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The Skills, Tools & Technology Needed Now to Be Future Ready
This year’s Annual Nonprofit Seminar is packed full of insight and inspiration to take nonprofits into the future, including discussions related to Pay for Success, Impact Reporting, and Leveraging Data Analytics & Predictive Modeling! Unfortunately, some nonprofits may be unable to equip for the future without addressing significant lags in the present. Time Is Of […]
Leet, Kontoglis Promoted to Directors, Business Process & IT Consulting
AAFCPAs (Westborough, Boston, Wellesley, and Waltham) happily announces the following promotions to support the continued growth of the firm’s Business Process & IT Consulting practice. Promotions Robyn Leet (left) has been promoted to AAFCPAs’ Director, Business Process Assessments & Attestations. She is a solution-oriented, business process improvement architect & strategist with broad expertise in identifying […]
You Snooze, You Lose. Preserve Wealth Before Legislation Eliminates Opportunities
As you know, AAFCPAs anticipated changes on the horizon to the Estate Tax Exemption. On March 25, 2021, Senator Bernie Sanders introduced legislation called “For the 99.5% Act,” which, if passed, would establish a new progressive estate tax rate structure on the top 0.5% of Americans who inherit over $3.5 million in wealth. It is […]
American Rescue Plan: Provisions for Individuals
As you may know, President Biden recently signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). AAFCPAs has outlined below key provisions for individuals & families. Direct Checks The package includes $1,400 Recovery Rebate payments (also known as stimulus checks) for adults and their dependents. As with prior stimulus payments, the economic impact […]
American Rescue Plan: Provisions for Businesses
As you may know, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) into law on Thursday, March 11th. AAFCPAs has outlined, below, the key provisions for businesses, including those related to: Employee Retention Credits The Paycheck Protection Program Family and Sick Leave Credits Targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loans The Restaurant […]
Watch Now: Claiming the Employee Retention Credit
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, signed on December 27th, 2020, expanded eligibility for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) by allowing those—including tax-exempt organizations—who received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to qualify. Prior to December 27, 2020, PPP loan recipients could not also file for eligible tax credits. The expanded eligibility is retroactive, and as a […]
IRS Extends Federal Income Tax Filing Deadline for Individuals
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that the Treasury Department and the IRS recently announced that the federal income tax filing deadline for individuals will be postponed to May 17, 2021 from April 15, 2021. It is still AAFCPAs’ intention to complete individual filings by April 15th, unless you have heard otherwise from your AAFCPAs tax professional. What You Need […]
Collect Data to Create Business Insight
Do You Make Sense of the Data You Collect? There are numerous and diverse reasons for nonprofits to adopt data analytics and predictive modeling tools. The implications are enormous if you commit to making sense of the swathes of data you collect every single day. For example: They are helping membership organizations to more positively […]
Biden Relief Package: Employee Retention Credits
As you may know, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARPA) into law on Thursday, March 11th. AAFCPAs has outlined, below, the adjustments to the employee retention credit (ERC). The amendments to the ERC made by the ARPA are effective for calendar quarters after June 30, 2021. What You Need to Know: […]