Industry
Senior Living Facilities Face New Financial Challenges in 2025
Senior living facilities are under pressure, managing rising costs while striving to deliver consistent care to a population that is living longer and often requires more complex support. Staffing remains a central concern: wages are up, agency fees remain high, and the workforce is still recovering from post-pandemic attrition. At the same time, more individuals […]
Cash Management Strategies for Life Sciences Companies
Cash drives every strategic decision in the life sciences and medical device field. Whether investing in research and development spending, advancing a therapy through clinical trials, acquiring lab equipment, or managing global vendor relationships, liquidity determines pace and flexibility. Timelines can be long. Outcomes can hinge on regulatory approvals, trial results, or market conditions beyond […]
How Close Automation Tools Support Smarter Nonprofit Operations
The nonprofit month-end close has become an exercise in endurance—manual checklists, spreadsheet reconciliations, and long hours spent assembling reports under deadlines. For lean finance teams, the process is not only inefficient but difficult to sustain. Close automation platforms help reduce that burden by bringing structure, consistency, and transparency to the process. These tools organize workpapers, […]
AAFCPAs Partner Michael Pruell Embarks on a New Chapter
AAFCPAs would like to share that Michael Pruell, CPA, a long-standing leader in the firm’s Healthcare and Community & Economic Development practices, has made the decision to pursue new professional opportunities outside of the firm. After many years of dedicated service, Mike has chosen to explore a new direction aligned with his evolving goals and […]
What Life Sciences Companies Can Do When Funding Slows
In this article: In biotech and life sciences sectors, capital is the engine that powers discovery, development, and scale. But cycles shift. Deals take longer. Investors ask more. And in the quiet between funding rounds, companies face a familiar question: how to move forward when the momentum stalls. This is not a new challenge but […]
Inventory Costing: One of Cannabis’s Most Misunderstood and Financially Critical Business Processes
Cannabis Business Times (August 06, 2025)- Inventory costing remains one of the most misunderstood and financially consequential areas in the cannabis industry. For cultivators, the process begins in the soil. Costs start accumulating long before harvest, yet many fail to track expenses like nutrients, labor, and overhead as plants move through the stages of clone, […]
AAFCPAs Celebrates 2025 National Health Center Week
Each August, National Health Center Week offers an opportunity to recognize the essential role Community Health Centers (CHCs) play in advancing access to care. These centers are trusted community partners—delivering medical, dental, behavioral health, and social services to those who need it most. This year’s celebration takes place August 3–9, 2025. AAFCPAs invites clients and […]
New Theater Tax Credit Offers Support for Massachusetts Arts Organizations
Designed to encourage local economic activity and nurture the state’s vibrant arts and culture ecosystem, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has launched a new program that supports performing arts organizations while also bolstering Massachusetts’ reputation as a premier destination for theatrical production. Starting in July 2025, the Massachusetts Live Theater Tax Credit Pilot Program will run […]
How to Build a Reliable System of Record with Practical Data Strategy Insights
Financial systems are rarely as connected as they appear. As organizations grow and adopt specialized tools, each serving a distinct purpose, questions begin to emerge. Where does the most accurate version of a transaction live? Which system should drive reporting? Where does accountability reside? Without a clearly defined system of record, even routine tasks may […]