For Individuals

College Financial Planning

How Can You Pay for Your Kid to go to College, Spend and Save as You Are Now, and Increase the Amount of Money You have for Retirement?

Elder Care Planning

Finally… Worry Free Financial Management for Your Aging Parent or Family Member.

Estate Planning

Make Sure Your Family Transitions Prepare Your Children and Your Family for Financial Freedom.

Notary Services

Whether you’re refinancing your home or participating in any number of legal processes that require legitimization of paperwork, we have an in-house, licensed public notary that can help you.

Emelia Mensa’s Simple Steps Toward Minimizing Debt

Often, when you're faced with IRS debt, there are other nasty little financial problems that can crop up.I have to tell you though, as I sat down to write this, it made me think about some clients that I've walked with over the years who fought their way --...

How Connecticut Businesses Can Navigate Mistaken ERC Claims

Anyone else jump on all those great online Black Friday deals this year? There were a bunch. But, if you chose an online purchase because of the ease of returning said item, you might want to check the return policy. Looks like quite a few retailers...

Practicing Thankfulness in Your Connecticut Business

Does your family sit around the table at Thanksgiving dinner and share something they’re thankful for?I’ve been at those holiday meals many a time. I appreciate the intent, and will admit it’s usually effective in getting me to feel more grateful, but I do wish those...

Year-End Business Reporting for Growth

End-of-year can be a bit of a scramble as a business owner. So, before we get into holiday craziness, a friendly reminder: year-end is also your prime opportunity to make the calendar work in your favor as a business.From year-end profitability analysis to staff...

Non-filing Isn’t a Good Option for Connecticut Taxpayers

The events of 2020 were both a reprieve for taxpayers (like you) and a nightmare for tax pros (like me). And the complications of that year and the one following created a backlog for the IRS. That’s one of the reasons they shut off the reminder notices to non-filers...

Partnership Income Tax Returns & More Connecticut IRS Targets

Though the days are getting shorter and the weather is taking a turn, there are some great revenue reasons to get excited about the next two months.As we round the bend into Black Friday territory (which for many began at the end of October), it’s time to get nimble...

Are Connecticut Consumers Exhausted by Tip Screens?

You might remember this little story from last year when an ex-IRS contractor pleaded guilty to leaking Trump’s private taxpayer information along with many other wealthy individuals. It brought the IRS’s ability to secure taxpayer data into question along with a...

Emelia Mensa’s Tips to Avert Financial Crisis

I gotta say, every time I hear a new disaster being reported on the news, I am struck by how different my daily existence is from the devastation I see in the photos in my feed.I must confess to feeling some "disaster fatigue" setting in.It’s hard to see hard things...

Accommodating State Sales Tax Changes in Your Connecticut Business

Loading the dishwasher is a daily job in most households. And, to get clean dishes and not melt your plastic to-go containers, you’ll need to arrange things well. And, according to Consumer reports, there actually is a right way to load yours. While doing...

Prioritizing Cyber Network Security in Your Connecticut Business

A few things are grabbing my attention this week. The first being that the tax extension deadline has passed. That’s a big relief for my office, and perhaps for yours too. I’m continuing to avidly watch, as I’m sure you are too, the unfolding events in Gaza....

How You're Missing Legal Tax Deductions

Here’s a certain truth: the State and Federal Government would love to have more of your hard-earned money in their accounts. Sure, even though it’s painful, none of us begrudge paying our legal and fair share of taxes.

But the problem is that regular taxpayers, like you, are missing out on legal and safe deductions, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in unclaimed refunds every year!

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