Industry
Form 1099-DIV Compliance Reminder & How to Determine Taxable Dividends
As the cannabis industry matures in Massachusetts, and investors begin to reap what they sowed, AAFCPAs reminds clients classified as Subchapter C corporations who paid distributions to shareholders in 2019 of their potential Form 1099-DIV compliance filing due to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by February 28, 2020 (or March 31, 2020 if e-filing). In […]
AAFCPAs’ Cannabis Practice Director to Speak at WBJ 2020 Cannabis Forum
AAFCPAs’ Cannabis Practice Director will serve on a Cannabis Accounting and Banking panel on Wednesday, January 15th, 2020 hosted by the Worcester Business Journal. In this panel breakout session, Kevin will shed light on recent developments relating to access to banking, including the SAFE Banking Act and current available options in MA. This event is […]
Financial Trends in Behavioral Health Housing
There is no shortage of need for the services provided by AAFCPAs’ Behavioral Health clients who provide residential, clinical, and day services. Commercial businesses facing such opportunities would simply invest in supply to meet demand; however, the health and human services sector faces a myriad of challenges to grow, including capital financing and talent shortfalls. […]
Value-Based and Alternative Payment Methodologies Require a New Approach to Data Analysis, Reporting
Since the inception of electronic medical records and practice management systems, healthcare facility finance teams have had an overwhelming amount of data at their disposal that has gone largely underutilized. With the emergence of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and other alternative payment methodologies (APMs), providers have been asked to become more patient-focused, implementing care management […]
House Passes Agreement to Repeal Tax on Nonprofit Parking, Transportation Fringe Benefits
AAFCPAs is excited to share with our nonprofit clients and their dedicated employees, on December 17, 2019, the House of Representatives passed an agreement (cited as the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019, originally introduced in June 2019), which includes much welcomed provisions to repeal the tax on nonprofit transportation fringe benefits […]
Accounting Considerations for Nonprofits with Donor Advised Funds (DAF)
It has been reported recently that charitable giving had its largest decline since the 2008-2009 financial crisis, citing circumstances such as 2018 tax law changes as one reason for the decline. In a blog published in August 2019, AAFCPAs Wealth Management outlined charitable giving strategies donors should consider in order to maintain charitable goals while […]
Membership Organization Revenue Management and Predictive Analytics
With the onset of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) Accounting Standard Update (ASU) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, (ASC Topic 606) membership organizations face a complex accounting exercise when answering: What value are members receiving? The value question proves extremely complex when applying the five-step approach outlined in the new revenue standard—specifically, step […]
Charter Schools Not Exempt from MA Paid Family and Medical Leave Law
AAFCPAs would like to make charter school clients aware that the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave recently issued a policy clarification related to certain excluded employers of the new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) law. Municipalities, districts, political subdivisions, and other agencies are excluded from PFML law unless they choose to opt-in. […]
New Revenue Recognition Accounting for Nonprofits: Contribution or Exchange Transaction?
On June 21, 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued a final Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2018-08, Not-For-Profit Entities (Topic 958): Clarifying the Scope and the Accounting Guidance for Contributions Received and Contributions Made. This ASU clarifies and reduces the current diversity in practice in accounting for grants and contributions, particularly for grants and […]