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AAFCPAs Hosts Successful Intern Development Program
The COVID-19 pandemic has offered unique constraints this year, but AAFCPAs remained committed to offer our meaningful internship experience for aspiring accountants. Internships are an important tool for students who use this time to explore interests and help inform their decisions about the future. Additionally, AAFCPAs leverages our internship program to identify and offer full-time […]
IRS Issues Guidance on Deduction for FDII, GILTI
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that the IRS and Treasury issued final regulations recently covering the Section 250 deduction for foreign-derived intangible income (FDII) and global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI). FDII and GILTI were introduced to US tax law as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and apply to domestic […]
Mitigate Risks Associated With Outsourcing Services
If you outsource services such as payroll processing, loan servicing, data center/co-location/IT Managed Services, Software as a Service (SaaS), or medical claims processing, you rely on the service provider to keep your data secure, maintain confidentiality, integrity of processing, availability of services or systems, and/or privacy. However, AAFCPAs reminds clients that outsourcing may expose your […]
HUD Announces COVID-19 Supplemental Payments for Properties
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced (in Notice H 20-8) the availability of funds for COVID-19 Supplemental Payments (CSPs) for properties receiving project-based rental assistance under the Section 8, Section 202, or Section 811 Programs. Who is eligible? Property owners who currently […]
Nonprofit Organizations Now Eligible for the Main Street Lending Program
AAFCPAs would like to make nonprofit clients aware that the Federal Reserve announced changes to its Main Street Lending Program to “provide greater access to credit for nonprofit organizations such as educational institutions, hospitals, and social service organizations.” Which Nonprofits Are Eligible? The Main Street Lending Program is now open to tax-exempt organizations established under […]
AAFCPAs’ Davide Villani to Serve on Board of Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester
AAFCPAs Partner Davide Villani, CPA, CGMA has been appointed and agrees to serve on the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester Finance Committee, Audit Committee, and Retirement Plan Committee. Davide will serve as a fiduciary of the Diocese, providing strategic direction and financial advice to help the organization achieve its vision for the future. “I am […]
AAFCPAs Shares Financial Strategies During COVID-19 with WBJ Finance Community
Janice O’Reilly, CPA, CGMA, Partner and Leader of AAFCPAs’ Managed Accounting Solutions practice will share business strategies for managing financial resources during a crisis as an expert panelist in the Worcester Business Journal’s (WBJ) Coping with COVID-19 Webcast Series, Wednesday, July 22. To stay resilient during today’s economic turbulence means your business must have full […]
Unemployment Fraud Persists
AAFCPAs reminds clients that fraudsters continue to capitalize on hardships created by the pandemic. State Departments of Unemployment Assistance (DUA), including Massachusetts, are reporting an onslaught of fake unemployment claims, which appear to use identities constructed from a huge cache of information taken in national data breaches in recent years. Employee Fraud Alert The DUA […]
Keys to a Successful Accounting Software Implementation
Implementing a new accounting software application requires significant investments in time, energy, and financial resources. A proper implementation plan is key to maximizing the long-term value of your new system. AAFCPAs Provides the Following Best Practice Recommendations to Ensure Clients Get the Most Out of Their New System: Change is Hard AAFCPAs advises clients to […]