Johnson, Mire & Fernandez, CPAS

07/11/2025

12/29/2023

Welcome 2024 with Nature's Renewal! 🌳🌟 Unwind, Reset, and Rejuvenate with Swamp Lotus. Relax into a serene escape into the woods with one of our guided forest walks, and enjoy 50% OFF all forest therapy sessions in January! Help us celebrate our Grand Opening, and immerse yourself in the tranquility of the forest. Book now!

06/14/2022

Would you like to become a Louisiana Master Naturalist? We have space available in our Fall 2022 Class!

You can find more information at:
https://louisianamasternaturalistsgno.org/registration

02/03/2022

Don’t use the blue box to mail your tax check! This scam and theft is happening now in the metro New Orleans area.

Check fraud has spiked in the U.S. as thieves use age-old tricks to swindle Americans out of their money and then sell bogus checks on the darknet, a monitoring group has found.

10/01/2021

"Plant it and they will come" really does work! Enhance your garden diversity by adding these specially selected native plants and you will see more native insects accepting your invitation to visit!

09/20/2021

Deduction for individuals who don't itemize; cash donations up to $600 qualify
Ordinarily, individuals who elect to take the standard deduction cannot claim a deduction for their charitable contributions. The law now permits these individuals to claim a limited deduction on their 2021 federal income tax returns for cash contributions made to certain qualifying charitable organizations. Nearly nine in 10 taxpayers now take the standard deduction and could potentially qualify to claim a limited deduction for cash contributions.

These individuals, including married individuals filing separate returns, can claim a deduction of up to $300 for cash contributions made to qualifying charities during 2021. The maximum deduction is increased to $600 for married individuals filing joint returns.

Cash contributions to most charitable organizations qualify. However, cash contributions made either to supporting organizations or to establish or maintain a donor advised fund do not qualify. Cash contributions carried forward from prior years do not qualify, nor do cash contributions to most private foundations and most cash contributions to charitable remainder trusts. In general, a donor-advised fund is a fund or account maintained by a charity in which a donor can, because of being a donor, advise the fund on how to distribute or invest amounts contributed by the donor and held in the fund. A supporting organization is a charity that carries out its exempt purposes by supporting other exempt organizations, usually other public charities. See Publication 526, Charitable Contributions for more information on the types of organizations that qualify.

Cash contributions include those made by check, credit card or debit card as well as amounts incurred by an individual for unreimbursed out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the individual's volunteer services to a qualifying charitable organization. Cash contributions don't include the value of volunteer services, securities, household items or other property.

07/30/2021

07/28/2021

We still have a few spaces in our upcoming Fall class! Do you want to become more knowledgeable about Louisiana natural history by learning from the top environmental educators in SELA or make connections in the environmental field? Join us 😄

To see our schedule for the Fall 21 class, check it out here: https://www.louisianamasternaturalistgno.org/fall-2021-workshop-dates

07/12/2021

Would you like to become a Louisiana Master Naturalist? We have space available in our Fall 2021 class! Please go to our website for more info or to register 😄 https://www.louisianamasternaturalistgno.org

05/27/2020

While the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we see the world, we know that it will keep on spinning. I'm raising money to ensure that T.R.E.E. is able to continue providing hands-on science curriculum to New Orleans area students when schools are back in session. As an incentive, for every donat...