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AAFCPAs’ Brittany Besler, CPA, JD, MBA to Present Legal Seminar on Nonprofit Compliance Requirements
AAFCPAs Tax Strategist Brittany Besler, CPA, JD, MBA will volunteer her expertise and lead Lawyers Clearinghouse’s Legal Workshop for Nonprofits: How to Maintain Nonprofit, Tax-Exempt, and Public Charity Status on October 2nd in Boston, MA. This two-hour educational workshop offers an overview of compliance requirements with various government agencies and practical tips for nascent nonprofits, including […]
IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on Charitable Contributions and State and Local Tax Credits
The IRS recently released proposed regulations addressing the state and local itemized tax deduction, available to individual taxpayers on their Federal tax returns. The regulations also apply to trusts and decendents’ estates. Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the state and local tax deduction (consisting primarily of income, real estate and other property, and […]
AAFCPAs Wealth Management Advises Clients to Pursue Lines of Defense in Protecting Your Credit
Approximately 1 in 2 Americans had their personal information compromised as a result of a 2017 data breach at Equifax, and as a result are now at an increased risk for identify theft and financial fraud. Identify theft is an increasing problem for all people. In response, Congress initiated a new credit freeze law protecting […]
People, Processes and Technology, the Three-Legged Stool: AAFCPAs to Lead MNN Educational Workshop
AAFCPAs’ Partner Janice O’Reilly, CPA, CGMA and Manager Dawn Pantano, CPA, CITP will present a timely, educational workshop at the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network’s 2018 Annual Conference in Framingham, MA on October 10th on the topic of right-sizing the modern finance function.Nonprofit finance departments are often juggling the day-to-day accounting and bookkeeping responsibilities alongside more complex […]
AAFCPAs’ Matthew Boyle to Present CFO Survey Report Findings on Issues Top of Mind for NPFM
AAFCPAs, in collaboration with FEI-Boston, conducted a survey of over 250 CFOs in an effort to capture what issues are currently ‘top of mind’ for senior financial executives in the Northeast region of the United States. We asked CFOs to provide their thoughts, opinions, and experiences in an effort to glean insight into how the […]
AAFCPAs’ Richard Weiner and Daniel Cahill to Co-Present Tax Act Briefing: Choice of Entity After the TCJA
AAFCPAs’ Tax Partner Richard Weiner, CPA, MST, Tax Manager Daniel Cahill, CPA, and Joseph B. Darby III, a Partner in Sullivan & Worcester’s Boston office, will present an educational briefing on September 26th from 4:00pm-5:45pm on the topic of Choice of Entity After the 2017 Tax Act: The Popular Passion for Pass-Through Entities May Be […]
eBook: AAFCPAs’ Guidance on New Nonprofit Financial Statement Reporting Framework
Running a sustainable nonprofit is complicated, especially with regulatory changes that impact the organization’s human resources, business processes, and IT systems. Nonprofits are now grappling with implementing a new financial statement reporting framework, that represents the most substantial improvement to financial reporting guidance in two decades. This Accounting Standards Update, ASU 2016-14, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958); […]
Women in Great Places: Getting to the Top and Helping Other Women Succeed
AAFCPAs’ Co-Managing Partner Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA has been asked to serve on a women’s leadership panel presentation organized by the Women’s Bar Association, scheduled for Monday, September 24th, 2018 in Boston. Carla will share her personal experiences and insights on how she continues to reinvent “leaning in” with her strategic initiatives for the future of […]
Attracting, Hiring and Retaining Finance and Accounting Teams in Today’s Environment: Janice O’Reilly to Lead Boston CFO Leadership Council Event
AAFCPAs’ Partner Janice O’Reilly, CPA, CGMA will lead and facilitate a thought-provoking and interactive discussion with her national CFO Leadership Council (CFOLC) peers on September 25th from 12pm-1pm CDT on the topic of Attracting, Hiring and Retaining Finance and Accounting Teams in Today’s Environment. Janice will focus the discussion on the following key challenges and […]