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How to plan for the future
Worcester Business Journal

How to plan for the future

WBJournal.com | Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA talks about a few important trends AAFCPAs is focused on in order to ensure we’re ready for what comes next.  

Business Leader Profile on Hopedale's Carla McCall
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Business Leader Profile on Hopedale's Carla McCall

WickedLocal.com  | Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA I knew early on the importance of accounting and taxes. The accounting class I took in high school was fun and I was good at it.

By 2020, More Marketers Will Become Leaders Of Nonprofits
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By 2020, More Marketers Will Become Leaders Of Nonprofits

Forbes.com  | Matthew Boyle, MBA  suggests that CMOs are poised to take over the Executive Director (i.e., similar to CEOs in the for-profit world) roles of nonprofits. I found his perspective fascinating and what follows are his thoughts.

Mass. CPAs offer tips to boost small business
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Mass. CPAs offer tips to boost small business

Big business in Boston tends to get all the headlines. But it’s small business, at 98 percent of the businesses in Massachusetts, which form the backbone of the local economy. Last week was National Small Business Week, and the Massachusetts Society of CPAs — an 11,000-member industry group serving thousands of small businesses — solicited […]

Carla McCall to Chair Massachusetts Society of CPAs
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Carla McCall to Chair Massachusetts Society of CPAs

AccountingToday.com  | Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA is the co-managing partner of AAFCPAs in Westborough, Mass., and has been serving clients since 1995. AAFCPA provides assurance, tax, business consulting, and information technology advisory solutions to nonprofit organizations, commercial companies, wealthy individuals, and estates. The firm donates 10 percent of its net profits each year to nonprofit […]

Worcester Business Journal: Accounting firm grows through value, diversification

Worcester Business Journal: Accounting firm grows through value, diversification

Regional accounting firm AAFCPAs takes up three floors of the downtown Westborough building it’s in. On the first floor, about a dozen employees sit and face each other, chatting away and typing on their laptops while they work. It’s a vibrant environment, which partner Matthew J. Boyle chalks up to an evolving customer base, a […]

The Inside Job: As technology advances, so does the proliferation of more complex fraud schemes
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The Inside Job: As technology advances, so does the proliferation of more complex fraud schemes

Net Assets Magazine | John Buckley, CPA, Partner, advises national, NBOA-member private schools to evaluate the intrinsic risks embedded in the potential rewards of technologies. From online tuition systems to point-of-sale credit card readers, established and emerging financial technologies foster greater efficiency for independent schools, along with superior convenience for vendors, parents, students and supporters. At the same time, […]

Nonprofit 411: The “Bucket System” for Nonprofits: Managing Cash and Investments
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Nonprofit 411: The “Bucket System” for Nonprofits: Managing Cash and Investments

MassNonprofitNet.org | Joel Aronson, CPA, PFS, MBA, Partner AAFCPAs Wealth Management, advises nonprofits to create “buckets” for working capital, reserves, and long-term investments when there is cash on the books…

A View from the Trenches: Handling the IRS, clients and the other frustrations of tax filing season
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A View from the Trenches: Handling the IRS, clients and the other frustrations of tax filing season

AccountingToday.com | AAFCPAs Co-Managing Partner Dave McManus believes now is the time to educate clients regarding tax planning as a year-round  exercise. “We’re not looking solely at the compliance process at the end of the year. Our objective is to work with clients throughout the year and to get a real sense of who they are, how their business […]