Don’t Incorporate Too Early!

Empty conference table in corporate board room.

The decision to incorporate is often one of the first choices new business owners makes, even before they’ve drafted a business plan or secured start-up capital.  In many cases, this can turn out to be a costly mistake.  While it’s true that incorporating a profitable business can sometimes yield tax savings, most businesses lose money […]

American Opportunity Tax Credit

There are a number of tax benefits available to college students. While these benefits tend to be small compared to the cost of full-time enrollment in a private university, they can still account for a pretty big piece of tuition at Maine’s state universities or community college system. This can be especially true for students […]

Maine 529 Plan Incentives

Qualified tuition plans, more commonly known as 529 plans, offer parents and other relatives a tax-advantage way to save money for college. Taxpayers can fund a 529 plan only with after tax dollars, but the money in the plan grows tax-free, and can be withdrawn tax-free if used for qualifying educational expenses.