In 2010, we featured tips on keeping your financial information safe, and we provided tips to protect your passwords and records through backup and other measures. This information hit home with a wallop here at Honeck O’Toole, just days before we emailed that advice. On Thursday night, February 25, 2010, the roof blew off our…
It’s all in how you look at the economy and tackle the things you CAN control If you’re like many people who have ridden the economic roller coaster with a white-knuckled grip, we imagine you’re probably glad to say goodbye to last year and look forward to a new year full of promise. The good…
As the end of the year approaches, it is a good time to think of planning moves that will help lower your tax bill for this year and possibly the next. Factors that compound the challenge include turbulence in the stock market, overall economic uncertainty, and Congress’s failure to act on a number of important…
Situated in the hub of downtown Portland at 18 Monument Square, Shay’s Grill Pub is a cozy, convivial neighborhood restaurant with a terrific selection of local microbrews. Brian Brenerman has owned Shay’s since 2006, and he told us, “We’re busy year round thanks to the wide variety of regular clientele that come in, from twenty-somethings…
SALT Associates is a Maine-based “customer-centric” consulting firm that provides expertise and services to disability insurance companies, helping them develop streamlined processes for managing disability claims, absent employees, and other related issues. SALT founder Don Russell and business partner Jeff Verrill recognized a gap for companies needing custom solutions and simplified processes when it comes…
If you’re looking for unique, inexpensive gifts for family and friends, consider socks! But not just plain socks. Socks with sharks on them, or stars or elephants or musical notes. That’s just a sample representation of the variety of socks you can find in The Sock Shack boutique at 564 Congress Street in Portland, Maine.…
Please feel free to contact our front desk staff if you would like an update on your tax return. Remember: we ask for 30 days to turn around tax returns, and we always prepare them in the order they are received. Our staff is hard at work preparing & reviewing all tax returns, so if…
Just a friendly reminder, the IRS has set the E-Filing and electronic payment due date as April 18th, 2016. Regardless of Patriot’s Day, this applies to Maine and Massachusetts residents.
Please have your tax information to us by March 17th in order to meet the April 18th deadline.
For families helping their aging parents remain at home as long as possible — even with debilitating illnesses such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or chronic diabetes — most people assume that home care is or must be provided by nurses and other medical experts. In reality, the majority of home care services are non-medical, and that’s where…
Watch your mailbox as the 2015 tax organizers have been mailed. The organizer will help you pull together the information necessary to complete your 2015 tax returns. Some of the frequently asked questions relating to the organizer and tax returns are: 1) Are copies okay to send? Yes, you do not need to send us…
