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A Warning About Social Media Tax Advice for Long Island Taxpayers
I’ve had plenty of Long Island clients over the years come to me in a terrible position with their taxes because they trusted the wrong person’s advice or fell prey to a scam… or both. In fact, the third most commonly reported fraud is tax refund fraud, and...
A New Retirement Plan for Long Island Small Business Owners
Well, the U.S. government has decided it can go on spending money – 1.2 trillion dollars to be exact. That means the departments of State, Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security are funded, through next September anyway. So the shutdown...
Manage Remote Workers Through I-9 Requirements: A How-To for Long Island Businesses
Double-checking is a motto we live by here at Pierre-Louis & Associates CPA, P.C.. It’s just good sense when you’re dealing with complicated tax code and people’s returns. No one situation is quite the same with our clients. And you can be sure we’re giving your...
Common Tax Penalties Long Island Taxpayers Can Easily Avoid
Remember that frantic scramble to file your taxes on April 15th? Procrastination happens, especially with taxes.But a rushed job often leads to a botched job. Why? Because there’s no time to double check to make sure everything is right. Small mistakes can be a big...
Why Retain Long Island Business Advisors Year-Round
Well, since we’re in full deja vu mode right now with the presidential election bid and this year’s Super Bowl outcome… let’s talk about the Employee Retention Credit… again.Because this week is the deadline for withdrawing ineligible claims — March 22. That’s...
Zero-Based Budgeting in Your Long Island Small Business
No business management technique is sacred anymore. And rightly so.In my world, there’s been a trend in recent years with businesses moving away from traditional, fixed budgets towards more flexible approaches. I think that could be said for most tasks within business...
IRS Collection Notices Hitting Your Long Island Mailbox?
One thing you don’t really want showing up in your Suffolk County mailbox (besides all of those dental office and windows installation ads) is a collection notice from the IRS.And, for two years, you had a reprieve thanks to the IRS halting many of their collection...
Making Your Long Island Business and Tech Work Together
When I see relevant stats that my Suffolk County business owner friends should know about, I’m going to share them with you. (You already know I’m a numbers person, after all.)But first, a quick note about the business filing deadline.Namely, that it’s a week and a...
The Nuances of Sales Tax Holidays For Long Island Business Owners
Firstly — a quick reminder for those of you working under a corporate status: we gotta file those returns for you by March 15th — so help us help you. Send us anything we've been asking for ... today? :)Second — there are less than 30 days before the ERC withdrawal...
Crypto Tax Reporting and Keeping Long Island Investors Accountable
Picture this: You’ve been dabbling in cryptocurrency – Bitcoin, Ethereum, maybe even a few of those meme coins. You've made some decent trades, seen some gains. Life is good. But there's that nagging feeling in the back of your mind – did you handle the taxes on all...
A Failed Business Strategy Tale for Long Island Owners
We’re less than a month away from March Madness. The NCAA recently released the tournament schedule with locations, if you’re wanting to see your favorite team play in person. Or you just want to mark it on your home calendar so your family knows you’ll be...
Long Island Business Owners, A Big Gmail Update Is on the Way
For a long time, the NFL was hands-off when it came to Las Vegas. They were unwilling to get anywhere close because of the long-time commissioner’s caution about the connections some big NFL names had with well-known mob connections. Commissioner Pete...