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AAFCPAs Expands Outsourced Accounting and Audit Teams
AAFCPAs, a U.S. Top 100 CPA and consulting firm, is expanding its talent community with the addition of three talented and accomplished professionals. Their backgrounds span education, healthcare, and nonprofit sectors, bringing a combination of technical depth and practical insight that enhances AAFCPAs’ ability to deliver proactive, results-oriented solutions for complex client needs. Ahmatjan advises […]

Helping Clients Get Audit-Ready: How Advisory Team Supports Auditors
AAFCPAs’ Outsourced Accounting & Fractional CFO Practice Helps Make Audits Smoother and More Efficient As year-end approaches, many finance teams and their external auditors navigate the season’s challenges with a shared goal: ensuring financials are audit ready. Disorganized records, such as missing source documents or unreconciled general ledgers, can add unnecessary complexity to this process, […]

Belanger, Whittemore to Present Audit-Proofing Strategies for Nonprofits at MNN Conference
Katie Belanger, Partner at AAFCPAs and leader in the firm’s Human & Social Services practice along with Lisa Whittemore, Partner, Risk Advisory will present at the 2025 MNN Annual Conference on October 22 at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. This workshop, A CPA, CFO and CFE Walk Into A Bar… Audit-Proofing Your Organization, equips […]

Watch Understanding Your ITGCs: Why They Matter and How to Strengthen Them
IT General Controls (ITGCs) are under increasing scrutiny—and the consequences of failure are growing. CEOs, CFOs, and Boards are often blindsided by assessment findings, risk exceptions, and regulatory pressure tied to weak or outdated IT controls. These issues aren’t just technical—they’re strategic, with real implications for financial integrity, compliance, and reputation. In this webinar, we […]

Carla McCall Recognized as One of Boston Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business
Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA, managing partner of AAFCPAs, has been named one of the Boston Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business 2025. Selected from more than 140 nominations, McCall will be honored at an awards luncheon on December 4 at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza in Boston. The 2025 Icon Awards: A Women Who Mean […]

AAF Wealth Management Q3 2025 Market Insights
In an ongoing commitment to keep you abreast on a range of issues that might affect your business, AAFCPAs is pleased to share Q3 2025 Market Insights published by AAF Wealth Management. This provides investors with an understanding of what’s driven performance of late. Global securities markets have maintained impressive momentum in 2025, delivering strong […]

Regulatory Update: Massachusetts Extends FY25 UFR Deadline to January 15, 2026
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware, in response to the delayed release of the Federal Compliance Supplement, the Massachusetts Operational Services Division (OSD) has announced a statewide extension for FY25 Uniform Financial Report (UFR) submissions. This update provides clarity and relief for providers navigating compliance timelines. Note: The 60-day extension applies only to contractors required […]

There Are Automation Opportunities in Your Everyday Operations
Most organizations are busy enough just keeping up with daily responsibilities. When operations rely on habit and deadlines, it is easy to overlook the quiet drag of manual tasks, i.e. the form re-entered in three systems, the spreadsheet passed around for approvals, the weekly report that takes hours to compile. These inefficiencies often remain hidden […]

Positive Changes for R&E Tax Deductions Under OBBB
For decades, companies have navigated the complexities involved in deducting research and experimental expenditures. The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act with the newly released Revenue Procedure 2025-28 changes that landscape. Starting with tax years after December 31, 2024, domestic research and development expenses may be deducted immediately, replacing the prior five-year capitalization and amortization […]
