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Did you change your name last year? Did your dependent have a name change? If the answer to either question is yes, be sure to notify the Social Security Administration before you file your tax ret...

The 2014 filing season will open on January 31. This means that the IRS will begin to accept returns on this date but not before.

Darnall, Sikes, Gardes & Frederick (A Corporation of Certified Public Accountants) announces the promotion of Adam J. Curry*, CPA, CFP®, Kyle P. Saltzman, CPA and Blaine M. Crochet, CPA, M.S. from ...

Darnall, Sikes, Gardes & Frederick is deeply saddened to announce today that on December 3, Barbara Watts, Partner and Shareholder in our Morgan City office, died after a courageous battle with bre...

Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 63 million Americans will increase 1.5 percent in 2014, the Social Security Administration announced today.

Darnall, Sikes, Gardes & Frederick joined forces with Van Eaton & Romero, Allen & Gooch and Iberia Bank to participate in the University of Louisiana Lafayette Alumni Association's Paint the Town R...

Moving for work is stressful and a pain, but it may net you tax benefits. These benefits may apply if you move to start a new job or to work at the same job in a new job location.

If you’re selling your primary residence this year, you should take a look at the following to determine whether you have to include it as income on your tax returns.