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AAFCPAs Showcased as Case Study in Digital Intelligence
AAFCPAs is pleased to leverage leading technologies like Digilence in its ongoing commitment to working smarter. Digilence is a cloud-based software platform that digitizes processes for accounting firms—optimizing precision, accuracy, efficiency, and scalability while expanding data-driven insights. By keeping pace with ever-evolving innovations, AAFCPAs helps our clients realize greater value from a firm that already […]
DEA Reconsiders Marijuana Restrictions Following Release of Scientific Review
AAFCPAs would like to make cannabis clients aware of a 250-page scientific review published online recently by Matthew Zorn, an attorney in Texas, after he sued Health and Human Services officials for its release. In this document, federal scientists conclude that marijuana should not be classified as a Schedule I drug. Researchers conclude that marijuana […]
Carla McCall Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Local Economy and Community
AAFCPAs’ Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA, Managing Partner will be inducted to the WBJ’s Hall of Fame, which honors the lifetime achievements of professionals who have made significant contributions to the Central Massachusetts economy and community. This speaks not only to Carla’s vision, advocacy, and influence but also serves as a testament to the company’s tradition […]
From The Desk of Andrew Hammond
Different times throughout the year provide different opportunities to explore certain personal financial planning strategies. At the end of the year, it’s taxes and Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs). But many of our conversations this time of year are about benefits. As we think about personal financial planning and benefits, consider the Health Savings Account (HSA). […]
340B ESP New Data Request Raises Concerns About Overreach
340B Report (February 24, 2024) – The drugmaker vendor 340B ESP’s recent requests for additional claims data from some 340B hospitals has raised concerns from 340B providers that the vendor is going beyond the scope of what it is legally permissible to collect. An email obtained by 340B Report from 340B ESP to a 340B […]
From The Desk of Kevin Hodson
As we get the ball rolling in 2024, I’ve been working with clients on IRA contributions and tax filings. I’m also preparing to present at AAFCPAs’ Nonprofit Seminar in April. (We sent you an invite recently.) This event is a complimentary day of education we provide annually geared toward our nonprofit clients, primarily heads of […]
AAFCPAs Invited to Speak at NECANN-Boston Convention
AAFCPAs’ Vassilis Kontoglis, Janice O’Reilly, and Dave McManus have been invited to speak in two separate sessions at NECANN’s 2024 Boston Convention being held at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts. 2024 Key Cannabis Topics: Rescheduling, SAFER Banking, and M&A Speakers: Dave McManus, Ronald Lipof, Melissa Maranda, J.D., and Michael Ross When: Friday, March […]
From The Desk of Carmen Grinkis
As you may know, I’m passionate about music. I remember in the late 1960s when my parents gave me a transistor radio to help me go to sleep at night. I would wait for a certain Carpenter’s song to play as it always did around the same time. Once I heard the lines, “On the […]
Firms find it’s cool to be kind
Journal of Accountancy (March 2024) – A boss throws a tantrum to rival a 2-year-old. Co-workers snap after too many long days of work during busy season. Clients bite your head off when you ask for a crucial document they didn’t upload to your portal. You’ve heard about firms like this and may have even […]