WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans wait until the last minute to file their taxes and this year is no exception. Monday is Tax Day — the federal deadline for individual tax filing and payments — and the IRS will…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — From WalletHub: With Tax Day coming up on April 18 and 44 million Americans expecting to pay this year’s taxes late due to the COVID-19 pandemic, personal finance website WalletHub today…
NEW ORLEANS – University of Holy Cross Tax Accounting students are providing free tax preparation assistance for low-to-moderate income New Orleans-area residents every Friday through April 8 at the school's main campus, 4123 Woodland…
METAIRIE — Postlethwaite & Netterville has hired Tim McCarthy to fill the role of tax operations director. He will be based in Metairie. McCarthy brings more than 30 years of experience in numerous industries, including executive roles in accounting and human…
BATON ROUGE — Postlethwaite & Netterville announced that Charles Lawson has joined the firm as director of governmental consulting services. Lawson brings management and leadership skills from a career as a senior executive in the federal government and private sector.…
METAIRIE — LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors has announced that Eric E. Bosch, CPA, has assumed the role of president and CEO. Bosch, who joined LaPorte in 1990, has served in a variety of leadership roles throughout the firm. His…
BATON ROUGE – Louisianans making more than $50,000 a year will pay a lower state income tax rate in 2022. Voters went to the polls in November to consider four ballot amendments dealing with…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana's medical marijuana program will offer raw, smokable cannabis to its patients, and the state will tweak its calculations for state income taxes as more than two dozen new laws take effect Saturday with the start…
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity is one local nonprofit poised to benefit from a change to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.…
BATON ROUGE – A Louisiana “safe harbor” provision protecting businesses that make first-time mistakes when classifying employees as independent contractors has run afoul of the U.S. Department of Labor. The Fresh Start Program, known as Act 297, allows employers to…
The inaugural edition of the New Orleans 500 was published in November. It's a collection of profiles of the city's influential, involved and inspiring business leaders. Once a month, Biz New Orleans will send an email survey to all the…
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…
