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Mauriello Enterprises Sheds Light on Some of the Highest State Sales Tax Rates
No, the IRS is not shutting down their operations -- there is still (and probably ever will be) a federal income tax. But states are a different story... This being travel season, and the season during which some of our clients turn their eyes towards making a move, I...
New Ideas For Staten Island Students To Pay For College
I recently wrote about the cost of raising children, but there was one glaring omission: college. But imagine if you had sent your son to Morehouse College. Here's what happened there this month... On Sunday, May 19th, investor and philanthropist, Robert F. Smith,...
Making Children Less Costly For Staten Island Families With Kids Through The Child Tax Credit
To be clear, children are costly in the best way possible. Once the dust settles from changing diapers, sweeping floors, slapping bandaids on booboos, driving to sports practice, attending back-to-school meetings, saving for college, and buying countless goldfish...
Anthony R. Mauriello, E.A.’s Three Building Blocks To Healthy Personal Finances
It's understandable if things might feel a little bit ... shaky right now for you. If you pay attention to the media, you are seeing trade wars with China, uncertain stock markets, apocalyptic elections rumbling in the future, even the Apple juggernaut is seeing...
College Is Expensive But Staten Island Families Can Save Big Through These Tax Breaks
What, you think I'm on vacation? Yes, the tax deadline has passed. But we're still available, and handling post-deadline matters for Staten Island clients. But moving along to today's subject: figuring out how to pay for college tuition. Things are...
Where Do Our Tax Dollars Go? Anthony R. Mauriello, E.A. Breaks It Down
Before I get to your tax dollars, and where they went, I have a couple thoughts for you. We're still settling down from the flurry of last week and the passing of the April 15th deadline. There were MANY more procrastinators this year than in years past, in my...
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...