David McManus
Webinar: 2018 Year-End Tax Planning for Privately-Held Companies (Part 1)
Information continues to emerge as a result of the monumental Tax Cuts & Jobs Act. For privately-held companies, the TCJA impacts your financial statements, operating model, liquidity, investments and capital, and people. For individuals, the TCJA impacts personal withholdings, charitable giving, family & education, retirement, and estate planning. AAFCPAs is pleased to offer a timely, […]
3 Steps to Staying Sharp Through Our Busy Seasons
AccountingWeb | Whether you are part of a large, multi-service CPA firm or a solo practitioner, you likely feel the pressure during deadline seasons as they test our process efficiencies, team cohesiveness and talent. AAFCPAs Co-Managing Partner Dave McManus provides 3 steps to staying sharp through busy seasons.
AAFCPAs’ Tax Practice Recommends Individual Tax Planning Considerations with Respect to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
On Friday, December 22, 2017, President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) (the “TCJA”). The final legislation is lengthy and complex, and the AAFCPAs tax practice recommends the following individual tax planning considerations. As mentioned in a previous blog, the law specifically disallows the strategy of prepaying 2018 state income taxes […]
Medicinal and Recreational Cannabis Business Roundtable: What You Need to Know
David McManus, CPA, CGMA, AAFCPAs’ Co-Managing Partner, and Mike Ross, Co-Chair of Prince Lobel’s Cannabis team will lead an interactive roundtable discussion, scheduled for September 28th, on the interpretation and implementation of Massachusetts’ new marijuana statute. Participants include experts in tax, nonprofits, licensing, raising equity, municipal permits and zoning. Massachusetts regulators and law makers have […]
Medicinal and Recreational Cannabis Business Roundtable: What You Need to Know | 9/28/17
David McManus, CPA, CGMA, AAFCPAs’ Co-Managing Partner, and Mike Ross, Co-Chair of Prince Lobel’s Cannabis team led an interactive roundtable discussion, scheduled for September 28th, on the interpretation and implementation of Massachusetts’ new marijuana statute. Participants include experts in tax, nonprofits, licensing, raising equity, municipal permits and zoning. Massachusetts regulators and law makers have also […]
Significant Changes Resulting from Cannabis Bill H.3818
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker recently signed an overhaul of the state’s voter-passed recreational marijuana law: Massachusetts Bill H.3818 (AN ACT TO ENSURE SAFE ACCESS TO MARIJUANA). AAFCPAs highlights a number of significant changes that will affect the Massachusetts cannabis industry—some of which take effect immediately. The immediate changes include: The repealing of the requirement that […]
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 […]
Tax planning is an ongoing discipline – waiting for year-end means missing out on real opportunities
Personal and business circumstances are always evolving, presenting opportunities to balance or adjust short-term activities that support a long-term strategy As we head into November, the weight of year-end tax planning starts to bear down on individuals and business owners. Often, this time of year signals a rush of backward-looking assessments and last-minute adjustments to […]