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Secure Your 2024 Tax Savings – Watch Our Cannabis Tax Webinar
Webinar: Tax Planning for Cannabis Operators AAFCPAs invites you to watch our 2024 Tax Planning for Cannabis Operators webinar. This session is designed to help cannabis business owners navigate the complexities of 280E and maximize tax efficiency. Details: Explore tax considerations unique to the cannabis industry, including the ‘taxing’ 280E, with guidance on navigating regulations […]
OSD Procurement Regulations Related to Environmentally Preferable Products
AAFCPAs would like to inform our health and human services clients that the Operational Services Division (OSD) of Massachusetts is planning to amend 808 CMR 1.00 to include provisions and requirements related to Environmentally Preferable Products (EPPs). While these amendments are currently in the early stages and OSD is soliciting feedback, their implementation appears imminent. […]
Election Impact on Taxes: Essential 2024 Strategies to Know
Webinar OnDemand: Post-Election Tax Update Fireside Chat AAFCPAs invites you to watch our special Post-Election Tax Update. Our tax advisors provide in-depth analysis of key outcomes of the 2024 U.S. presidential election and their potential impact on your tax planning. Details: Hear in-depth analysis of key election outcomes from the 2024 U.S. presidential election and […]
Navigating 2025 Tax Provisions Amid Election Uncertainty
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that there are several key tax provisions set to expire in 2025. While factors like inflation, election results, and the shifting political landscape may add complexity to tax planning, we advise that clients begin preparations now. Note that changes to estate tax exemptions, the State and Local (SALT) […]
New IRS Guidelines: Employer Matching Contributions for Student Loan Payments Explained
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that the Internal Revenue Service has issued important interim guidance for employers offering retirement plans, which presents a new opportunity to enhance employee benefits. This guidance, detailed in Notice 2024-63, explains how employers may provide matching contributions to retirement plans based on employee student loan payments, as outlined […]
Seminar Recap: Accounting Standards Updates for Nonprofits 2024
During AAFCPAs’ recent Nonprofit Seminar (recorded live, April 2024), Matthew Hutt, CPA, CGMA, Amy Staunton, CPA, and Jennifer A. L’Heureux, CPA briefed approximately 400 attendees on the latest applicable accounting standards updates (ASUs) and how they affect nonprofit organizations. What we covered: The full session was recorded and may be viewed as a webcast at […]
Use Tax Audits on the Rise
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that there has been an increase in the number of use tax audits being conducted in various states. As jurisdictions look to increase tax revenue, use tax audits may be considered a simple way to drive revenue through tax collections, penalties, and interest. What is use tax? While […]
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Employee vs. Independent Contractor Classification
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that the U.S. Department of Labor issued its final rule on employee versus independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Effective March 11, 2024, this final rule provides guidance on how employers determine employee versus independent contractor status. Relying on a multifactor economic reality test, the […]
OMB Releases Uniform Guidance Revisions
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released updates to its Uniform Guidance in April 2024. Updates affect non-federal entities that receive Federal awards. The OMB is responsible for the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance), which oversees government-wide policies […]