Jacob Lutz

Suffolk County Launches JumpSMART Program to Revitalize Downtowns and Support Small Businesses/Nonprofits

Program Overview: Suffolk County, recognizing the vital role of small businesses and the cherished "Main Streets" or downtowns in its communities, is dedicated to their growth and vibrancy. To achieve this vision, the county has introduced the JumpSMART Small Business...

Data Privacy Tips! – Cerini Short

Data Privacy Tips! Cerini Short In this Cerini Short, Jacob Lutz, CPA, Manager discusses the Top 12 Data Privacy Tips to keep you and your business safe.

Best Practices for Protecting Data Privacy in 2023

1. Create a Strong Passphrase for a Password The keys to making strong password are Length (the longer the better), a mix of upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, symbols, and no references to any personal info (hence the word “phrase” rather than “word”). Make sure...

Jacob Lutz & Crystal Harvey Huntington Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Award 2020-2021

For Immediate ReleaseContact: Kelli-Anne CeriniMarketing CoordinatorCerini & Associates, LLPP: 631-582-1600 ext. 401E: kacerini@cerinicpa.comFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 4, 2021 – Bohemia, NY– Cerini & Associates LLP is proud to announce that Jacob Lutz,...

Health Care Trends

I don’t know about you, but I feel like the last year has been somewhat of a blur.  There have been a constant flow of regulatory changes impacting healthcare providers (safety protocols, office closures), a myriad of financial support and acronyms to learn (PPP,...

COVID Pivot

2020 will go down in history as the year the world was put on pause. The Coronavirus pandemic changed the way we live, the way we recreate, the way we do business, and the way we socialize. For many businesses, it was a death knoll, and even with some level of PPP and...

Increasing Use of Telehealth for Healthcare Providers

Telehealth, although more than 15 years old, has gained a tremendous level of support due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Press Release: Cerini & Associates, LLP Strengthens its Practice Appointing Shari Diamond to Partner, Multiple Promotions and New Hires

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cerini & Associates, LLP Strengthens its Practice Appointing Shari Diamond to Partner, Multiple Promotions and New Hires                     January 25, 2019 – Bohemia, NY – Cerini & Associates, LLP, a leading audit, tax, and business...

Telehealth: The Future of Medicine

Telehealth is another fascinating product of human ingenuity; the United States Federal Government defines telehealth as: “The use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional...

R&D Payroll Tax Credit

With the passage of the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, hereinafter the PATH Act, many parts of the tax law were changed. Most notably, the PATH Act made section 179 expensing permanent, changed numerous depreciation provisions, and delayed the...
R&D Payroll Tax Credit

R&D Payroll Tax Credit

With the passage of the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, hereinafter the PATH Act, many parts of the tax law were changed. Most notably, the PATH Act made section 179 expensing permanent, changed numerous depreciation provisions, and delayed the...

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The Essential Guide to Expanding to a New State

The Essential Guide to Expanding to a New State

As your business grows, you may inevitably find yourself selling goods or services to customers outside of your home state, opening new facilities out of state, or perhaps even hiring out of state employees. Conducting any of these actions as well as a multitude of...

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Don’t Be Caught Dead Without Estate Planning

Don’t Be Caught Dead Without Estate Planning

All too often, the estate tax or “death tax” is overlooked since it is not a tax that affects us while we are alive. Proper estate tax planning is important and can help you to maximize the value of the assets that will pass to your heirs upon your death. The first...

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Donate! Help Others and Reduce Your Tax Bill

Donate! Help Others and Reduce Your Tax Bill

The holidays are fast approaching and so is the end of the 2014 tax year. In less than a month, 2015 will be here and that means that there is only a limited time left to reduce your 2014 tax bill. One of the simplest ways to do this is to donate to a charitable...

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Tax Planning for Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Tax Planning for Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and that means that two of the most popular shopping days of the year, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, are almost upon us. For the past week, people all across America have been ripping through sale circulars and scouring the...

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Customer Service: The Core to Apple’s iPhone 6

Customer Service: The Core to Apple’s iPhone 6

Are you amazed like I am at all of the recent headlines about Apple’s new goliath? One person actually stood in line for 44 hours to salvage his marriage by getting his upset wife the newest product from Apple; whether she needed it or not. Then, there is the young...

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Repairs & Maintenance: Playing the IRS’ Game

Repairs & Maintenance: Playing the IRS’ Game

When it comes to your business’ tax return, you do not have any room to gamble.  One wrong move and you can increase your business’ chances of having its tax return selected for Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) review; a process that you want to avoid at all costs. ...

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