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Carla McCall To Keynote UNO School of Accounting’s 12th Annual Speakers Series
AAFCPAs Managing Partner Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA has been invited as keynote speaker for the UNO School of Accounting’s 12th Annual Speakers Series being held in Omaha, NE on Friday, September 15, 2023. This powerful and inspirational session is set to focus on the significant transformations and opportunities within the accounting space. Presenters take the […]

Richard Weiner, CPA, MST Earns CM&AA Designation
AAFCPAs is pleased to announce that Richard Weiner, CPA, MST, Tax Partner has earned the Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor® (CM&AA) designation issued by the Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors. Certification is granted following the successful completion of coursework and is only maintained through mandatory continuing professional education (CPE) and development activities. Achievement of […]

Nonprofits Can Transfer, Claim Direct Payments for Inflation Reduction Act Credits
The Inflation Reduction Act (the “Act”), originally signed into law on August 16, 2022, outlined a proposal that allowed certain non-taxable entities to receive specific credits under the Act as direct payments. On June 14, 2023, the IRS issued proposed regulations that outline how these non-taxable organizations can file and make an election to either […]

UFR Insights: AAFCPAs Presents Webinar for Providers’ Council
AAFCPAs’ Human & Social Services practice leaders Katie Belanger, CPA and Thomas Perruna, MPAc have been invited to present on August 30, 2023 at 10 AM on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Uniform Financial Statement (UFR) during an educational member’s only webinar hosted by the Providers’ Council. AAFCPAs contacts who are not members of the Providers’ […]

2023 Red Sox Game
Let’s go Red Sox! This past Friday, AAFCPAs spent the evening at Fenway Park! #Gratitude for everyone who was able to make it!! #aafcpasfun #greatmindsgreathearts

Is tech sprawl hurting your business?
Technology is designed to make our lives easier with real-time insights, analytics, and collaboration and communication tools. This is instrumental in managing on-site teams as well as today’s remote and hybrid workforce. But how much is too much? In an attempt to support various preferences, many companies have become weighed down with too many SaaS […]

What Plan Sponsors Need to Know About SECURE 2.0
During AAFCPAs’ recent Nonprofit Seminar (April 2023), Employee Benefit Plan Practice leaders Davide Villani, CPA, CGMA and Shawn P. Huxley, CPA, MSA updated more than 400 attendees on SECURE 2.0 and how it affects plan sponsors. Building on the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019, SECURE 2.0 is designed to […]

Unveiling the Power of RPA: Success Stories and Use Cases
During AAFCPAs’ recent Nonprofit Seminar (April 2023), Vassilis Kontoglis, Partner, Analytics, Robotic Process Automation & IT Security, briefed more than 400 attendees on the indisputable benefits of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) while offering a few real world case examples. The full session was recorded and may be viewed as a webcast at your convenience. >> […]

Federal Financial Aid Eliminates Sibling Discount in 2024-2025
A change to the federal financial aid formula arising from The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 is set to eliminate a break that previously helped parents with two or more children in college. Currently, the Education Department divides the expected family contribution by the number of students attending college per family to determine student aid […]