Large grants and donations sometimes bring unanticipated costs

Sean McNeil, CPA, MBA Accounting & Auditing Manager Your small nonprofit organization received a large grant or donation. Congratulations! But for smaller nonprofits, large gifts can come with some unanticipated costs.    Specifically, a large gift may push your...

Nonprofits increasingly turn to outsourced accounting services

Linda J. Kramer, CPA, MBA Accounting & Auditing Director Outsourcing of accounting and bookkeeping support services is an increasing trend in many nonprofit organizations. Driven by several factors, outsourcing is a confluence of trends impacting nonprofits.   ...

Massachusetts implements charitable giving tax deduction

Massachusetts has revived the charitable giving tax deduction for state income tax filers for the 2023 tax year, so taxpayers will have an additional tax break when they file their returns next year. And the commonwealth’s nonprofits are happy about the prospect that it may encourage more charitable giving.

MA Attorney General relieves small nonprofits of filing requirement

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s (AG) office recently amended filing requirements for small charities, relieving them of the requirement to submit a federal Form 990 as part of their annual filings and disclosures. The change takes effect starting September 1,...

Nonprofits may invest excess cash to build income

Jayme F. Moore, CPA Vice President & Director Nonprofit organizations looking for new sources of income may find it in their own treasury in the form of excess cash. If your organization determines it has excess cash that will not be needed for operations in the...