(Metairie, LA; December 1, 2017) Regional firm LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors (LaPorte) has announced the finalization of its merger with Lanaux & Felger, CPAs,…
Business email compromise (BEC) scams are on the rise. In 2020, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), received 19,369 BEC/Email Account Compromise (EAC) complaints…
Estimating job costs is becoming increasingly difficult for construction contracts. Competitive bidding practices, rising labor and material costs, delays in obtaining permits, trade agreement restrictions…
If you are a state or local government agency, a lot is about to change. The Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) issued new guidance (GASB…
In our last social security blog, we covered the impact of your age at retirement on your benefits. Among the many factors that you…
Making personal decisions about when you begin collecting Social Security benefits is full of what-ifs, many of which won’t be known until long after your…
Metairie, LA 10/5/17 – LaPorte President and CEO William “Ted” Mason was recently named to the list of “Managing Partner Elite” by Accounting Today. Nominations…
Starting a new business venture can be exciting. Whether you are forming your first company or expanding into a new area, it is important to…
LaPorte Director Roy Beyer was recently honored with the Distinguished Public Service Award from the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants (LCPA). This award is the…
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) reports that 4,231 organizations received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting in 2016. That is just…