Is IFRS for SMEs For Your Company?
July 1, 2010

By: Robert S. Miller, Shareholder

Imagine if the federal tax code were reduced to the length of a novella.  Well, something nearly as unlikely has taken place. Private companies — which make up more than 95 percent of United States businesses — now have the option of replacing 17,000 pages of accounting regulations with the newly published 230-page International Financial Reporting Standards for Small and Medium Sized Entities, known as IFRS for SMEs.

Source: Financial Executive [www.financialexecutivemag.com]
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Benefits of Collaboration Are Many For Businesses and Non-Profits
April 1, 2010

By: James D. Wilkinson, Shareholder

“Collaborations between businesses and non-profits are currently at an all-time high. Innovative businesses and non-profit leaders understand that a strong cross-sector partnership enables both teams to advance important goals that they may not otherwise be able to push single handedly.”

Source: InBusiness, nnchamber.com
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Sustainability for CPA Firms
January 4, 2010

By: Alison Simons, Director of Marketing

“As the quality movement of the 1980s-1990s revolutionized business and determined the success of some companies over others (think Toyota and GM), the sustainability movement will offer the same opportunity for companies over the next decade.”

Source: sumnews
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Make Sure Your Board and Staff Are Financially Literate
October 1, 2009

By: Kevin McConnell, Manager

“Everyone involved with running a nonprofit, from managers and board members to staff and volunteers who are involved in financial decision-making at any level, should be fully conversant with the organization’s finances. However, many of these people often are not as financially literate as they need to be.”

Source: massnonprofit.org
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Five Mistakes Made by Real Estate Investors
September 10, 2009

By: Dennis Pellecchia, Chairman of the Board

“In the current market, investors face an uphill battle because achieving profitability poses more of a challenge than it did in years past. One way to enhance the probability of a healthy bottom line is to avoid five common mistakes.”

Source: REBusiness Online
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Taxing matters- your client could owe taxes in another state and save money by filing there
August 14, 2009

By: Keith Shaffer & Steven Plisko

Source: Mass Bar Section Review
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The U.S.’s impending adoption of IFRS will have sweeping effects on the accounting industry and beyond
August 7, 2009

By: Patrick Riley, President & CEO

Source: Boston Business Journal
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The time may be right to purchase some business real estate
June 12, 2009

“Many business owners who have been leasing their current business property are now either considering whether to purchase commercial real estate due to the recent declines in value.”

Source: Mass High Tech
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How is the best way to structure joint ventures?
June 12, 2009

“Combining resources to invest in real estate or develop projects can have some obvious benefits – such as pooling financial strengths and experience. The question is how best to structure joint ventures.”

Source: NE Real Estate Journal
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Five Questions with Eric Saunders
June 2, 2009

” Like so many sectors of our economy, these organizations have been experiencing significant and in some cases, severe downward trends in their financial operations and ability to deliver their services.”

Source: Providence Business News
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