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Kelly Zack, MST is featured on Synexus Tax Solutions’ Podcast
October 16th, 2023 – In today’s episode, we’re diving into the world of cannabis and sales taxes, and we’re asking a simple question: Are the taxes on cannabis too high? To help us understand this, we have a special guest, Kelly Zach, who’s a sales tax expert from Boston, Massachusetts. Kelly helps us understand the […]
Watch Now: Cannabis Tax Webinar 11/7
As we approach the conclusion of 2023, the Cannabis Practice at AAFCPAs extends a warm invitation to our esteemed clients and friends to proactively evaluate their comprehensive financial status in anticipation of strategic year-end tax planning. Please remember, implementing the majority of tax-saving strategies necessitates action on or before December 31. At AAFCPAs, we stand […]
Watch Now: Business Tax Webinar 11/2
As 2023 draws to a close, we invite our valued business clients and friends to proactively assess their full financial picture to strategically plan their year-end tax optimization. It’s crucial to note that the majority of tax-saving strategies require implementation on or before December 31. AAFCPAs is poised to assist you in minimizing your tax […]
Watch Now: Individual & Family Tax Webinar 10/31
AAFCPAs’ Individual & Family Tax and Wealth Preservation Webinar As we near the close of another calendar year, we again encourage clients to assess their complete financial situation now in order to plan their year-end tax optimization strategy. As you do, be mindful that most tax reduction approaches must be implemented by December 31 or […]
AI Risks: Establishing Workplace Guidelines
AI is rapidly changing the way we work, with AI-powered tools now in use by employees and contractors to manage tasks, retrieve data, brainstorm, and identify fraud. They have been adopted by HR to recruit and screen talent, by sales to provide customer support, by finance to analyze volumes of data and forecast future performance, […]
Courtney McFarland Selected for MassCPAs’ Women to Watch Award
Boston, MA (October 9, 2023)—AAFCPAs, a preeminent 300+ employee CPA and consulting firm specializing in tax, assurance, accounting, wealth management, business process and IT advisory solutions, is pleased to announce that Courtney McFarland, CPA, MSA, 340B ACE, Partner has been selected as recipient of the 15th Annual MassCPAs Women to Watch Award in the Experienced […]
October Designated National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October kicks off National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), which is dedicated to raising public awareness on the importance of cybersecurity. Launched in 2004 by the U.S. federal government, NCSAM aims to encourage businesses and individuals to investigate potential risk along with strategies to improve the security of critical infrastructure. Where To Start The threat landscape […]
CECL Standard’s Significant Impact on Financing and Trade Accounts Receivable
AAFCPAs Provides Business Guidance on FASB’S New CECL Model Guidance May Have a Significant Financial Reporting Impact on Financing and Trade Accounts Receivable The long-awaited Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Standard, Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 – Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326) will be effective for nonpublic business entities and not-for-profit entities for fiscal years beginning after […]
From the Desk of Carmen Grinkis
Clients often come to us because of some kind of transition or challenge. They may be heading into retirement, navigating a divorce, or coping with the loss of a loved one. In all these cases, there is so much more to consider than how investments are performing. Especially as we age, we find ourselves building […]