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Not-For-Profits Hit Hard By Staffing Shortages

By Bob Findley, CPA, Director at Blue & Co. The job market is hard for everyone, especially for not-for-profits. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped from 6.9 percent in October 2020 to 3.9 percent in […]

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Decoding The New CECL Model for Not-For-Profits

By Priya Singleton, CPA, Director at Blue & Co. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-13 Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of […]

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Restricted Fund Tracking and Cash Management

By Andrew Brock, CPA, Senior Manager at Blue & Co. Earlier in June 2023, an article was published by our not-for-profit services team titled “Unveiling the Dynamics of Donor-Restricted Contributions”. […]

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The Optimal Retirement Age for Dentists: A Financial Perspective

The Optimal Retirement Age for Dentists: A Financial Perspective

As of 2023, there were approximately 200,000 dentists practicing in the United States. Of these, nearly 35% of them were 55 years or older. In 2023, the average retirement age […]

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Credit Card Testing (Carding): A Growing Risk for Not-for-Profit Organizations

By Rick Shields, CPA, Principal at Blue & Co. Not-for-profit organizations that accept donations through their websites face a relatively new risk: credit card testing (also known as “carding”). If […]

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Qualified Opportunity Zones: What’s Changed and What It Means for Investors

By Carson Lorts, CPA, Senior Manager at Blue & Co. Qualified Opportunity Zones have now been around for nearly 10 years after their creation under the Tax Cuts & Jobs […]

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