BATON ROUGE – Fiscal watchdog Truth in Accounting has knocked Louisiana’s annual financial report with several low-transparency findings. State governments release comprehensive annual financial reports every year that are audited by certified public accountants and serve as bedrock public information…
METAIRIE – U.S. Forensic, a Metairie, La., engineering firm that provides forensic engineering reports, is celebrating 15 years in business this month. Founded in 2006 by three engineers and a businessman, the company has grown to serve clients in more…
NEW ORLEANS - Windsor Court Hotel has hired Andrée Bahan to fill the role of director of finance. With nearly two decades of experience in accounting and finance, Bahan most recently served as director of finance and accounting for Marriott…
ATHENS, Ga. - Padgett Business Services, an accounting service and business consulting provider, announced that it has named Amanda Aguillard, a New Orleans resident, as its new chief operating officer. Aguillard will be tasked with providing operational and logistical guidance…
METAIRIE - William “Ted” Mason III, LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors President and CEO, has been honored with the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants Life Membership Award. This award is presented to longstanding CPAs who have serviced the profession…
BATON ROUGE – P&N announced that Tiffani Dorsa, a director in the firm’s assurance practice, has been named a director of chapters of the Association of Government Accountants National Governing Board. Dorsa will be one of eight chapter directors serving…
BATON ROUGE – Postlethwaite & Netterville, a CPA and consulting firm, announced that Laura Soileau, the firm's consulting director, has been elected to serve as the Institute of Internal Auditors’ North American board chair. The mission of the IIA North…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Republican state lawmakers trying to muscle through a wide-ranging rewrite of Louisiana's tax laws Wednesday ran into the same problem that has bedeviled previous legislative efforts: opposition from special interest groups trying to protect tax breaks…
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a strain, but the head of the IRS said Tuesday he expects to meet the July 1 deadline in the new pandemic relief law for starting a groundbreaking tax program aimed at reducing child poverty. That…
NEW YORK (AP) - Americans will be getting extra time to prepare their taxes. The Internal Revenue Service says it's delaying the traditional tax filing deadline from April 15 until May 17. The IRS announced the decision Wednesday and said…
NEW ORLEANS - From Hannis T. Bourgeois CPAs and Business Advisors: On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act. The $1.9 trillion law is intended to provide far-reaching relief from the economic and other…
NEW ORLEANS - Entergy’s Louisiana companies are helping customers who qualify for federal Earned Income Tax Credits claim the money they’ve earned. Entergy is continuing its partnership with community advocates to support free IRS-certified VITA tax preparation services for qualifying…
NEW ORLEANS - Postlethwaite & Netterville Director Jim Koerber has written two chapters for The Comprehensive Guide to Economic Damages, published by Business Valuation Resources. He provides insight on the calculation of economic damages related to personal injury, wrongful death,…
METAIRIE - On the first "Vision & Voice" video of 2021, Jefferson Chamber President Todd Murphy talks with Stephen Blitz and Kathryn Pittman of accounting firm Postlethwaite & Netterville about the Payroll Protection Program and Employee Retention & Tax Credits…
NEW ORLEANS - A new report from personal finance website WalletHub says that the average American household spends $2,471 on real-estate property taxes each year plus another $442 for residents of the 27 states with vehicle property taxes. Notably, the…
NEW ORLEANS - Chris Ferris, the president and CEO of Fidelity Bank, said the second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans has attracted newcomers to the program - and some defectors from bigger banks. “Restaurants, bars and lodging have been…
LAFAYETTE, La. – Public accounting firm Postlethwaite & Netterville has announced that the tax practice of Harry V. Barton, CPA, will join P&N’s Lafayette office. The Barton tax professionals will continue to serve clients in Acadiana and throughout the Gulf…
NEW ORLEANS - The newest federal COVID-19 relief bill changes the rules for business meal deductions in tax years 2021 and 2022. In an effort to boost the restaurant industry, the IRS will allow businesses to fully deduct meals that…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana's revenue department announced Monday it will start accepting and processing 2020 personal income tax returns on Feb. 12, the same date federal tax returns can begin being filed. State individual income tax returns and payments…
NEW ORLEANS - Ericksen Krentel CPAs and Consultants has announced the following promotions among its team: Kay Miller CPA has been promoted to a partner in charge of the firm’s tax services section, where…
METAIRIE - Ryan P. Kruse, CPA, has joined LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors as a director, announced William “Ted” Mason, firm CEO and president. Kruse joins the firm’s tax services department. Kruse has 15 years of experience focused on serving…
NEW ORLEANS - Biz New Orleans magazine – a national award-winning monthly business publication – will publish the inaugural edition of the New Orleans 500, a book profiling influential leaders in greater New Orleans. Click here to submit a nomination. The New Orleans…
NEW ORLEANS - Fidelity Bank President Chris Ferris said small business owners should be cheering the passage of the new federal stimulus bill. “There is a lot of great help … both from the standpoint of reforming the first round…
BATON ROUGE - On Dec. 21, as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress passed significant changes to the Paycheck Protection Program. This includes changes to existing loans and a second draw of PPP funds for eligible borrowers. Hannis T.…
METAIRIE - Wegmann Dazet announces and congratulates the following promotions effective Jan. 1, 2021: Valerie Lowry, CPA, has been admitted as a shareholder and elected vice-president. Thomas “Tommy” Laine, CPA, has been promoted to partner. Brian Menendez, CPA, has been…
BATON ROUGE – Postlethwaite & Netterville, APAC, announced that Jennifer Butler has been hired to be the director of disaster management and recovery. Butler has nearly 20 years of experience in grant writing and administration, contract compliance, federal regulations, and…
METAIRIE - LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors announced that Eric E. Bosch, CPA, has been selected as president and CEO elect for the firm. Bosch will assume his duties in that role effective Dec. 1, 2021. Bosch will work closely…
BATON ROUGE - CPA and consulting firm Postlethwaite & Netterville announced that it has rebranded its CYBERVEIL Security Services as CYBERVEIL Managed Detection and Response. This service is designed to work with an organization’s existing IT team, complementing internal cybersecurity…
NEW ORLEANS - Accounting firm Postlethwaite & Netterville announced that Philip W. Rebowe has joined P&N as director of client services in New Orleans. Philip has more than 40 years’ experience in the accounting profession, all of which have been…
BATON ROUGE - Taxpayers in Louisiana turn over 9.9 percent of their income per capita to state and local governments, the 20th highest percentage among the 50 states, according to an analysis by the website 24/7 Wall St. State residents…
