Education
AAFCPAs Invited To Present at NCSC24
AAFCPAs’ John Buckley, CPA, CGMA has been invited to present on financial health when operating a strong charter school/network at NCSC24, the largest national gathering of educators, advocates, and leaders in the charter school community. This year’s conference will be held June 30 to July 3, 2024. In his presentation, John will touch on the […]
ESSER Program Removed From Higher Risk Designation
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Office of Federal Financial Management released the 2024 OMB Compliance Supplement, removing the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) program from the listing of programs with higher risk designation. Many charter schools have undergone an audit […]
AAFCPAs Celebrates 2024 National Charter Schools Week
AAFCPAs invites you to join us in celebrating National Charter Schools Week May 12-18, 2024 as we pay tribute to charter schools and the inspirational work they do to prepare students for success. National Charter Schools Week recognizes public charter schools along with their commitment to academic achievement. This year’s National Charter Schools Week focuses […]
Guidance for Independent Schools on FASB’s New CECL Model
The long-awaited Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Standard, Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 – Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326) is effective for nonpublic businesses and not-for-profit entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. This means CECL is in effect during fiscal year 2024 for independent schools with June 30 year ends. AAFCPAs advises that independent […]
Nonprofit Challenges in Navigating Tax Issues
Nonprofit organizations are often thought to be tax exempt. But this is a misnomer, as there are many situations where a nonprofit may have to either pay or collect and remit tax. Private foundations, also under the umbrella of 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, are subject to a 1.39 percent net investment tax on their investment income […]
GASB: Subscription-Based Information Technology Arrangements
AAFCPAs would like to remind entities following government accounting rules, including clients in the Charter School industry as well as other quasi-governmental organizations, of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 96, Subscription Based Information Technology Arrangements, which is required to be adopted in FY 2023. GASB 96 applies to all subscription-based information technology arrangements […]
Schools Eligible for the Employee Retention Credit
AAFCPAs would like to remind independent schools of the availability of the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). The ERC provides significant refundable payroll tax credits to eligible employers for both the 2020 and 2021 tax years. It is not too late to submit a claim for the ERC! WHAT IS THE EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT? The ERC […]
Client Success Story: Better Decisions in Less Time, with Better Visualization!
The need for financial analysis is constant, and visibility into KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) is essential for decision making. When your systems have limitations in how you can visualize your data, your ability to make meaningful decisions is hindered. In this Client Success Story, we outline how AAFCPAs helped Beaver Country Day School move beyond […]
Guidance on Lease Standard for Independent Schools
What Lessees Need To Know In February 2016, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) to increase transparency and comparability of lease transactions. Because of the significant changes contained in this ASU, though issued in 2016, the effective date for implementing the new accounting guidance was pushed to fiscal year 2023 for […]