by | Dec 17, 2025 | TAX PLANNING & STRATEGY
By Jimmy Lopez | Owner, Pupilo Tax There is a massive difference between a “Tax Preparer” and a “Tax Planner.” A Preparer records history. They take what happened last year and put it on a form. If you overpaid, it’s too late to fix it. A...
by | Dec 17, 2025 | SMALL BUSINESS TAXES
By Jimmy Lopez | Owner, Pupilo Tax (Est. 1985) If you are running a business in Yonkers and using the same tax software you use for your personal return, you are burning money. I’ve seen it happen on South Broadway for over 35 years: a hard-working business owner...
by | Dec 5, 2025 | TAX QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Why an App Can’t Replace 30 Years of Experience Every January, I hear the same thing: “Jimmy, why should I pay a professional when an app says I can file for free?” or “Why not just go to the big chain down the street with the guy in the Statue of... by | Dec 5, 2025 | NYC COMMUTER TAXES
If you live in Yonkers but commute to New York City, your pay stub probably looks like a crime scene. You see “City Tax,” “State Tax,” and maybe even a “Yonkers Surcharge.” It’s confusing, and if you get it wrong, you either owe the...
by | Jul 6, 2025 | TAX QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
It’s February 15th, and you’re staring at a pile of tax documents on your Yonkers kitchen table. W-2s, 1099s, receipts, and that ominous stack of investment statements. You know you need professional help, but one question keeps nagging at you: “How...
by | Jul 6, 2025 | TAX PLANNING & STRATEGY
Your Guide to Advanced Tax Planning and Wealth Building You’re successful. Your Yonkers-based business is growing, your investments are performing well, and your income has reached levels you once only dreamed about. But as you stare at your latest tax bill –...
by | Jul 6, 2025 | YONKERS TAX SERVICES
Why You Need Professional Representation and How Pupilo.Tax Can Help You’re sitting at your kitchen table in Yonkers, morning coffee growing cold, staring at an envelope that just arrived from the Internal Revenue Service. The words “NOTICE OF...
by | Jul 6, 2025 | TAX PLANNING & STRATEGY
It’s March 15th, and you’re sitting across from your accountant with a box of receipts, a confused expression, and that sinking feeling in your stomach. “If only we had planned this better,” they say, pointing to a missed deduction that could...
by | Jul 6, 2025 | NYC COMMUTER TAXES, YONKERS TAX SERVICES
It happens every year. A client walks into my office on South Broadway, excited about their new apartment in Yonkers, only to panic when they see their tax bill. Or the opposite: someone afraid to move here because they heard “taxes are high,” when...
by | Jul 2, 2025 | NYC COMMUTER TAXES
Yonkers is the only city in New York State, other than New York City, that imposes its own local income tax. This happens because the state legislature granted Yonkers special authority to apply a “surcharge” on top of your state taxes to fund local...
