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MGO is Limitless Opportunity

Creating boundless opportunity for our people
and our clients is the essence of what we do.

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MGO is California

With offices in Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles and San Diego, we know California and the uniqueness of doing business here.

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MGO is People.

Focused on delivering reliable, knowledgeable, friendly services every single day.

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MGO is Local Commitment and Global Resources

We bring national resources and expertise along with personalized MGO service.

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MGO is Thought Leadership

Our clients are up-to-date on changing accounting and auditing standards…as soon as they happen.

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MGO Perspectives

Year-end Tax Planning Advice
As the end of the year approaches, it is a good time to think of planning moves that will help lower your tax bill this year and possibly the next. Factors that compound the challenge include the stock market's swoon, the difficult economic climate we're in right now, and the strong possibility that there will be tax changes in the works next year. In fact, there might even be another economic stimulus package carrying tax changes enacted before the end of this year.
BDO Tax Alert - Executive Deferred Compensation Compliance

The December 31, 2008, deadline for compliance with Internal Revenue Code section 409A is quickly approaching. Companies must make all necessary revisions to any "deferred compensation plan" to comply with section 409A. The penalties for failure to timely comply are significant and include immediate taxation to the employee of deferred amounts, a 20 percent additional tax and an interest penalty.

Fall 2008 Real Estate Monitor

BDO Seidman, LLP has issued the Fall 2008 Real Estate Monitor, which features timely articles on issues of interest to the real estate and hospitality industries.

FIN 48 Tax Alert

On October 1, 2008, the FASB voted to defer the effective date of FIN 48 for certain pass-through entities and voted against a deferral for nonpublic companies. BDO Seidman, LLP has issued a Federal Tax Alert regarding this FIN 48 update.

State Tax Alert: California Budget

BDO Seidman's Multistate Tax Practice has posted a new alert regarding the new California Budget, signed into law on September 23rd. This alert outlines the salient corporate tax changes in the budget, including changes in the use of NOLs, limits on tax credits, acceleration of estimated tax payments, and other important changes.