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AAFCPAs’ Sandy Tarasiak Earns Advanced Defined Contribution Plans Audit Certificate
AAFCPAs’ Assurance Manager Sandy Tarasiak is now among an elite group of CPAs in the country who have earned the Advanced Defined Contribution Plans Audit Certificate from the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA)’s Employee Benefit Plans Audit Quality Center. This advance level certificate is designed for auditors with seven or more years of experience in performing […]
Cannabis Watch: Visa cracks down on cashless ATMs
AAFCPAs would like to make cannabis clients aware of an emerging issue with the use of cashless ATMs. Visa Inc. issued a memo in December 2021 to customers, and reported in Marijuana Moment, warning that “miscoding point-of-sale transactions through the use of so-called cashless ATMs—a practice used by some cannabis retailers as a workaround to […]
New Schedules K-2 & K-3 affecting all flow-through entity tax returns
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that the IRS has released final versions of two new Schedules K-2 & K-3 that should be included with tax returns of pass-through entities. These schedules were originally perceived as being required to be filed only by entities reporting items of international relevance. However, in its recent January […]
DOR Update: 2022 Sales & Use Tax Returns Changes
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware of some recent changes instituted by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) related to 2022 Sales and Use Tax Returns, including forms related to sales tax on services and meals, room occupancy excise tax, and marijuana retail tax. New lines will be added to the Sales Tax on […]
Carla McCall is a Mentor for Bizwoman Mentoring Monday, 2022
AAFCPAs is proud to announce that Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA will again volunteer as a professional mentor for the Boston Business Journal’s annual Bizwoman Mentoring Monday event, scheduled for February 28th. This event will be virtual again in 2022, presented in 40 metro-locations across America, from Boston to Hawaii. Over 10K women across the country […]
Garrett Kelleher Returns to AAFCPAs as CFO
Boston, MA (February 21, 2022) – AAFCPAs, a 270+ member CPA and consulting firm known for tax, assurance, accounting, wealth management, business process, and IT advisory solutions, today announced the return of Garrett Kelleher, MBA as Chief Financial Officer. Garrett is a returning alumnus, as he started his professional career at AAFCPAs (2000-2004), quickly advancing […]
MassCPAs Celebrates Black History Month, Recognizing Sorie Kaba, Partner, AAFCPAs
To celebrate Black History Month (Tuesday, February 1, 2022 – Tuesday, March 1, 2022), the Massachusetts Society of CPAs (MassCPAs) recognizes members who have helped shape the accounting profession. AAFCPAs Partner Sorie Kaba, CPA was among those recognized. What initially interested you in the accounting field? When I took over my family retail business in […]
AAFCPAs’ Annual Nonprofit Educational Seminar is Virtual Again in 2022!
AAFCPAs’ Annual Nonprofit Educational Seminar is considered by many nonprofit CFOs and Executive Directors to be the premier nonprofit finance educational event of the year!
Cannabis Business Owners: New states, new markets: financial modeling for MSOs
Cannabis Business Executive (2.9.2022) – Becoming a multi-state operator (MSO) in the cannabis industry requires planning and adapting to regional nuances unlike almost any other business. Financial modeling is a crucial step to understanding…