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Strong Password Policy Requirements Protect Data, Systems
It remains a critical and ever-evolving challenge to protect your organization’s data and operations from destructive forces such as unauthorized users, cyberattacks, and data breaches. The first level of security from such attacks is the implementation of strong password policies as a line of defense for an organization’s data security. Balancing risk and user-friendliness is […]
AAF Wealth Management’s Q3 2022 Market Perspective
A PROLOGUE TO THE STORY… As we sat down to pen this latest quarterly newsletter, we couldn’t help but think of the opening scene of the movie The Big Short (2015). “IT AIN’T WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW THAT GETS YOU INTO TROUBLE. IT’S WHAT YOU KNOW FOR SURE THAT JUST AIN’T SO.” – MARK TWAIN The […]
Tax Planning Guide for Businesses & Individuals (2022-2023)
Year-end tax planning is the practice of evaluating your tax situation and trying to minimize your tax liabilities while looking at your overall financial position. It is also a good time to review your estimated tax requirements, anticipated cash outlays at the filing deadline, and working to avoid underpayment of estimated tax penalties. While this can take […]
Important Changes To New Hampshire Business Profits Tax
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware, if you are subject to New Hampshire’s Business Profits tax, there are two significant 2022 legislative updates which address net operating losses and combined reporting. Tax Information Release (TIR) No. 2022-003 modifies the calculation of the net operating loss (NOL) carryover deduction for tax years ending on or […]
AAFCPAs Invests in Digital Intelligence
Boston (October 11, 2022) – AAFCPAs, a leading CPA and Consulting firm based in New England, today announced its investment in Atlanta-based Digilence, LLC, an organization providing digital intelligence for accounting firms. Digilence enhances AAFCPAs’ abilities to digitize inefficient processes across tax, audit, and the client engagement lifecycle. The key features of the investment include […]
Watch Live: 2022 Year-End Tax Planning Webinars
SAVE THE DATE! AAFCPAs is excited to announce its annual year-end tax planning webinar series, which will provide insight into strategies for 2022-year end that clients may take advantage of now to realize a more favorable tax outcome. Business Tax Wednesday, November 9th 12 – 1 pm Cannabis Business Tax Thursday, November 10th 12:30 – […]
MA Taxpayers May Expect Refunds of Excess Tax Revenue
Massachusetts’ State Auditor Suzanne Bump recently announced that Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Massachusetts tax revenue collections exceeded the annual tax revenue cap set by Chapter 62F of the Massachusetts General Laws by $2.941 billion. This revenue will be returned to taxpayers in the coming months. In general, eligible taxpayers will receive a credit in the […]
Maryland SaaS Taxability
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware of new Maryland sales tax legislation, which effectively narrowed the definition of digital products and changed the sales taxability of Software as a Service (SaaS), effective July 1, 2022. Background In March 2021, Maryland’s Office of the Comptroller issued guidance on digital products and announced that SaaS would […]
Guidance on Lease Standard for Independent Schools
What Lessees Need To Know In February 2016, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) to increase transparency and comparability of lease transactions. Because of the significant changes contained in this ASU, though issued in 2016, the effective date for implementing the new accounting guidance was pushed to fiscal year 2023 for […]