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Immediate Needs Grant Program Funding Available, Application Due February 15th
AAFCPAs would like to make Cannabis clients aware that the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission announced on January 23rd the availability of financial resources with the launch of its first funding from the Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund (Trust Fund). The Immediate Needs Grant Program will offer grants to support cannabis business license holders with urgent […]
Massachusetts’ Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund to Soon Offer Grants
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that Massachusetts’ supplemental budget passed late last year includes a procedural fix to the Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund. This means the state-wide cannabis industry, particularly communities of color, may soon gain access to millions in state funding meant to diversify entrepreneurship opportunities. One of the greatest obstacles […]
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 […]
Save the Date: AAFCPAs’ 2024 Nonprofit Educational Seminar
AAFCPAs invites you to join us for our Annual Nonprofit Educational Seminar, virtual again in 2024 and considered by many nonprofit CFOs and Executive Directors to be the premier nonprofit finance educational event of the year. Our panel of industry specialists will discuss important accounting, tax, and regulatory matters that affect nonprofits along with ways […]
Ripianzi to Present at FEI-Boston/MNN Joint Event
Joyce Ripianzi, CPA, Nonprofit Partner in AAFCPAs’ Fractional CFO & Outsourced Accounting Practice, has been invited to present strategies for improving audit preparation at the joint professional development event, ‘Nonprofit Outlook for 2024: Guidance for the Year Ahead’, held by FEI Boston and the Mass Nonprofit Network. The event will be held on January 10, […]
When the new frontier of rescheduling comes, what can cannabis cultivators learn from microbreweries?
With the drive to federalization starting to accelerate, momentum is building around rescheduling cannabis. This would bring a host of changes that are frequently discussed, such as easier access to capital and banking along with the removal of 280E. A crucial big picture issue that is less front and center, however, is the type of […]
Matthew Hutt, CPA, CGMA among the Worcester Business Journal’s inaugural Champions of Health Care award winners!
Enter To Win a Ticket to In-Person Awards and Forum AAFCPAs is pleased to announce that Matt Hutt, CPA, CGMA, Partner at AAFCPAs has been honored as one of the Worcester Business Journal’s 2023 Champions of Healthcare. The award honors professionals in the healthcare field who have gone above and beyond to help others and […]
Champions of Health Care: Hutt strengthens providers’ financials in the shift to preventative care
Worcester Business Journal (November 27, 2023) – As partner and healthcare division leader at Westborough accounting firm AAFCPAs, Matthew Hutt helps medical providers answer complicated questions. Healthcare providers, especially smaller ones, have difficulty thinking about long-term financial planning and navigating complex payment structures. That’s where Hutt and his team of tax professionals step in…
Kelly Zack, MST is featured on Synexus Tax Solutions’ Podcast
October 16th, 2023 – In today’s episode, we’re diving into the world of cannabis and sales taxes, and we’re asking a simple question: Are the taxes on cannabis too high? To help us understand this, we have a special guest, Kelly Zach, who’s a sales tax expert from Boston, Massachusetts. Kelly helps us understand the […]