2023 National 8(a) Association Conference Trends
This premier annual conference provides education and supplier diversity networking for small businesses. This year’s event was held at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans from February 13 through 15 and was sold-out. Clearly, many small businesses are ready to travel again for in-person events! In addition to making introductions to federal agencies and prime contractors,…
Wakeup Call: Protecting your Nonprofit from the Banking Crisis
By Elinor Litwack, Partner, Outsourced Accounting & Advisory Services As the 2023 banking crisis unfolds with the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank, all eyes are on what happens next. Fueled by the “blame game” and the media frenzy around vulnerabilities in the banking system, many businesses and consumers have lost…
John Pace Recognized with 2022 Digital CPA Innovative Practitioner Award
GRF CPAs & Advisors (GRF) is pleased to announce that John R. Pace, CPA, CVA Partner and Director of Outsourced Accounting & Advisory Services, was honored by CPA.com with the 2022 Digital CPA Innovative Practitioner Award. The award recognizes individuals who are driving the accounting profession forward through innovative thought leadership, processes, services, and technology implementation.
HHS Website Providing Indirect Rate Information is Currently Unavailable
By Paul Calabrese, Principal, Outsourced Accounting and Advisory Services Have you been to the US Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) Program Support Center (PSC) website lately? You may have noticed that their Cost Allocation Services landing page is down. The Cost Allocations Services website has historically provided valuable information to nonprofits, colleges and…
Enterprise-Quality Financial Planning and Analysis with Excel
By CTCPA Advisory Council Chair Jim Norton This article was printed in the Summer 2022 issue of Connecticut CPA Magazine Go to most midsize or above business software pages right now and keep track of how many times they talk about “outgrowing Excel” and the urgent need to replace Excel. In reality, try as we…
Annual Tax Planning Webinar: Important Considerations for the 2021 Tax Year
The last 18 months have been marked by unprecedented uncertainty for the US and the world. As taxpayers continue to navigate the economic ups and downs of the pandemic ― from unemployment to PPP loans to advance child tax credit payments, they are also challenged with how to minimize their tax liability for the 2021…