Regulatory Alerts (All)
Massachusetts Passes Significant Tax Reforms
AAFCPAs and AAF Wealth Management would like to make clients aware that Governor Maura Healey recently signed into law significant tax legislation. The package will modify a number of tax laws in the Commonwealth including those related to short-term capital gains, the estate tax exemption, and the joint filing requirement. While legislation was signed into […]
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 […]
Colorado and Minnesota Impose Retail Delivery Fee
AAFCPAs’ State & Local Tax (SALT) practice would like to make clients aware that the state of Colorado and Minnesota have enacted a retail delivery fee. Colorado Updates Rule The state of Colorado originally imposed a fee of $0.27 on all retail sales delivered by motor vehicle to Colorado customers effective July 2, 2022. This […]
IRS Offers Relief to Taxpayers Affected by Hurricane Lee
AAFCPAs and AAF Wealth Management would like to make clients aware that the IRS has offered tax relief for businesses and individuals affected by Hurricane Lee. Taxpayers in all 16 counties in Maine and all 14 counties in Massachusetts automatically qualify for relief as part of a coordinated federal response. Affected taxpayers now have until […]
IRS Halts ERC Claims and Urges Vigilance to Combat Fraud
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that, as of September 14, 2023, the IRS has ordered an immediate halt to new Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims in an effort to curtail a surge in scams. This move is set to affect all businesses taking or thinking about taking credits. The moratorium extends through the […]
New Reporting Requirement Set To Impact Millions of Small Businesses
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware of the new Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirement set to begin January 1, 2024. This new reporting requirement, part of an anti-money laundering initiative enacted through the Corporate Transparency Act in 2021, requires that millions of small businesses report beneficial ownership information (BOI) to the Financial Crimes […]
IRS Postpones RMD Penalties for Inherited Retirement Accounts
AAFCPAs and AAF Wealth Management would like to make clients aware that the IRS has issued penalty relief in 2023 for individuals who have not carried forward required minimum distributions (RMDs) on inherited retirement accounts. This guidance applies only to accounts inherited by non-spouse heirs where the decedent had been taking RMDs. Confusion arose in […]
Recent Ruling Elevates Privacy of Holdings in Massachusetts Trusts
AAFCPAs and AAF Wealth Management would like to make clients aware of a recent ruling that makes Massachusetts an attractive jurisdiction for clients looking to create a trust for future generations while still keeping its holdings private. This could be especially beneficial for older generations looking to create a trust for younger generations without disclosing […]
Nonprofits Can Transfer, Claim Direct Payments for Inflation Reduction Act Credits
The Inflation Reduction Act (the “Act”), originally signed into law on August 16, 2022, outlined a proposal that allowed certain non-taxable entities to receive specific credits under the Act as direct payments. On June 14, 2023, the IRS issued proposed regulations that outline how these non-taxable organizations can file and make an election to either […]