Meet Jack Rosenthal EA, Accountant at Michael J. Berger and Co., CPA’s LLP. Our firm has been fortunate to have Jack join us for forty-five years, and he has a bright future ahead of him.

The Michael J. Berger and Co., CPA’s LLP team, wishes you the happiest of holidays this season. May the New Year be filled with joy, health, and prosperity!

While the world wide web has made understanding our home finances much more straightforward, it is hard to say for corporate accounting and CPA services. Tax calculations and accounting for even a small business with bare minimum transactions can be complex and necessitate special training and taxation expertise. 

While individuals and businesses have to go through taxation, we assist them with getting through the process without too much trouble. We would also tell them about the constantly changing rules and the new systems in place so that they are informed. At the end of the day, we are trying to create a system where we can save our clients the most money when they are trying to get through a process.

High inflation has sent household budgets into a tailspin, with soaring gas and food prices being the main culprits. It’s also caused headaches for retired people living on fixed incomes as their spending power has taken a hit.

Proper accounting can make a difference to your small business by providing insight into its overall financial health. These insights can also provide a detailed cash flow report, identifying ways to grow and keeping your taxes in order. Moreover, maintaining balanced books daily can help financially forecast months into the future and alert you to potential financial gaps.

Filing income tax returns has become relatively easier now, however, people often have problems during the process. If not dealt with, they could lead to defective returns or more problems later at the time of claiming a tax refund, or worse, invite an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) audit. To help you with these problems, Michael J. Berger and Co., CPA’s LLP, has noted down some common income tax issues faced by individual taxpayers and ways to solve or deal with them efficiently. 

You can hear a lousy tax take almost anywhere from your hairdresser to the grocery store. Today, with a smartphone and a social media account, taxpayers have a platform to share that advice almost immediately. And the more it’s shared, the more legitimate it may appear to taxpayers. This misinformation about tax filing could cost you a lot if you are unaware and blindly follow it.

Whether you’re a small business, start-up, or entrepreneur, preparing financial statements, managing bank account operations, and analyzing financial data can be challenging and make you feel overwhelmed. It is tough to wear all these hats while also taking on the financial tasks to scale up your business.

The Michael J. Berger and Co., CPA’s LLP team, wishes you the happiest holidays this season. May the New Year be filled with joy, health, and prosperity!

Starting a new enterprise can be exciting as you finally get to do something that you really love. In addition, as the boss, you can make all the crucial decisions and get to keep the lion’s share of the profits after paying your taxes to the IRS.

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Bookkeeping is a necessary process when it comes to accounting, which in turn connects to taxation. There are some processes of bookkeeping used to create simpler systems that would make tax season quite bearable. Tax season is generally quite hectic, and getting your documents in order at the last minute can be challenging.

One of the challenges with running a business or working independently is that people have to file their taxes. There are a lot of challenges when it comes to getting through taxation, and with a large number of people not getting it done themselves, they end up working with an accountant who would assist them with finding the right amount that they would have to pay so that they would not go to jail. While the Government works on convincing people to get through their taxation themselves, there are some challenges that they have to get through. Additionally, people who do not handle the process themselves could end up paying fines and penalties if they do not pay the right amount at the end of the tax year.

There’s not a single industry that hasn’t experienced a dramatic change in 2020. The pandemic presented personal and professional challenges for everyone. In the tax and accounting industry, professionals were challenged with working virtually to assist clients who needed services that weren’t part of the traditional portfolio previously. In addition to service delivery changes, we’ve also had to deal with regulation changes and a heaping volume of tax requirements.

If you’ve filed your income tax returns within the deadline, the last thing you would want is an IRS audit. While an IRS audit is rare, it is possible if there are many errors in your returns. Mistakes are likely high if you file your taxes in a rush, are unaware of the tax filing procedure or the latest requirements, fail to hire a qualified tax preparer, and so on. To ensure error-free returns and avoid an unnecessary audit, Michael J. Berger and Co., CPA’s LLP has compiled a list of the most common mistakes people make when filing their income taxes. 

When talking about accounting and taxation, if you are unprepared and disorganized, the very thought can send a shiver down your spine. Employing the services of a competent CPA or accounting firm takes the burden off your shoulders. It gives you access to expertise and knowledge of accounting and taxes to make your business or household run precisely the way it should.

As a Certified Public Accountant in Long Island, NY, I look forward to sharing my story. I hope that you will enjoy getting to know me better.

To say that COVID-19 is affecting our daily lives would be the understatement of the year, as it’s caused far-reaching consequences. As a result, the economy has suffered, which has forced the government to introduce the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to sustain livelihoods.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Treasury Department, on October 13 2020 released updated guidance on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness. This is intended for both lenders and borrowers participating in the small business loan program enacted under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.