
Owner, Merl & Hanley, LLP - Certified Public Accountants
Greater New York City Area

Owner, Merl & Hanley, LLP - Certified Public Accountants
Greater New York City Area
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.
Services Provided
• Business Tax Return Preparation
• Personal Tax Return Preparation
• Tax Planning
• Bookkeeping/Accounting
• Financial Statement Preparation
• Business Consulting
• Business Formation (Corporations, LLCs, Partnerships, etc.)
• Payroll Processing
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. In just three and a half years, he has expanded his business from a sole proprietorship with five clients to a thriving CPA firm with a staff of seven, over 250 business clients, and over 400 personal tax clients. 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.
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
-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.
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