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No jargon, no fluff — just clear answers to the tax and accounting questions Acadiana business owners actually ask. Written by a CPA, kept current.
Minister's housing allowance: the complete guide
Who qualifies, the three-part limit with a worked example, SECA, how to designate it in advance, and the mistakes churches make.
Read article Church & Clergy · New · July 2026How traveling evangelists are taxed
Love offerings, the housing allowance on the road, deductions, the tax-home trap, and quarterly estimates — for itinerant ministers.
Read article Church & Clergy · New · July 2026Are love offerings & honoraria taxable?
When offerings, wedding and funeral fees, and cash gifts are taxable income — and how churches should report them.
Read article Church & Clergy · New · July 2026What churches must file with the IRS
Tax-exempt isn't filing-free: payroll returns, W-2s and 1099s, UBIT, and the rules that keep a church's exemption intact.
Read article Church & Clergy · New · July 2026Church payroll: how ministers are paid
Clergy dual status: why no Social Security is withheld from a pastor's pay, the minister W-2, and voluntary withholding.
Read article Church & Clergy · New · July 2026How to designate a housing allowance
A step-by-step for church boards — with a copy-and-adapt sample resolution and the evergreen clause that keeps it from lapsing.
Read article Pricing · Updated June 2026How much does a CPA cost in Acadiana?
What small businesses really pay for tax, bookkeeping and advisory — and why flat monthly beats hourly.
Read article Tax · Updated June 2026Do you need an S-corp in Louisiana?
When an S-corp election actually saves you money — and when it just adds paperwork.
Read article Tax · Updated June 2026Louisiana small-business tax deadlines for 2026
The key federal and Louisiana dates every owner should have on the calendar this year.
Read article Small Business · Updated June 2026Bookkeeping vs. accounting vs. a CPA
Three different jobs, often confused. Here’s what your business actually needs, and when.
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