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Just as we offer insight in our Perspective Series, we also contribute to industry publications. We are not hesitant to take a stand on issues, and are willing to add our insight to public forums.

Published Articles
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Ahoy, mateys! Do your clients need college-planning life jackets? - August 2012

Paying for college is becoming increasingly challenging for each generation due to the seemingly unending tuition increases that occur each year. I have long maintained that the cost of a college education [...]

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Revenue: Patience Really is a Virtue - July 2011

In their quest for success, young technology companies sometimes get overly focused on recognition of revenue. Indeed, one of the most common questions in my work with these fast-growing companies is “How can I get revenue more quickly?” [...]

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Private Wealth: Gifting On The Clock - May 2011

When President Barack Obama signed the 2010 tax relief act into law in December, he opened the door to significant wealth transfer opportunities. The lifetime tax exemption on gifts [...]

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BBJ Executive Profile: CPA Firm Chief Comes with a Code - May 2011

Carl Famiglietti’s professional pursuit is dedicated to creating an interconnected web of technical expertise, philosophy and humanity. [...]

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Your Two Cents: Lessons Learned from the Great Recession - April 2011

Accountants are much more than number crunchers.  For many businesses, the accountant is also one of the most trusted advisers. We asked some area [...]

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Business NH Magazine Mapping the Road to a New Tax Regime - November 2010

The Small Business Jobs Act passed in September is expected to help small businesses, including sole proprietorships, partnerships and non-publicly traded corporations with $50 million or less in average annual gross receipts for the prior three years. [...]

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Small and Mid sized Businesses Have Unique Opportunity to Make Strategic Acquisitions - August 2010

The recent economic turmoil forced rapid change on the mergers and acquisitions marketplace, as the tightening of available credit pushed [...]

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Dealing with the Code - June 2009

It may be that for the first half of 2009, tumbleweeds outnumbered deals spotted across the M&A landscape. But even in the face of this financial crisis, companies are adapting to the [...]

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Management Over Myth - January 2009

Carl Famiglietti is managing partner of Moody, Famiglietti & Andronico, based in Boston. He says that accounting firm management often finds itself locked in a tug of war between applying theory [...]

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Staffing Realities Compel Structured Shift 1 - June 2008

“One high profile piece of the CPA’s complex landscape is the common struggle to recruit and retain qualified talent,” says Carl Famiglietti, the managing partner of MFA – Moody, Famiglietti & Andronico, based in Tewksbury, Mass. [...]

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The Evolving CPA and Consulting World Leaders Take Notice - January 2008

You've mentioned you see the CPA and consulting world eveloving. Why should leaders take notice? Sarbanes-Oxley and directives for Boards and corporate policy have chnaged company [...]

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