Long Island Business

Press Release: Lula Lukasiewicz Wins Long Island Business News’ 40 Under 40 Award

After eight years of tremendous efforts with the Long Island Imagine Awards, Lula Lukasiewicz is honored with Long Island Business News’ 40 Under 40 award.     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 10, 2020 - Bohemia, NY– Cerini & Associates LLP is proud to...

New I-9 and W-4

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, replacing the previous version 7/17/17/N which expired at the end of August. The Office of Management and Budget approved the changes...

2020 Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Update

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently issued revised implementation dates for two major accounting standards changes. These major changes will undoubtedly bring challenges to private companies, smaller public companies, and nonprofit organizations...

Company Whistleblower Hotlines

Among many complications and hurdles that businesses may face, data breaches and fraud are among the most damaging and most challenging to control. In 2018, fraud caused over 7 billion dollars in total losses, with 22% of total cases causing losses of over 1 million...

What is an Accountant’s Least Favorite Holiday? New Years Day!

What’s an accountants' least favorite holiday? New Years Day! With the New Year, new IRS limits and reimbursement rates are now in effect. Below is a quick summary of these key amounts: Most of these changes are taxpayer-friendly, as they are increasing the amounts...

Hiking Your Way to Stronger Leadership Skills

Anybody who knows me, knows I love to be up in the mountains … it’s the one place where I am not 100% focused on work. The funny thing is, at work, I often find myself thinking about hiking and climbing … not from a daydreaming perspective, but from a business and...

Hiring Tips During a Tough Market

At just 3.7%, the unemployment rate is the lowest it has been since the late 90s. Low-wage sectors with historically low job quality are seeing rises in pay and benefits, more full-time employees, and more flexible and stable schedules. If you are an employer needing...

Financial Review Meetings

Instituting a financial review process & meeting can be a key driver in the continued growth and success of your business. These meetings represent an opportunity for both reflection of past results to see what worked/did not work and a forum for leadership to...

Nonqualified Retirement Plans: The Basics

Many companies use nonqualified deferred compensation plans to reward, retain, and attract executives and other highly compensated employees. These key employees are typically highly compensated and already contributing the maximum amount to the more traditional...

Enhancing Customer Experience

As most business owners know, a key aspect to being successful and sustainable is to make sure your customers are always happy with your product or service. Research by American Express found that 60% of customers are willing to pay more for a better experience. The...
Paycheck Protection Program Loans

Paycheck Protection Program Loans

One of the most anticipated and popular provisions in the CARES Act is the expansion of Small Business Administration (SBA) 7(a) Loans with new Paycheck Protection Program loans. These loans are non-recourse to owners, 100% Federally guaranteed and can be used to pay...

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How to Manage Your Remote workers in a Time of Crisis

How to Manage Your Remote workers in a Time of Crisis

Telecommuting is a trend that has grown in popularity among businesses in recent years. In times of personal or unexpected need, remote work plans provide a great “Plan B” to keep things running as smoothly as possible. With something as sudden as COVID-19, however,...

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IRS & NYS Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak

IRS & NYS Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak

Latest information as of March 25, 2020 After announcing on Tuesday, March 17, with guidance provided on March 18, that the tax return payment dates were pushed to July 15, 2020 (90 days) while leaving the filing deadline untouched, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin...

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