8 ways to potentially lower your taxes

Explore strategies that may help you reduce taxes and strengthen your financial future. When it comes to filing your federal income taxes, it can pay to plan ahead. By regularly reviewing your financial situation throughout the year, you may be able to uncover opportunities to reduce your tax liability and keep more of what you’ve earned. Your Person CPA financial …

Trump Accounts: A guide for parents

Learn how Trump Accounts work and if they fit into your family’s financial strategy. Every parent wants to give their child a strong financial start, and understanding the different savings options is an important first step. Starting in July 2026, parents can fund a new type of investment vehicle, known as a Trump Account, for their children. If you have …

​​​How new 2026 charitable giving rules could affect your taxes

Give to the causes you care about and potentially lower your tax bill in the process. Charitable giving can be a meaningful way to support the causes and communities you care about. As you think ahead to your 2026 donations, it’s important to know about the new federal rules that change how philanthropic gifts can be deducted on your tax bill. …

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Amnesty Sales Tax Program

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS ALL SALES TAX PENALTIES WAIVED! Take advantage of this opportunity to receive a 100% waiver of penalties and a 50% reduction in interest charged on all unpaid sales taxes. October 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026 What is the AMNESTY SALES TAX PROGRAM? New Orleans Amnesty Sales Tax Program is your opportunity to settle your delinquent …

Year-End Tax Planning for 2019

Year-end planning for 2019 takes place against the backdrop of recent major changes in the rules for individuals and businesses. For individuals, these changes include lower income tax rates, a boosted standard deduction, severely limited itemized deductions, no personal exemptions and increased child tax credit. For businesses, the corporate tax rate has been reduced to 21%, there are limits on …

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Walmart Sales Tax Dispute Heads to Louisiana Supreme Court

Walmart.com has only about $140,000 directly at stake in a tax fight with a Louisiana parish. But the company’s court challenge to that amount may have ramifications for other online marketplace providers and for Walmart’s operations elsewhere in the state and nationwide. The case has to do with Walmart.com’s role as facilitator of third-party sales. Jefferson Parish, which is allowed …

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Three candidates in Louisiana governor’s race disqualified after failing to file tax returns

Three candidates for governor in Louisiana were disqualified after failing to file their income tax returns. A spokesman for the Secretary of State’s Office confirmed the news to WAFB and released copies of documents indicating the candidates were Democrat M.V. “Vinny” Mendoza, and Republicans Patrick J. Doguet and Manuel Russell Leach.   A report from The Advocate newspaper says the …

Homeowners have until Aug. 22 to appeal property tax spikes

Many New Orleans residents, faced by recent property assessments announcing skyrocketing property taxes for their neighborhoods, have until August 22 to file appeals for relief. A July 26 article by The-Times Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate’s Jeff Adelson cited data from the Orleans Parish Assessor’s Office on the increases. Approximately 26,000 properties are in neighborhoods where the average sale price rose …

Do You know the Four Ways to Protect Financial Documents/ Tax Records during Hurricane Season?

Here are 4 tips from the Louisiana Department of Revenue: 1. Keep documents secure Place paper documents in airtight containers and place up high. Scan important records such as tax returns, payroll records and insurance documents 2. Use paperless media and cloud storage Save electronic records to flash drive or upload to cloud storage 3. Document valuables and business equipment …

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Louisiana’s New Internet Sales Tax Collection System Might Be Delayed Until 2020; Here’s Why

Putting together the software necessary to collect taxes on internet sales is taking longer than expected, so legislation sitting on the governor’s desk would extend by a year the drop-dead date for the state commission to gather the exact local taxes from out-of-state retailers. Right now, the Louisiana Department of Revenue is collecting 8.45% taxes on sales of goods by …