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Carla McCall Named 2024 Most Powerful Women in Accounting 
Carla McCall Named 2024 Most Powerful Women in Accounting 

Carla McCall Named 2024 Most Powerful Women in Accounting 

Boston, MA (June 4, 2024)—AAFCPAs, a preeminent 325+ employee CPA and consulting firm is pleased to announce that Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA, Managing Partner has been selected as one of the 2024 Most Powerful Women in the Accounting Profession by the AICPA & CIMA and CPA Practice Advisor Magazine. This award promotes and supports the […]

AICPA Announces Keynote Speakers and Events for AICPA & CIMA ENGAGE 2024 in Las Vegas
AICPA Announces Keynote Speakers and Events for AICPA & CIMA ENGAGE 2024 in Las Vegas

AICPA Announces Keynote Speakers and Events for AICPA & CIMA ENGAGE 2024 in Las Vegas

CPA Practice Advisor (May 23, 2024) – The 2024 Most Powerful Women in Accounting awards will also be presented on the main stage at Engage 2024 on June 5. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants have announced the keynote speakers and key events for this year’s 2024 ENGAGE, […]

AAFCPAs Continues Expansion to Meet Growth Momentum
AAFCPAs Continues Expansion to Meet Growth Momentum

AAFCPAs Continues Expansion to Meet Growth Momentum

Boston, MA (May 30, 2024)—AAFCPAs, a preeminent 325+ employee CPA and consulting firm specializing in tax, assurance, accounting, wealth management, business process and IT advisory solutions, is pleased to announce expansion of its key practice areas. As part of this, the company welcomes Patricia Taub as Senior Accountant; Shannon Sargent and April Winward as Consulting […]

ESOPs May Be the Key to Operating Tax-free in the Cannabis Space
ESOPs May Be the Key to Operating Tax-free in the Cannabis Space

ESOPs May Be the Key to Operating Tax-free in the Cannabis Space

Cannabis operators focus heavily on tax mitigation, employee retention, growth strategies, and profitable exit. A properly structured ESOP is a great tool to accomplish all those goals and more. In a recent webinar, “Cannabis ESOPs – The Industry Game Changer”, AAFCPAs’  David McManus, CPA, CGMA, Tax Partner & National Cannabis Practice Leader and Joshua England, LLM, Esq., […]

New AICPA Chair: ‘We need to promote the cool work we do’
Journal-of-Accountancy---New-AICPA-Chair

New AICPA Chair: ‘We need to promote the cool work we do’

Journal of Accountancy (May 23, 2024) – Raised in a family that valued entrepreneurship, business acumen, and hard work, new AICPA Chair Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA, credits two trailblazing women for inspiring her the most. Her paternal grandmother held a job in banking until she founded her own insurance agency in 1948 and turned it […]

AAFCPAs leader elected to leadership roles at two accounting groups

AAFCPAs leader elected to leadership roles at two accounting groups

Boston Business Journal (May 23, 2024) – Carla McCall, managing director of accounting firm AAFCPAs, has been elected to leadership positions at two accounting organizations. McCall will serve as new chair of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), and as co-chair of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants […]

Celebrating Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA AAFCPAs’ Managing Partner and New Chair of the AICPA
SumNews Carla 2024

Celebrating Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA AAFCPAs’ Managing Partner and New Chair of the AICPA

SumNews (May 2024) – My involvement with MassCPAs and the AICPA has provided me with a trusted inner circle of peers, collaborators, mentors, and champions—and we have built really close relationships. It all started with my volunteerism at the MassCPAs on the MAP committee. It was on this committee that I learned about the power […]

Carla McCall Named New Chair of AICPA
Carla McCall and Lexy Kessler, CPA

Carla McCall Named New Chair of AICPA

CPA Practice Advisor (May 23, 2024) – This marks the first time in AICPA’s history that two women have held the chair and co-chair positions in the same year, as Lexy Kessler, CPA, was elected as the AICPA’s vice chair. Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA, Managing Partner of AAFCPAs, is the new Chair of the American Institute […]

Carla McCall Elected Chair of AICPA and Co-Chair of Association of International CPAs
Carla McCall Elected Chair of AICPA

Carla McCall Elected Chair of AICPA and Co-Chair of Association of International CPAs

Westborough, MA (May 23, 2024) – AAFCPAs, a preeminent CPA and consulting firm, is pleased to announce that its Managing Partner, Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA, was elected to serve as the new Chair of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and Co-Chair of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, which combines the strengths of […]