Chris Consoletti, Esq.

Consulting Attorney, Director

Chris is a consulting attorney at AAFCPAs, working in conjunction with the firm’s multi-disciplinary team of CPAs and focusing primarily on tax-exempt organizations. He brings expertise in private foundations, lobbying regulations, multi-state filing and registration requirements, Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT), charitable solicitation regulations, IRS Form 990 best practice presentation and disclosure requirements, along with organizational formations and dissolutions. He also provides effective tax planning and research, tax compliance, charitable planning, and asset protection solutions for trusts and estates.

Chris advises clients on entity formation, management and board structure, executive compensation, limited liability protection, and the applicable laws of relevant states and jurisdictions. Additionally, he evaluates and assesses opportunities and risks associated with complicated tax challenges or controversies.

Working with private foundations, he advises on distribution requirements, taxable expenditures, expenditure responsibility rules, jeopardizing investments, self-dealing sanctions, conversions, and dissolutions when applicable. Beyond this, he closely monitors the impact and necessary operational changes in response to changing tax code and relevant state and local laws. His accumulated experience in compliance, law, and consulting allows him to address complicated legal and tax matters in a straightforward and comprehensible way.

Education

Suffolk University Law School – Juris Doctor
Stonehill College – Bachelor of Arts, History and Economics

Professional and Civic Associations

Boston Bar Association – Tax Exempt Committee Member
Massachusetts Bar Association
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants

*The advice provided by AAFCPAs’ Tax Consulting Attorneys is in a consulting capacity only and cannot be considered legal advice or a legal opinion and is not a substitute for the advice of legal counsel.

Contributed Insights

Seminar Recap: Navigating EOs: What Nonprofits Need to Know

Navigating Executive Orders: What Nonprofits Need to Know | Webinar On-Demand During AAFCPAs’ recent Nonprofit Seminar (April 2025), AAFCPAs’ consulting attorneys Joshua England and Chris Consoletti presented practical guidance on how executive orders may affect nonprofit operations to more than 550 attendees. A reality for many nonprofits is that they are already attempting to navigate […]

H.R. 9495: What Nonprofits Need to Know About the New Legislation

H.R. 9495, a bill granting the Treasury Secretary authority to revoke a nonprofit’s tax-exempt status over alleged ties to terrorism, passed the House along party lines but stalled in the Senate. While it has not yet been refiled, many anticipate it will be, with a potentially different outcome under the new congressional majority. While H.R. […]

Promotions Celebrated at AAFCPAs

Boston, MA (September 10th, 2024)—AAFCPAs, a preeminent 350+ employee CPA and consulting firm based in New England, is pleased to announce recent promotions in Assurance, Wealth Management, Tax, Outsourced Accounting & Fractional CFO, Business Process & IT Advisory, and our Infrastructure team. New Directors and Managers Angelina Lu, MSA, CPA. Now Director in AAFCPAs’ Commercial […]