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Secure Your 2024 Tax Savings – Watch Our Cannabis Tax Webinar
Webinar: Tax Planning for Cannabis Operators AAFCPAs invites you to watch our 2024 Tax Planning for Cannabis Operators webinar. This session is designed to help cannabis business owners navigate the complexities of 280E and maximize tax efficiency. Details: Explore tax considerations unique to the cannabis industry, including the ‘taxing’ 280E, with guidance on navigating regulations […]

2024-2025 Tax Planning Guides for Business and Individuals
Year-end tax planning involves a comprehensive review of your estimated tax requirements, anticipated cash outlays, off-season filing deadlines, new and expired tax laws, and relevant tax breaks. By taking a well-thought-out approach, taxpayers may optimize their retained, or after-tax, earnings and avoid penalties. This being an election year, our team is closely monitoring potential tax policy […]

Best Practices for Cash Management
10 Tips for Effective Cash Management Understanding and managing cash is essential to running a business. Cash is at the center of every decision, from paying bills to meeting payroll. Effective cash management also ensures a business can invest in new projects, expand operations, and prepare for unexpected expenses or downturns. It ensures timely credit […]

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Are You Prepared?
Cybersecurity Awareness Month is observed in October in the United States to raise awareness about the importance of protecting digital systems and data from cyber threats. As of the third quarter of 2024, there were over 2,000 reported data breaches affecting an estimated 1.3 billion individuals globally with major breaches affecting companies like UnitedHealth, Snowflake, […]

OSD Procurement Regulations Related to Environmentally Preferable Products
AAFCPAs would like to inform our health and human services clients that the Operational Services Division (OSD) of Massachusetts is planning to amend 808 CMR 1.00 to include provisions and requirements related to Environmentally Preferable Products (EPPs). While these amendments are currently in the early stages and OSD is soliciting feedback, their implementation appears imminent. […]

MA Nonprofit Annual Report Due by Nov 1
AAFCPAs reminds clients that every nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts must file a nonprofit annual report with the Corporations Division on or before November 1st of each year. Failure to file can lead to a loss of good standing as a corporation in Massachusetts. Learn more here: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/cor/corpweb/cornp/npfrm.htm

Election Impact on Taxes: Essential 2024 Strategies to Know
Webinar OnDemand: Post-Election Tax Update Fireside Chat AAFCPAs invites you to watch our special Post-Election Tax Update. Our tax advisors provide in-depth analysis of key outcomes of the 2024 U.S. presidential election and their potential impact on your tax planning. Details: Hear in-depth analysis of key election outcomes from the 2024 U.S. presidential election and […]

Navigating New York Medicaid Reimbursement: A Strategic Approach for FQHCs
Like many Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) across the country, New York’s centers are grappling with increasingly constrained budgets and rising staffing costs, making Medicaid reimbursements more critical than ever to sustaining their services. New York’s Medicaid system offers a key opportunity, providing FQHCs with the ability to apply for supplemental payments that cover costs […]

AAF Wealth Management Q3 2024 Market Insights
AAFCPAs is pleased to share the following Q3 2024 Market Insights published by AAF Wealth Management, a subsidiary of AAFCPAs. While world markets were relatively calm, we saw a bit more volatility this quarter in the investing and political arenas. Coming out of an uneventful first half of the year, the combination of more realistic […]