Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein LLP

Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein LLP (SLGG) brings many years of experience as independent accountants to the service offerings for many independent film production, post-production, film distribution and new media companies. Our informed Entertainment Group professionals are sensitive to the unique financial needs of the entertainment and media industries. With a thorough understanding of your market, SLGG’s professionals have the financial know-how to deliver the right alternative for you.

In-Depth Industry Knowledge

Film production and distribution businesses
Post production and production service businesses
Video games, internet and software businesses
Other media related businesses
Complex film production, internet and software accounting
Film production financing
Pre-sale agreements
Regulation D financing and other equity financings
Initial Public Offerings and venture capital
Development and assistance with reporting systems around film production costs
Internal control assistance and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
Advice and economic analysis on financial aspects of deal structures
Mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations

Comprehensive Business Management Solutions

Our business management clients depend on us as trusted advisors. These include actors, producers, directors, writers, talent, corporate executives and professionals in the entertainment industry. SLGG professionals perform such services as:

Negotiation and review of contracts.
Contract administration and revenue collection.
Royalty, Residual and Profit Participation Tracking.
Guild Compliance.
Investment analysis and review.
Daily financial management, banking and bill-paying.
Purchase and sale of assets.
Supervision and review of insurance coverage.

Our team of business management professionals acts as personal CFOs to manage the personal and business affairs of our clients. Our solid experience, reliable decisions, close relationships and effective communication serve as a valuable framework to give our clients trust that their day-to-day and long term goals are not only met but exceeded.

Sophisticated Tax Planning and Consulting Strategies

We are committed to delivering quality, sophisticated tax services to our entertainment clients. Our firm has been extremely successful in providing tax solutions and strategies to assist our high net worth individuals and entertainment related companies reduce their tax burden.

Our approach includes:

Specialization in complex tax rules for film industry.
Coordinating personal and business tax planning.
Implementing tax-saving investment strategies.
Development of tax saving retirement strategies.
Reducing Estate and Gift taxes.
Developing scenarios to project the tax consequences of anticipated transactions.
Foreign tax expertise.
Representing individuals in tax audits and tax notices.

Wealth Management Planning

Our tax professionals assist our clients in developing cost and tax effective wealth transfer plans. We assist our clients in:

Identifying and valuing assets and liabilities.
Projecting and assessing estate taxes payable.
Plan the distribution of assets including the transfer of closely held businesses.
Developing strategies to save estate taxes and enhance the value of the distributable estate.

Access to capital markets

SLGG maintains banking, investment banking and venture capital relationships to help clients obtain necessary capital for growth and project financing.