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Cerini & Associates, LLP Announces Multiple Promotions and New Hires 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cerini & Associates, LLP Announces Multiple Promotions and New Hires February 26, 2018 – Bohemia, NY – Cerini & Associates, LLP, Certified Public Accountants, today announces multiple promotions and new hires to further its commitment to...

Motivate Your Employees During the Dog Days of Summer

During the winter, when it’s cold and dark, people don’t mind being indoors and getting work done, but in the summer, when the weather and the sunshine are calling, how do you keep your employees motivated and focused? I don’t know about you, but during the summer, I...

New York’s New Family Paid Leave

Effective January 1, 2018, New York State employers will be required to provide their employees with eight weeks of Paid Family Leave (PFL). This applies to all private employers (public employers are exempt). PFL is a wage replacement program fully funded by the...

Business Lessons Learned from Our Fathers

Reflecting after this Father’s Day, a few of the staff at Cerini & Associates have collated some of their favorite and inspirational quotes, lessons, and tidbits from their fathers. As the old adage goes, “Father knows best.” Or perhaps “the apple does not fall...

Business Analyst: Not Your Traditional Accountant

The majority of accountants available for hire are generalists. On a typical accountant’s client list you may find a few contractors, real estate holding entities, retailers, a couple of non-profits, a manufacturer or two, and a smattering of other eclectic tax...

Guest Article: For Sale: Your Private Browsing History

If you haven’t heard, congress just passed a bill to allow companies like Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, and so on to now collect your internet data, and sell it off for a profit. The obvious question here is, why does it matter? We are constantly being targeted with ads...

Last Minute Tax Tips

If you didn’t file your individual tax return yet, don’t worry! The deadline to file this year is actually Tuesday, April 18th aka “Tax Day.” According to the IRS, 20-25% of taxpayers wait the last two weeks. If you waited this long to file, it’s usually because you...

Six “March Madness” Hiring Lessons

Bring on the madness! It’s that time of the year where college basketball holds a tournament to crown their champion. Along the way, there will be buzzer beaters, exuberant celebrations, tears of defeat, and one team left cutting down the nets. Millions of Americans...

Administration Changes Expected to Impact Retirement Investors

On February 3, 2017, President Donald Trump called into review the new Fiduciary Rule, a rule whose effect would expand the definition of those considered a fiduciary, a term carefully defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. More commonly...

Guest Article: Last Minute and Not Well Publicized – New Minimum Salary Requirements for New York State Effective December 31, 2016

When I see advertisements for doing business in New York State, there’s always this sense of conflict. I started my own business here on Long Island, servicing clients’ HR needs across New York State with a focus on Nassau...
“To C or Not to C, that is the Question”

“To C or Not to C, that is the Question”

One of the most drastic changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was a reduction in the Federal Corporate Income Tax Rate from 35% to 21%. This change, in turn, has many business taxpayers currently organized as an S Corporation or an LLC (and thereby subject to...

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Motivate Your Employees During the Dog Days of Summer

Motivate Your Employees During the Dog Days of Summer

During the winter, when it’s cold and dark, people don’t mind being indoors and getting work done, but in the summer, when the weather and the sunshine are calling, how do you keep your employees motivated and focused? I don’t know about you, but during the summer, I...

read more
New York’s New Family Paid Leave

New York’s New Family Paid Leave

Effective January 1, 2018, New York State employers will be required to provide their employees with eight weeks of Paid Family Leave (PFL). This applies to all private employers (public employers are exempt). PFL is a wage replacement program fully funded by the...

read more
Business Lessons Learned from Our Fathers

Business Lessons Learned from Our Fathers

Reflecting after this Father’s Day, a few of the staff at Cerini & Associates have collated some of their favorite and inspirational quotes, lessons, and tidbits from their fathers. As the old adage goes, “Father knows best.” Or perhaps “the apple does not fall...

read more
Business Analyst: Not Your Traditional Accountant

Business Analyst: Not Your Traditional Accountant

The majority of accountants available for hire are generalists. On a typical accountant’s client list you may find a few contractors, real estate holding entities, retailers, a couple of non-profits, a manufacturer or two, and a smattering of other eclectic tax...

read more
Guest Article: For Sale: Your Private Browsing History

Guest Article: For Sale: Your Private Browsing History

If you haven’t heard, congress just passed a bill to allow companies like Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, and so on to now collect your internet data, and sell it off for a profit. The obvious question here is, why does it matter? We are constantly being targeted with ads...

read more
Last Minute Tax Tips

Last Minute Tax Tips

If you didn’t file your individual tax return yet, don’t worry! The deadline to file this year is actually Tuesday, April 18th aka “Tax Day.” According to the IRS, 20-25% of taxpayers wait the last two weeks. If you waited this long to file, it’s usually because you...

read more
Six “March Madness” Hiring Lessons

Six “March Madness” Hiring Lessons

Bring on the madness! It’s that time of the year where college basketball holds a tournament to crown their champion. Along the way, there will be buzzer beaters, exuberant celebrations, tears of defeat, and one team left cutting down the nets. Millions of Americans...

read more