Enis Bezhani, CPA, MSA

Partner

Enis is a leader in AAFCPAs’ Charter Schools and Community Development practices and a go-to resource for nonprofits with vast federal grants and complex Uniform Guidance/Single Audit and Government Auditing requirements, as well as those with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and state-specific compliance requirements.

Enis advises clients on achieving regulatory compliance and establishing best practice internal controls over financial reporting. He also advises clients embarking on capital campaigns to ensure the “ask” in marketing collateral and the accounting treatment coincide with management’s desire. He provides guidance on accounting for complex endowments, including developing and evaluating investment and spending policies, designing reporting structures, and evaluating and improving internal controls over investment activities.

Enis consults with community development and affordable housing clients on real estate development projects, from predevelopment and cost certifications at inception to exit planning. He provides tax credit eligible basis analyses, and assistance with tax credit programs, such as Low-Income Housing Tax Credits; cost certifications; tenant eligibility/compliance reviews; budgeting & cash flow analyses; and guidance on accounting for building and construction costs. He advises charter school clients on tax-exempt bonds, Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (QZABs), or other financing programs to assist with campus expansion.

Enis was a key member of AAFCPAs’ Covid-19 Task Force, gaining expertise and continuing to serve as a go-to-resource for clients on COVID funding compliance, including the complex employee retention tax credit. He has been serving AAFCPA’s clients with distinction since 2008. Enis speaks English and Albanian.

Education

  • Worcester State University, Bachelor of Science – Business Administration, concentration in Accounting, magna cum laude
  • Worcester State University, Master of Science in Management, with a concentration in Accounting (MSA)