The Jacobson Group Inc.

The Jacobson Group has been handling payroll and back-office accounting for entertainment productions in Los Angeles since 1990. For over three decades, production companies, studios, and independent filmmakers have trusted them to manage the financial complexity that comes with bringing a project to life, from the first check cut to the final residual payment. Their core offering is payroll services built specifically for the entertainment industry. That means fast turnaround on payrolls, tracking of union 401(k) contributions and dues deductions, and full response to unemployment claims, benefit audits, and employment data requests. Payroll interfaces directly with production budget software and can connect with third-party accounting programs, removing the manual handoff that causes errors on busy productions. Production accounting is handled end to end. The Jacobson Group manages accounts payable and receivable, weekly cost reports, cash summaries, general ledger, and profit and loss statements. Their paperless production accounting system gives clients secure, web-based access to real-time reporting, with accurate and timely tax deposits built in. They also take on general accounting outsourcing for larger corporations and smaller businesses that find the volume and complexity of their financials better handled by an outside team. Beyond the numbers, they cover employee services that productions typically struggle to manage in-house. Their labor relations team acts as liaison between production companies and major local and national unions, handling the paperwork that keeps shoots moving. Workers' compensation coverage comes with a 24-hour injury reporting hotline, claims management, and a medical provider network. They also manage residual payments for shows they did not originally payroll, and for productions navigating California's independent contractor withholding rules and ACA compliance obligations, their team stays current so clients do not have to. As a back-office outsourcing company based in Los Angeles, The Jacobson Group is built to handle clients of any size while still accommodating each one's specific preferences. If you are looking to hand off payroll, production accounting, or compliance work to a team that has done it for over three decades, call (310) 444-5255 or reach out through their website.