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A Thank You To Our Staten Island Clients For A Successful 2019 Tax Season
This has been one of the wildest tax seasons in recent memory. I saw a note from the IRS last Friday (the 12th) that as of that day, 50 million taxpayers had yet to file. LOTS of extensions happened out there, as all of the tax law changes caused a bunch of confusion....
2018 Tax Extensions and Payment Options for Staten Island Taxpayers
Yep. This is the final week, and the personal filing deadline (April 15th) is *so* close. We'll be open Saturday 04/13, AND SUNDAY 04/14 from 9-1 to help accommodate your pick up / DocuSign / efile / extension needs! It's officially the final week of tax...
An Under-Utilized Tax Break For Staten Island Taxpayers: Summer Day Camp
Okay, that's a joke. We're so busy with our client work, we can't really enjoy the college basketball or the new baseball season, but at least we still have April Fools. And yes, I know that day has already passed. More coffee please. But speaking of...
Anthony R. Mauriello, E.A.’s Under-Utilized Pet Tax Deductions
Apparently, there are some politics things happening these days. But even more apparently, the tax deadline is three weeks away. Politics? As the young people say, ain't nobody got time for that. But you know what we DO have time for? Saving you a boatload on your...
How Staten Island Taxpayers Can Support The Alabama Disaster Relief Effort
The college hoops brackets are set, and the madness begins. And, per the American Gaming Association, 47 million of us will be wagering $8.5 BILLION on this event. Which, of course, means that my mind immediately goes here. You see, we've already been knee-deep in...
Spending Money From Tax Refunds Wisely By Anthony R. Mauriello, E.A.
Just about one month left before the tax deadline. As the parents say, the days are long, but the months are fast. And as we tax pros say, the days are long, and the days are long. But that's simply because we've been getting to do some meaty, fun tax...
Anthony R. Mauriello, E.A.’s Three Big Tax Scams And How To Beware
Now we're cooking with gas. After weeks of reports that refunds were down, last week's data from the IRS shows a new trend. Although overall quantity of refunds are down, now the average refund is up 1.9%. After so many headlines to the contrary, I suppose...
IRS Form 4852: Mauriello Enterprises Explains the Substitute for the W-2
Word on the tax professional "street" is that tax filing numbers are down across the board so far. That is from data released by software providers (though this year, of all years, I simply don't understand why somebody would use software), as...
Anthony R. Mauriello, E.A.’s Second Key To Wealth Building
Believe it or not, we have less than two months before federal taxes are due. All the Mauriello's are hard at work making sure you get all the money you deserve: Yikes. We have been meeting with so many Staten Island clients (including a fair number of new ones,...
Anthony R. Mauriello, E.A.’s First Key To Building Wealth
Not only are we entering into the thick of tax season, but based on our political situation, we could be staring at another federal government shutdown on Friday. Which means, well ... we don't know exactly what it will mean except that God bless you if you are...
Anthony R. Mauriello, E.A.’s Three Simple Steps For Better Information Security Management
Unless you're a Patriots fan, the Super Bowl sure was a snoozefest, eh? The snarky tweets were in full force, and there were many sad bettors who might want to check this out (unless, of course, they just want to let us handle it for them, which is always wise)....
The Trump Shutdown Is Over And Tax Filing Season Has Begun For Staten Island Taxpayers
Politics aside, I think we can all breathe just a little easier knowing that the federal government is no longer in shutdown mode. And on top of that, this morning, as I write, the IRS has begun accepting filed tax returns. Which means, well ... it's about to get...