Manufacturing & Distribution
Bill Introduced to Repeal R&D Expense Capitalization
AAFCPAs provides the following update to clients with expenditures incurred in connection with your trade or business which represent research and development costs in the experimental or laboratory sense. On Thursday, March 16th, Senators Maggie Hassan (D) of New Hampshire and Todd Young (R) of Indiana reintroduced a bill to repeal the required capitalization of […]
Watch Now: 2022 Year-End Tax Planning & Compliance for Privately Held Companies
Year-End Business Tax Planning In this live webinar, AAFCPAs’ Business Tax Advisors covered Federal, State, and International tax planning strategies for privately held businesses. Listen to hear what you may need to consider now to optimize your 2022 tax position. Topics Covered Include: Federal Taxation: Tax Credits Employee Retention Credit: Do you qualify, and how […]
Guidance on New Lease Accounting Standard
In 2016, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) to increase transparency and comparability of lease transactions. AAFCPAs has summarized some of the most significant changes resulting from the new ASU for your convenience: AAFCPAs has provided a detailed Whitepaper providing guidance on the FASB’s new Lease standard so clients may proactively […]
MA Launches Stimulus Program to Boost Small Businesses
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that Massachusetts Governor, Charlie Baker has announced a new $50.8 million grant program for Massachusetts small businesses experiencing adverse impact from the pandemic. AAFCPAs’ client Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC) will be administering these funds to businesses experiencing economic hardship and a loss of income due to COVID-19. […]
AAFCPAs Releases 2019-2020 Tax Planning Guide for Businesses & Individuals
As we approach the second tax filing season under the monumental Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA), we now have a clearer and broader view of what the future holds for businesses, individuals, tax exempt and government entities. This view includes insight into opportunities and pitfalls to consider for 2019-2020. Download AAFCPAs’ 2019-2020 Tax Planning Guide for […]
Manufacturing Matching Grant Program Application Due Oct 4, 2019
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has again appropriated funding for New England Business Association’s Manufacturing Matching Grant Program. The program provides targeted grants to manufacturing companies for the expressed purpose of providing high-powered private consulting expertise to small and medium-sized Massachusetts-based manufacturers undergoing a business transition. New England Business Association is now accepting applications for the […]
FASB Issues ASU 2018-17: Targeted Improvements to Related Party Guidance for Variable Interest Entities
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on October 31, 2018, issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) that reduces the cost and complexity of financial reporting associated with consolidation of variable interest entities (VIEs). A VIE is an organization in which consolidation is not based on a majority […]
Grants Available to MA Manufacturers to Achieve Stability and Revenue Growth
Massachusetts offers several grant programs to support growth and innovation in the manufacturing sector in the state. AAFCPAs has outlined, for your convenience, three programs designed to support stability and revenue growth, innovation, workforce training, and capital investments. Manufacturing Matching Grant Program New England Business Association is now accepting applications for the 2018-2019 Manufacturing Matching […]
Congress Passes Another Two-Year Suspension of the Medical Device Excise Tax
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that the Medical Device Excise Tax (“MDET”) has once again been suspended for 2018 and 2019, retroactive to January 1, 2018. MDET is a 2.3% tax on medical devices, enacted effective January 1, 2013. The tax applied to manufacturers and importers of certain medical devices, as defined by […]