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Warm and friendly wishes from AAFCPAs
Thank you for your business and loyalty. We admire your passion, entrepreneurial spirit and all the great things you accomplish. Please know that it is our privilege to be part of your advisory team. All of us at AAFCPAs wish you and your family a joyful holiday season! May you enjoy a wonderful new year, […]
What Does Rising Talent Look For in a CPA Firm?
Public accounting has changed a great deal in order to keep pace with the way client needs have changed, requiring specifically talented professionals to evaluate these needs from multiple angles. This may be one reason that rising stars in the CPA world need a different type of environment to learn and thrive. At our firm, […]
Year-End Personal Financial Planning Considerations
The end of the year presents a unique opportunity to look at your overall personal financial situation. With factors like tax reform, life changes or just working towards your goals, now is an especially important time to review things. Taking what we now know about the new tax law and weaving together all of the […]
What Nonprofits Need to Know about the TCJA: AAFCPAs to Present a Members-Only Webinar for the Providers’ Council
AAFCPAs Tax Consulting Strategists Joshua England, JD, LLM, and Chris Consoletti, JD will present a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act educational workshop on December 10th at 12pm, for the benefit of the Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers, Inc. (The Providers’ Council). The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) represents a dramatic overhaul of the U.S. […]
An Emerging Leader’s Perspective: ONE piece of advice I would have wanted when I started my career…
I was recently honored at the MSCPA’s 2018 Women’s Leadership Summit as an Emerging Leader/2018 Women to Watch Awards—which was a great honor, especially since many colleagues from AAFCPAs along with my Mom, Dad, and husband Mat were there to celebrate this success! This recognition lead to a significant realization for me: I may be […]
AAFCPAs Managed Accounting Solutions Practice Recommends Three Strategic Budgets for Nonprofits
It can be tempting for finance teams and executive leadership of nonprofits to focus mostly on near-term strategy. However, in order to ensure sustainability, AAFCPAs advises nonprofits to broaden the scope of their financial planning process to address the challenges of the current economic and funding landscape, and to ensure sustainability in the long-term. We […]
AAFCPAs Adds Tax Expertise to Support Continued Client Growth
AAFCPAs is pleased to announce the addition of tax advisor Luis D. Kelly, MST, CPA to support the firm’s continued growth in our thriving Tax Practice for privately-held businesses. Luis combines deep sector insights with proven, innovative tax strategies to ensure the firm’s emerging and growth-stage clients are fully compliant, while balancing U.S. tax considerations with their […]
AAFCPAs to Present Workshop on Internal Controls & IT Countermeasures to Mitigate Risks
AAFCPAs’ Vassilis Kontoglis and David Kelleher will present an educational workshop on Best Practices in Internal Controls and IT Security to assist in mitigating risk at The Massachusetts Association of Early Education & Care (MADCA) Administration and Management Conference, in Worcester, MA on November 28th. Risk Management requires continuous improvement, and organizations must stay vigilant, […]
AAFCPAs Cultivates Lush Giving Tree Again for #GivingTuesday
We are happy to announce that AAFCPAs will again participate in #GivingTuesday, November 27th, 2018, a global day dedicated to giving!Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, #GivingTuesday provides a shift in focus from the widely promoted shopping events of Black Friday and Cyber Monday to the charitable giving season that comes with the holidays, AND […]