Bender Ciccotto & Co., CPA’S, LLP

BENDER CICCOTTO & CO., CPA’S, LLP

Choosing the right path for your business is never easy, let Bender Ciccotto & Co. help you decide.

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Our Services

Our NY accounting firm is committed to prompt and efficient delivery of services — and to frequent and open lines of communication. We realize that each company has a different set of characteristics, personality and operating structure. Our approach also considers the close relationship between the business and the personal objectives of the owners; we consider both objectives when advising on financial, operational and tax matters.

Accounting And Auditing Services

Our accounting and auditing services include annual and special audits, compilations and reviews of financial statements.

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Complete Tax
Services

We offer diversified tax services, including assistance in all phases of federal, state and local income taxes; sales tax; payroll; estate taxes and planning; and other taxes.

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Litigation Consulting & Forensic Accounting

We analyze the facts and underlying transactions, perform investigations that are prompted internally or externally, and provide guidance on the recording of complex transactions.

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Our History

Founded in 1937, Bender Ciccotto & Co. is a full-service accounting firm, based in Long Island, NY, and dedicated to providing clients with the highest quality and most confidential services available. For over 80 years, our philosophy has remained constant. We build relationships, not just client contacts.

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Latest News

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Important Facts for the 2022 Tax Filing Season for 2021 Tax Returns

January 2022
The 2022 tax filing season begins on January 24, 2022; however, existing backlogs and longstanding operational problems at the IRS, aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic, are likely to make for a frustrating income tax filing…

Energy Tax Credits – May 2022

May 2022
The 2022 tax filing season begins on January 24, 2022; however, existing backlogs and longstanding operational problems at the IRS, aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic, are likely to make for a frustrating income tax filing…

Student Loan Forgiveness – October 2022

October 2022
The 2022 tax filing season begins on January 24, 2022; however, existing backlogs and longstanding operational problems at the IRS, aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic, are likely to make for a frustrating income tax filing…

Employee retention credit temporary hold

December 2023
IRS putting temporary hold on Employee Retention Credit.

IRS changes filing date for Form 1099-NEC

January 2024

Third Stimulus Payment Letter from the IRS

January 2022
The IRS began issuing Letter 6475, Your Third Economic Impact Payment, in late January 2022 to individuals who received a third-round economic impact payment in 2021. While

NY Pass-through entity Tax Payment

October 2021
The PTET election should be made by New York entities that have New York partners or shareholders that have their state and local taxes limited by the SALT cap deduction.

Employee Retention Tax Credit Rules for First and Second Quarter 2021

July 2021
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“CAA”) provides relief to individuals, businesses, health care providers, and others impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Electing out of CPAR on Form 1065

February 2021
The IRS recently instituted CPAR to generate more tax revenue from auditing large partnerships. The IRS estimates the new CPAR rules will generate about $9.3 billion in tax revenue for the US government without changing…

Qualified Opportunity Zone Use of Capital Rules

October 2020
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted new Sec. 1400Z-2, which provides several benefits designed to encourage investment in low-income communities that are designated as qualified opportunity zones (QOZs).

NY Pass-through Entity Tax Payment

December 2021
A payment of the estimated tax liability for the Pass-through Entity Tax (“PTET”) needs to be made by December 31, 2021, to be deductible by the pass-through entity (“PTE”) in 2021.

Revocation of Irrevocable Trusts

November 2021
Under both New York and Pennsylvania law, an irrevocable trust can be terminated only if the grantor and all the beneficiaries involved consent to the trust termination.

Employee Retention Tax Credit Expanded for 2021

February 2021
On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act into law, which includes various forms of COVID-19 relief (the “New Stimulus Act”).

CARES Act – Distance Learning Foreign Educational Institutions

July 2020

CARES Act Help for the Real Estate Industry

April 2020

Client Locations

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Our Locations

Bender Ciccotto & Co., CPA’s, LLP.

206 New Highway Amityville, NY 11701

U.S. Virgin Island Office

5000 Estate Enighed, Suite 69 St. John, VI 00830

Robert M. Frank, CPA

Managing Partner [email protected]

Tom Cinelli

General Tax & Accounting [email protected]

Wendy Manson, CPA

Senior Partner [email protected]

Robert J. Frank

Tax, Inventory & Organization [email protected]

Peter Paladino, CPA

Junior Partner [email protected]

Edija Berzina

Business, Tax & Accounting [email protected]

William Palazzolo, Esq

Legal & Tax [email protected]