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Every year we are required to file our federal and state tax returns. For some of us, taxes are automatically taken out of every paycheck to pay our tax bills . . . and if we’re lucky we may even receive a refund of some of that money.

A recent Louisiana Supreme Court ruling in Smith v. Robinson has deemed a 2015 Louisiana tax unconstitutional.

The standard IRS mileage rates for 2019 have been released! These should be used to calculate the deductible costs of operating a vehicle for business, charitable activities, medical needs, or moving purposes. The rates are based on an annual study of the fixed and variable costs of operating a vehicle.

Bryson Law Firm, LLC recently released its 2018 statistics highlighting the results obtained for its clients last year.

As we all gear-up for the 2018 tax filing season – one that will prove to be a challenge as the new and extensive Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) changes officially take place – there is much anxiety about whether taxpayers have been withholding properly over the last year.

As all of Louisiana gears up for the big playoff game this weekend . . . Saints v. Eagles . . . what better time to blog about the NFL and taxes! Have you ever wondered how much income taxes your favorite NFL players are paying? It might surprise you.

An award winning Tax Attorney, Cary B. Bryson is the co-founder of Bryson Law Firm, LLC with his wife, Angie. Recently, he was named a “GameChanger®” in the USA Today by the National Association of Experts, Writers and Speakers® due to his vast contributions to his field. The spread, also titled “GameChangers®,” shines the spotlight on an elite group of entrepreneurs and their credentials.

The internet was abuzz these past few weeks over a controversial tax that came out of California – a “Texting Tax.” The California Public Utilities Commission proposed a tax that assessed a fee for texting that would add a fee onto Taxpayers' wireless bills.

Co-Founder of Bryson Law Firm, LLC, Cary B. Bryson, was recently recognized as an Acadiana Kingfish in the 2018 October/November issue of Acadiana Profile Magazine. The magazine’s Kingfish section acknowledges accomplished businessman of Acadiana who give more to others than to themselves. A Kingfish is known for being generous, durable and unflinching in character.

Louisiana House Bill 650 and Act 687, which recently won approval during the 2018 regular session, makes families who pay tuition to K-12 schools eligible for a federal tax break by allowing families to open and use “START K12” savings accounts.