We thought we would repost this article from earlier this year as in the last couple weeks we have had numerous calls from clients who have received fraudulent IRS calls. Just a reminder, the IRS will only contact you by mail. There has been an increased number of reported IRS scams recently. We have heard…
As the holiday season has kicked off and the end of the year fast approaching we thought it would be a great time to touch on charitable contributions. We have previously posted on this topic, see Financial Insights on Giving to Charities in the Money & Tax Articles section, but wanted to offer a quick…
You will soon see our 2015 purple pre-bill in the mail. This payment amount is an estimate of 75% of the anticipated cost for the 2015 tax return preparation. Payment of this amount (or any amount) received in our office by 12/31/15 may make that amount deductible on your 2015 tax return (if you qualify).…
Looking Forward Part II: Maine tax rates changing in 2016 Not only have there been changes to the due dates for the 2016 returns, see “Looking Forward! Due Dates Changing in 2017!” but Maine has also changed the tax rates and tax brackets. Please find below tables for the current rates and the 2016 rates.…
Jordan’s Farm has been a Cape Elizabeth “family tradition” for 5 generations (and counting!). Each summer, you can count on stopping by the stand on Wells Road for fresh, farm-grown produce and flowers in abundance. Last summer (2014), the family opened “The Farm Stand,” a year-round market in South Portland for the convenience of more…
Looking Ahead: 2017 Change in Due Dates On July 31, 2015, President Obama signed into law P.L. 114-41, the “Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015.” While this act may not sound like it has anything to do with taxes, there are a number of tax related provisions relating to changing…
There are advertising agencies and public relations firms… and there are interactive media companies and public affairs consultants. But it’s rare to find a combination of all these disciplines in a single agency. That’s why Industrium is unique in Maine. Dave Goldberg, one of the four agency partners along with Don Fibich, Derek LaVallee and…
Frank has been a writer, ghostwriter and writing coach for 30 years… but recently he came out from behind the “ghostwriter curtain” with a published novel of his own. His novel, Dream Singer, was released in October, and was a finalist for the Bellwether Prize, given, “in support of a literature of social change,” championed…
After being a schoolteacher for eight years, Scot Fuller decided to follow a different path. He offered inn-sitting services, temporarily taking care of bed-and-breakfast inns so the owners could take a break. Then, in August of 2010, the owner of The Chadwick Bed and Breakfast, located at 140 Chadwick Street in Portland, contacted Scot about…
Justine Carlisle had been enjoying her 15-year marketing communications career when she was suddenly injured and turned to yoga for healing. Though it was a physical ailment that brought her to the studio, she couldn’t deny the impact her practice had on her spiritually and mentally. She enrolled in a 200-hour teacher training program with…
