Webinars: A&A and UFR Updates for Nonprofit Financial Executives
AAFCPAs is pleased to present our Nonprofit Accounting & Auditing Update, and our Uniform Financial Statements and Independent Auditor’s Report (UFR) Update. These are intensive, 1-hour professional development webinars, which will review sweeping changes affecting the financial reporting requirements of sophisticated nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit Accounting & Auditing Update Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 12:00 – 1:00 […]
3.75% Payment Contract for Human & Social Services Providers Affected by Chapter 257
For human & social services providers who do not yet have a regulation establishing a rate of payment for certain social services programs, AAFCPAs reminds you that you will begin receiving quarterly payments on or around August 15, 2015 provided that you have timely executed a 3.75% Payment Contract with the Executive Office of Health […]
Grants Available to MA Based Manufacturing Companies for Private Consulting
The Smaller Business Association of New England’s (SBANE) Manufacturing Matching Grant Program may be a potentially valuable opportunity for your business or someone you know. SBANE is now accepting applications for the 2015-2016 funding year, due August 17, 2015.The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has once again appropriated $250,000 for SBANE’s Manufacturing Matching Grant Program, assigned for […]
Grants Available for Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care
The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) Foundation’s Fostering Effective Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care grant initiative may be a potentially valuable opportunity for your business or someone you know. BCBSMA is now accepting Letters of Inquiry (LOI) for the 2015-2018 funding year, due July 29, 2015. BCBSMA is focused on ensuring that […]
Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law Effective July 1, 2015
This is a reminder that, effective July 1, 2015, Massachusetts’ Earned Sick Time law (M.G. L. c. 149, §§148C and 148D) requires employers who employ eleven or more employees to provide their Massachusetts employees with up to 40 hours of job-protected sick time annually. AAFCPAs thought you may benefit from this summary. Full time, part-time, […]
AAFCPAs Announces June 2015 Staff Promotions
Please join AAFCPAs in congratulating the following professionals on their promotions effective June 28, 2015: Thomas Perruna, Scott Woodacre, CPA, and Rich O’Neil have been promoted to supervisor; Andrew Rossi, Nicole Champney, Susan Conroy, and Jennifer Ryan have been promoted to senior accountant; and Ryan DeCinto, Charles Gheringhelli, Yesenia Hernandez, Pauline Legor, Matthew Murphy, Leanne […]
What for-profits and nonprofits can learn from each other
For-profits and nonprofits both battle for their bottom lines – and are more similar than commonly believed. Indeed, successful for-profits and nonprofits can both benefit from certain best practices, regardless of their mission and industry. Consider results from the Nonprofit Finance Fund’s annual State of the Sector survey, which explores the challenges faced by nonprofits. […]
AAFCPAs Recognized Nationally for Marketing Achievement
Wins Coveted Awards for Their Website and Rebrand AAFCPAs was recently recognized nationally by the Association for Accounting Marketing (AAM), and honored with coveted Marketing Achievement Awards (MAAs) in two categories: Integrated Rebrand and Website. Winners were announced at the much anticipated AAM-MAA Gala, held June 8 at the 2015 AAM Summit in Orlando, Florida. […]
FBAR Filing Due June 30th
AAFCPAs would like to remind all taxpayers with an FBAR filing requirement to report their foreign assets by the June 30 deadline. Time is of the essence! What is the FBAR? The “FBAR” is the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts Form 114 that must be filed with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), […]