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Michael J. Berger and Co., CPA's LLP
An Accounting/ CPA Firm in Long Island, NY, That You Can Trust
Michael J. Berger and Co., CPA's LLP serves clients across Ronkonkoma, Commack, Bay Shore, Shirley, Riverhead, Hampton Bays, Greenport, Sag Harbor, East Hampton, Montauk, Orient, Amityville, Melville, Huntington, Brentwood, Smithtown, Hauppauge, Sayville, Patchogue, Medford, Mastic Beach, Stony Brook, Port Jefferson, Wading River, Center Moriches, Mount Sinai, Miller Place, Amagansett, Holtsville, Babylon, Bayport, Bellport, Blue Point, Oakdale, Bohemia, Brightwaters, Brookhaven, Centereach, Centerport, Central Islip, Cold Spring Harbor, Copiague, Coram, Deer Park, East Islip, East Setauket, Northport, Farmingville, Great River, Greenlawn, Holbrook, Islandia, Islip, Kings Park, Lake Grove, Lindenhurst, Aquebogue, Nesconset, Ocean Beach, Saint James, Selden, Shoreham, Wyandanch, Sound Beach, Mattituck, Cutchogue, Bridgehampton, Calverton, Sagaponack, Rocky Point, Jamesport, Eastport, Southampton, South Jamesport, Westhampton, Quogue, Manorville, Mastic, Middle Island, Remsenburg, Upton, Southold, East Marion, Ridge, Speonk, Wainscott, Yaphank, Water Mill, Hempstead, Hicksville, Mineola, Garden City, Freeport, Levittown, Long Island, Fire Island.
We also serve across New York Counties of Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and Westchester County.
And Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Colorado, and Virginia.
Please schedule an appointment with our Accounting firm in Long Island, NY, by calling us at (631) 471-3400, or Book Online.
Services
Our Firm provides personalized accounting and tax services to small and medium sized businesses as well as complete personal tax returns in Long Island, NY, for current and prior years. We also professionally handle your accounting and tax problems with a group of long-term committed personnel whose expertise includes handling your compliance, planning, and creative accounting and tax work. In short, our firm can make quick decisions and react to your needs without red tape. We can also work at your location or ours.
Contact Michael J. Berger and Co., CPA's LLP
If you have tax problems, our accounting firm can help. If you need your taxes done, we offer tax preparation in Long Island, NY, as well. We can also help you with all of your accounting problems. For fifty years we have been helping our clients get their finances in order. Call now for personalized service for your business or individual tax needs.
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In a recent interview Michael Berger, managing partner of Michael J. Berger & Co. shared over 50 years of experience as he laid out “How To Find The Right Accountant For You And Your Situation In Long Island”.
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Expertly Handling Small Business Accounting in Long Island, NY
The Michael J. Berger and Co., CPA's LLP accounting firm began in 1978. Our accounting firm in Long Island, NY, practices public accounting, primarily for small and medium-sized business clients. Personal service and availability are the strongest assets of our firm and its personnel.
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ANNUAL UPDATE TO CLIENTS
MEMORANDUM
DATE: December 2020
FICA Tax Changes for 2021:
FICA Tax includes both Social Security coverage and Medicare coverage, and are both a deduction
from employee wages and matched by the employer.
Maximum Wages Subject to Social Security Tax $ 142,800.00
Maximum Social Security Tax – Employers 8,853.60
Maximum Social Security Tax – Employees 8,853.60
Maximum Wages Subject to Medicare Tax Unlimited
Social Security Tax Rate:
Employees 6.20%
Employers 6.20%
Medicare Tax Rate:
Employees 1.45%}- Employees over $200,000 2.35%
Employers 1.45%
As of 01/01/2021, minimum wage is $14.00 / hr. in Nassau, Suffolk & Westchester
$15.00 / hr. in NYC
As of 01/01/2021, minimum wage for NJ is - $11.00 / hr.
As of 01/01/2021, NYS Unemployment Wage Base is - $ 11,800.00
There is a rate increase for the New York Family Leave Act from 0.27% to 0.511% of
an employee’s gross wages up to an annual maximum of $196.72 for the 2021 calendar year.
- All Forms W-2 and 1099 are due to Recipient and Authorities by 01/31/21.
- NYS requirement for employee wage notifications is no longer required, except at new hire.
Forms 1099 have become an area for target. All non-corporate entities for whose services you have paid $600.00 or more per year, must complete Form W-9 for you to have on file so we may prepare and issue a Form 1099. Businesses must issue Forms 1099 to all non-corporate entities who are paid $600.00 or more per year for services provided. Businesses must also issue a Form 1099 to their Landlord (unless the Landlord is a Corporation), for rent paid of $600.00 or more per year.
Additionally, payments of $600.00 or more paid to Attorneys, including Corporations, are to be issued a Form 1099.
For all sales that are exempt from sales tax, you must have a signed resale certificate
or exemption certificate on file from the customer. If you need any forms or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office.
- It is a misdemeanor offense to be collecting Sales Tax without having your Certificate of Authority on display at your place of business and, if you have employees, you must also have your Workers’ Compensation and Disability Insurance Certificates displayed.
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** Additional information will be posted to our website: www.bergercpa.com.
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