Billman, CPA, to Partner in the Tax Services Group.
Learn moreRubinBrown, one of the nation’s top 50 accounting and business consulting firms, recently promoted Ashley Jung, CPA to Partner in the Tax Services Group. Emily Kruse, CPA, was named Partner in the Assurance Services Group.
Learn moreRubinBrown, one of the nation’s top 50 accounting and business consulting firms, recently promoted Jim Brownlee, Scott DeVita, Ben Gallaher, and Todd Hass to Partner in the Consulting Services Group.
Learn moreRubinBrown, one of the nation’s top 50 accounting and business consulting firms, recently promoted Michael Bean, CFA, CPA, CFP to Partner with RubinBrown Advisors. Daren Chesbrough, CPA was promoted to Partner in the Assurance Services Group. RubinBrown also promoted Becca Martin, CPA, and Bryan Wood, CPA to Partners in the Tax Services Group.
Learn moreRubinBrown analyzed the financial statements for institutions with a fiscal year ending in 2023 and who filed final reports with the Federal Audit Clearinghouse through March 31, 2024 and noted a few trends:
Learn more & registerCollege basketball was the marquee attraction as sports betting continued its momentum in March. Overall handle of states operating in March of 2023 and 2024 saw a year over year (YoY) increase of 14.8%, with New Jersey making a significant recovery from February’s decline with a $303m/29.6% YoY increase.
Read MoreThough the pandemic becomes more of a memory each year, some related incentives such as the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) remain in the spotlight.
Learn more & registerThe completion of February’s Super Bowl officially brings the NFL betting season to a close. As the largest single betting event of the year, the Super Bowl’s impact on monthly totals is significant
Read MoreAs of April 17, 2024, the Federal Audit Clearinghouse shows over 213 higher education institutions have claimed the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) for a total of approximately $719 million.
Learn more & registerLearn all about the NIST cybersecurity framework 2.0 and how it can help organizations manage cybersecurity risk effectively. Get the latest updates from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Read MoreWith the first month of the year now fully reported, things appear to be stabilizing on the RubinBrown SBI. We note the state of New Jersey had another blockbuster month with $1.7bn handle, the highest one month handle ever outside of New York.
Learn more & registerThe Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council implemented version 4.0 of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) on March 31, 2024. The previous version (3.2.1) is now retired and cannot be used.
Read MoreRubinBrown LLP has named Megan Knoblauch, CPA as Managing Partner of its Kansas City office. Knoblauch succeeds Todd Pleimann, CPA, CGMA who has served as the Managing Partner of the firm’s Kansas City office for 19 years.
Learn MoreOn February 20, 2024, the United States Tax Court 162 T.C. 3 held in favor of the taxpayer and concluded that tax-exempt bond issuance and related financing costs incurred in connection with the development of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties that are allocable to the construction period, are costs of a nature that would be included in LIHTC eligible basis.
Read MoreThe Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which mandates new Beneficial Ownership Interest (BOI) reporting to FinCEN, has been ruled unconstitutional by a federal district Court in Alabama.
Learn more & registerAlmost 3 months into 2024, we can finally close the books on 2023 with the last few states finally reporting their December sports betting results. In contrast to the continued growth of top line handle and revenues, our SBI shows a relatively flat marketplace. We find that much of the growth has been aided by factors including a strong overall economy, the addition of new markets, and the maturing of markets which opened in 2022.
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