Managing Your Charitable Donations

Matthew Person, CPA Todd Wilson, CPA Person CPA Group 3200 Lake Villa Drive Metairie, LA 70002 (504) 780-8299 Fax 1-800-799-1292www.personcpa.com Berkshire Giveaway Someday, the financial wizards who run things on Wall Street will realize there’s “paper to be stacked” opening an Investor Hall of Fame. (Hey, the  Rock and Roll Hall makes $40 million a year, and it’s in Cleveland.) And …

Construction Accounting is Tough!

Businesses in the construction industry face challenges every day that most other type of companies do not. Construction contractors have complicated accounting rules when reporting long term contracts and spec homes. In addition to the complicated income tax reporting that is sometimes required there are many other factors effecting things day to day like subcontractors, payroll, job costing, and estimating …

7 Ways to Avoid a Tax Audit

“You’re being audited” is probably on just about everyone’s Top 10 List of Most Dreaded Things to Hear!  But,  there are 7 ways to lower your risk of being flagged by the IRS for an audit. And believe it or not, they are pretty basic things to do. 1.  Do NOT round numbers on your tax return. It’s better to …