Michael Hanley

Current

Managing Partner at Merl & Hanley, LLP

Past

President at Irish Business Network
Owner at Hanley & Lawton CPAs, PC

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500+ connections

Industry

Accounting

Michael Hanley’s Summary

Firm Profile
Merl & Hanley, LLP is a full-service CPA firm that specializes in dealing with small businesses, self-employed individuals, trusts, estates, and high net worth individuals. The firm’s focus is on minimizing audit risk, providing personal liability protection, reducing tax liability, and allowing business owners to spend less time on bookkeeping-related activities.

Michael’s Profile
Michael is the managing partner of Merl & Hanley, LLP. As a Certified Public Accountant and QuickBooks ProAdvisor, he focuses his efforts on small business owners and self-employed individuals. His expertise includes helping start-up and home-based businesses select the best type of entity for their business model. Michael credits activities such as his role as a CPA Review Course instructor with helping him stay on top of the rapidly shifting business climate and the ever-changing tax laws.

Michael is the author of two books..."Effective Tax Planning for the MicroBusiness" and "Choosing the Right Structure for Your Business."

As an expert in his field, Michael has been featured in articles appearing in BusinessWeek, Wall Street Journal, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, Newsday, Long Island Business News, Accounting Crossing, Yahoo Finance, and many other publications nationwide.

Associations/Affiliations
• Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Member, NYS Society of Certified Public Accountants
• President, Irish Business Network
• Director, Kings Park Chamber of Commerce
• Chairman, Suffolk County AOH “Buy Irish” Committee
• Chairman, Kings Park/Smithtown AOH “Buy Irish” Committee
• Member, Smithtown Industry Advisory Board
• Instructor, Becker CPA Review Course

Michael Hanley’s Specialties:

-Entity Selection - Choosing the best structure for your business
-Minimizing Audit Risk
-Small Business Bookkeeping & Accounting*
-Tax Preparation for Corporations, Partnerships, Individuals
-Tax Planning
-Payroll Processing

*No business is too small to work with us! We specialize in saving thousands of tax dollars each year for start-up businesses / home-based businesses / self-employed individuals / Independent Contractors / 1099 Recipients.

Additional Information

Michael Hanley’s Groups:

Kings Park Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Founder and President of the Irish Business Network
Smithtown Industry Advisory Board
Chairman of the "Buy Irish" Committee for the Suffolk County Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH)
Chairman of the "Buy Irish" Committee for the Smithtown Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH)
Kings Park Neighbor Association
San Remo Civic Association