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National Practice Leader, Tax Services
“It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” - Epictetus
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Rob Nowak, CPA, brings 25 years of public accounting experience, providing proactive tax consulting and planning services to businesses and family offices across multiple industries, with a concentration in the real estate and construction industries. He focuses on complex real estate transactions, flow-through entity taxation, long-term contracts, and construction accounting tax issues. Rob has extensive experience serving high-net-worth individuals and multi-generational privately owned companies, with a focus on succession planning, wealth protection strategies, financial bench-marking, project KPIs, and executive mentoring.
Prior to joining Weaver, Rob was a tax partner in a top 10 national public accounting firm where he served as a regional tax practice leader and industry practice leader in real estate and construction.
Rob’s experience also includes serving tax-exempt organizations. For two years, he served as co-chair of the AICPA tax-exempt industry steering and educational committee. In that role, he was an annually featured speaker on debt-financed unrelated business income and transactions with related taxable entities.
At Weaver, Rob focuses on growing our private client services practice in the Dallas market and beyond, as well as contributing to our real estate and construction industry groups.
Services
- Deferred Exchanges
- Opportunity Zones
- Bramblett Transactions
- Complex Real Estate Transactions
- Debt Restructuring
- Executive Mentoring
Industry Focus
- Real Estate
- Land Developers
- Sponsors
- Syndicators
- Real Estate Funds
Education
- Master of Science, taxation, DePaul University
- Bachelor of Science, accountancy, Northern Illinois University
Designations/Certifications
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – Texas
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – Illinois
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WebinarJoin us for a review of the Corporate Transparency Act’s requirement for certain organizations to file a detailed “Beneficial Ownership Information” report.
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Tune in to this Location Cubed episode for a discussion on the return to office and what work-from-home tools are here to stay.
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In recent economic news, JP Morgan released its earnings, the Fed released its Beige Book and we look at the impact on the real estate industry.
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Tyler Ridley joined this episode of Weaver: Beyond the Numbers podcast with Weaver hosts Howard Altshuler and Rob Nowak to discuss the rebound and current financial state of the biopharma and med tech industries.
In this episode of Weaver Beyond the Numbers: Real Estate Edition, Weaver hosts Rob Nowak, Partner in Tax Services, and Howard Altshuler, Partner-in-Charge of Real Estate Services, break down what those proposed changes are.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) eliminated a significant tax benefit for investors that are charged investment fund management fees.
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On this episode of Weaver: Beyond the Numbers, hosts Rob Nowak, Real Estate Industry Tax Partner with Weaver, and Howard Altschuler, Partner-in-Charge of Real Estate Services, sat down with Theo Haugen, Director of Home Partnership at Unison to further explore what Unison can do for homeowners.
Created as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the Qualified Opportunity Zone program created tax incentives for certain investments in lower income areas.
On this episode of Weaver: Beyond the Numbers Real Estate Edition, hosts Rob Nowak, Partner, Tax Services at Weaver and Howard Altshuler, Partner-in-Charge, Real Estate Services at Weaver, talked about the pros and cons of real estate funds vs. real estate partnerships with Scott Winkler, Senior Manager, Audit Investment Funds, Weaver.
On this episode of Weaver: Beyond the Numbers Real Estate Edition Podcast, hosts Rob Nowak, Partner, Tax Services at Weaver and Howard Altshuler, Partner-in-Charge, Real Estate Services at Weaver, talked about their predictions for industry trends for the rest of 2021 and into 2022.
It's our first anniversary, and the hosts want to say thanks. There are no guests on this episode. Instead, as Rob says, “it's just the love of the real estate industry binding us together.” They remind listeners that long car rides are great for episodes of the podcast.
Reference rate reform is happening. LIBOR is out the door, to be replaced by SOFR. To discuss this significant transition, Weaver Beyond the Numbers Real Estate Edition hosts Howard Altshuler, Partner-in-Charge, Real Estate Services and Rob Nowak, Partner, Tax Services spoke with their colleague Bruce Zaret, Partner, Risk Advisory Services.
Health care real estate is much different from other commercial real estate for several reasons. Listen now as we discuss those and current trends in the space.
On this episode of Weaver: Beyond the Numbers Real Estate Edition, host Rob Nowak, Real Estate Industry Tax Partner, talked with Howard Altshuler, Partner-In-Charge of Real Estate Services, about their love of real estate, alternative real estate and how the future of the office is…the office.
Providing his in-depth knowledge, Jason Armstrong, Senior Manager, State and Local Tax Services, joined his colleagues and hosts of Weaver Beyond the Numbers Real Estate Edition Howard Altshuler, Partner-in-Charge, Real Estate Services and Rob Nowak, Partner, Tax Services.
The world experienced many changes during the pandemic. As a result, many things might translate to the commercial real estate (CRE) sector. Weaver Beyond the Numbers Real Estate Edition hosts Howard Altshuler, Partner-in-Charge, Real Estate Services, and Rob Nowak, Partner, Tax Services, shared their thoughts on these possibilities.
Weaver Beyond the Numbers Real Estate Edition hosts Howard Altshuler, Partner-in-Charge, Real Estate Services and Rob Nowak, Partner, Tax Services for Weaver, recently covered it in an episode.
April 16 has traditionally been a day of celebration for tax professionals, but not in 2020 or 2021. As a result of the pandemic, the government delayed Tax Day.
Tax law changes from year to year, mainly when significant political changes occur. With a new administration in the Oval Office in 2021, this year is no different.
On this episode of Weaver Beyond the Numbers, Real Estate edition, Howard Altshuler, Partner-in-Charge, Real Estate Services for Weaver, and Rob Nowak, Partner, Tax Services for Weaver, were joined by Charlie Anastasia, Tax Partner for Weaver, for some insights into REITs (real estate investment trusts).
The Biden administration recently submitted a proposed bill, The American Jobs Plan, to rebuild the country’s infrastructure and create millions of new jobs.
On this episode of Weaver Beyond the Numbers, Real Estate Edition, Howard Altshuler, Partner-in-Charge, Real Estate Services for Weaver and Rob Nowak, Partner, Tax Services for Weaver were joined by Andy Freundlich, Partner, Assurance Services for Weaver for a lively discussion on risk assessment and management in real estate.
On this episode of Weaver Beyond the Numbers, real estate edition, Howard Altshuler, Partner-in-Charge, Real Estate Services for Weaver, and Rob Nowak, Partner, Tax Services for Weaver were joined by David Vasquez, Partner, Business Tax Services for Weaver for a conversation about the questions and issues around the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) first instituted in March 2020.
Weaver’s Rob Nowak, Partner, Tax Services, and Howard Altshuler, Partner-in-Charge, Real Estate Services, know many logistical challenges come into play when ordering something online.
The devastating Texas storm of 2021 has hosts Howard Altshuler, Partner-in-Charge, Real Estate Services for Weaver, and Rob Nowak, Partner, Tax Services for Weaver thinking about preparing for the next unknown. After all, the area has dealt with two in the last 12 months.
On this episode of Weaver Beyond the Numbers, Real Estate edition, Howard Altshuler, Partner-in-Charge, Real Estate Services for Weaver, and Rob Nowak, Partner, Tax Services for Weaver, brought their dynamic duo powers to some hot real estate topics; what to do with excess office space made available due to the effects of the pandemic, and the growing needs of single-family workforce housing.
Possibilities and unknowns. Those are words that got Howard Altshuler, Partner-in-Charge, Real Estate Services for Weaver, and Rob Nowak, Partner, Tax Services for Weaver, thinking about the future of tax plans and policy with the coming of a new administration.
Look back on 2020 with Weaver's Rob Nowak and Howard Altshuler and discuss how the pandemic has changed ecommerce, building design, and the hotel industry on this episode of Weaver: Beyond the Numbers, Real Estate edition.
On this episode, the hosts tackled a tough topic – how does the COVID-19 pandemic end, and what will that “end” actually look like?
Hosts Howard Altshuler and Rob Nowak examine what’s been said regarding potential tax policies and impacts should President Donald Trump be re-elected or Democrat Joe Biden enter office.
The physical office is ready for a post-COVID comeback. While many company CEOs have pronounced the current state of working from home the new normal, there’s plenty of reason to believe there will be a return to the office after the COVID-19 pandemic is defeated.