CPAs for Kenner businesses.
Kenner businesses and families, served from next-door Metairie, since 1996.
708 Rosa Ave, Metairie, LA 70005What we do for Kenner
The largest incorporated suburb of New Orleans, with the airport inside its city limits.
- Bookkeeping & Payroll Monthly books, payroll and tax-return ready financials.
- Business Tax 1120-S, 1065 and LLC returns, plus parish sales tax filings and the city occupational licence.
- Personal Tax Individual and multi-state returns, plus IRS support.
- Advisory & CFO Outsourced CFO work: forecasting, budgeting and KPIs.
- Behind on Taxes Catch-up filing for unfiled years, scoped and quoted before we start.
- IRS Letters & Notices We read the notice, pull the transcripts and deal with the IRS for you.
- S Corp Questions Election, owner payroll and the 1120-S, with the arithmetic shown.
- Year-End Tax Planning Strategy designed before filing season begins.
Local details that change your taxes
Facts of living and doing business in Kenner, each with its source.
- Sales tax
- Jefferson Parish’s 4.75% general sales tax applies in Kenner, on top of the 5% state rate, so most sales are taxed at 9.75%, as of January 2025. Certain sales inside the Kenner Airport District carry an additional 2%. Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Bureau of Revenue and Taxation.
- Occupational licence
- Every business operating in Kenner, home-based ones included, needs a city occupational business licence. Most new businesses pay a $50 first-year temporary licence tax, $25 when starting on or after July 1. City of Kenner.
- Homestead exemption
- The first $7,500 of assessed value on an owner-occupied home is exempt from property taxes, and Jefferson Parish assesses residential property at 10% of fair market value, shielding the first $75,000 of value. Jefferson Parish Assessor.
How we work with you
From the first conversation to year-round support.
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Discovery
We learn your business, your goals and your full financial picture.
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Planning
A year-round tax strategy built around your situation, not a template.
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Execution
Returns, bookkeeping and compliance, handled on time.
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Advisory
We adjust the plan as your life, your business and the law change.
Questions we hear in Kenner
How much is sales tax in Kenner?
9.75% on most sales as of January 2025: the 5% state rate plus Jefferson Parish’s 4.75% general sales tax. Certain sales inside the Kenner Airport District carry an additional 2%, per the Sheriff’s Bureau of Revenue and Taxation.
Does a Kenner business need an occupational licence?
Yes. The City of Kenner requires an occupational business licence of every business operating in the city, home-based businesses included. Most new businesses pay a $50 first-year temporary licence tax, $25 when the business starts on or after July 1.
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