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Employee Spotlight: Audit Practice
At AAFCPAs, our people are our greatest asset. We are delighted to spotlight five exceptional AAFCPAs team members for their contributions over the years and advancement within our audit practice. Their integrity, client service, and dedication have helped to set AAFCPAs apart, foster our winning culture, and delight our clientele. Let’s take a look at […]
QuickBooks Desktop 2020 Service Discontinued
In a recent announcement, Intuit provided details about their discontinuation of QuickBooks Desktop 2020 service, effective May 31, 2023. This includes all 2020 versions of QuickBooks Desktop Pro, QuickBooks Desktop Premier, QuickBooks Desktop for Mac, and QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions 20.0. Other Intuit products are affected by the software discontinuation. Those who didn’t upgrade QuickBooks Desktop […]
Optimize Your New ERP or GL System
Change is never easy. But as businesses evolve and leadership are pressed to maintain lean operations amid mounting cost constraints, adaptation becomes necessary. Optimizing your technology is no exception. Take Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and general ledger systems implementation, for example. Driven to get the greatest return for our investment, we commit a huge amount […]
AAFCPAs Recommends Common Sense Precautions After Spoofed Email
AAFCPAs was recently informed that one of its email accounts had been spoofed, i.e., an outside party impersonated the company while sending spam. Consequently, some individuals may have received an email that appeared authentic but contained inappropriate or spam-like content or promoted products or services that we do not sell. We want to assure you […]
AAFCPAs Welcomes New Assistant Director, Career Development & Engagement
Mary-Katharine Hardy Joins AAFCPAs’ Talent Management Department AAFCPAs names Mary-Katharine (Mary-Kate) Hardy as its new Assistant Director, Career Development & Engagement. In this role, she provides advisory support and professional coaching designed to help team members proactively manage their careers. She also is a leader in the company’s Professional Advancement & Development (PAD) program, which […]
Keeping an Eye on the Economy for Nonprofits and Insight from the Banking Crisis
During AAFCPAs’ recent Virtual Nonprofit Seminar, Kevin P. Hodson, CMT, AIF®, Wealth Advisor at AAF Wealth Management, shared insight on the economy and from the recent banking crisis, including the FDIC’s $250K insurance limit, and ways nonprofit organizations can protect their assets going forward. Opening his presentation, Kevin discussed two topics that come up repeatedly […]
Celebrate AAFCPAs/Nichols College MBA Participants
As part of AAFCPAs’ development-focused culture, we’ve partnered with Nichols College to offer a tailored Master of Business Administration (MBA) graduate program to all employees. Please join us in celebrating our participants and in recognizing their dedication and commitment to continuous learning, one of AAFCPAs’ core values. Cohort One participants: Brittany Adriko, Alexandra Belshaw, Kyle […]
The EQ Leader in Industry 4.0: An Introduction to Emotional Intelligence Leadership in the Digital Age
In this webcast, recorded April 2023 at AAFCPAs’ Nonprofit Educational Seminar, AAFCPAs’ Keynote Speaker: Jamelle Lindo, Emotional Intelligence Coach explores emotional intelligence. We are living in the midst of the greatest digital proliferation in history which has come to be known as Industry 4.0. In this keynote presentation, Jamelle explores why emotional intelligence is becoming […]
IRS Strategic Focus Area: Small Exempt Organizations that Sponsor Retirement Plans
As part of its 2023 strategic goals, the IRS plans to review retirement plans of small exempt organizations to determine whether the plan investments are properly administered, whether there are any party-in-interest transactions in the plan trust, and whether any participant loans violate Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 72(p). In this webcast, recorded April 2023 […]