About

A Message From Our CEO

“It’s our goal to exceed your expectations by providing exceptional service and practical financial advice you can count on. With our support you can focus your time and efforts on running your business.
 
At Sound Accounting we know that every small business is different so we don’t try to fit your business into a box. Instead, we strive to understand your unique reporting requirements, financial concerns, and long-term goals in order to create a package of accounting and tax services that are right for you.”
 
– Elizabeth Boonin, CPA/ABV

Mission

Our mission is to help small business owners and self-employed individuals strategically minimize their tax bills, reduce their audit risk, protect their personal assets, and enjoy peace of mind.

Passion

We are passionate in a wide variety of accounting services including compiling financial statements; individual and business income tax planning and preparation; and business management consulting.

Our Company

Sound Accounting is a full-service accounting firm offering timely and cost-effective financial management solutions for small businesses and individuals.

Meet Our Team of Accountants

Our size and culture allows us to provide a full range of services while offering personalized attention to the diverse needs of our clients. By offering superior service and a quality work product, Sound Accounting, has enjoyed long-term relationships with our clients.

Elizabeth Boonin

CEO & CPA

Alan Halperin

CFO & CPA

Jennifer Locrotondo

Senior Accountant

Rinaldo Crassa

Enrolled Agent

Sandra Valle

Tax Preparer

Lisa Traylor

Office Manger

Lisa Traylor

Office Manger

 

Sandra Valle

Tax Preparer

 

Rinaldo Crassa

Enrolled Agent

 Rinaldo has been working in the financial services industry for close to 20 years with expertise in both income tax and wealth management. As an enrolled agent Rinaldo can assist clients with IRS representation. Rinaldo is an active member of the National Association of Tax Professionals (NATP).

Jennifer Locrotondo

Senior Accountant

 

Jennifer Locrotondo is a Senior Accountant who joined the company following the merger of LI Tax & Planning with Sound Accounting. Jennifer earned her degree from Long Island University, CW Post Campus. She is an active member of the National Association of Tax Preparers (NATP) and is a licensed real estate professional.
 
Jenn is currently getting her Enrolled Agent credential as she continues to expand her tax knowledge.
 
When Jenn is not fine-tuning her tax knowledge she is a proud mother of two daughters and resides in West Islip.

Alan Halperin

CFO & CPA

 

Alan Halperin is an accomplished Certified Public Accountant and Managing Partner of Sound Accounting. With extensive experience in best practices in accounting and taxation, he has recognized that small businesses need an accountant who is both a strategic partner as well as a professional who keeps the client in compliance with current tax and accounting regulations. As a result, he has focused his efforts toward working with small businesses to improve their cash flow, profitability, and financing alternatives as well as meeting their compliance needs.
 
Specialties include improving business metrics through analytics, researching technical issues, preparing financial statements, and tax optimization. He specializes in preparing tax returns for individuals, partnerships, corporations and not-for-profits and is familiar with changes that will result from the 2017 Tax Law and Jobs Act.
 
Prior to joining Sound Accounting Alan was a Managing Director and Controller at a global bank and a Senior Vice President at a major investment bank. He started his career at a “Big 8” accounting firm.
 
Alan holds a Master of Business Administration in accounting and finance from Emory University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Rochester. He currently serves as an Auxiliary Professor of Accounting at Molloy College in Rockville Centre N.Y.

Elizabeth Boonin

CEO & CPA

 Elizabeth Boonin is a Certified Public Accountant and is the president and owner of Sound Accounting, a full-service accounting and business consulting firm in Smithtown, New York. Over her 22-year career, Elizabeth has provided expertise in corporate finance, tax accounting, business valuations, and accounting systems implementations for small businesses and individuals across more than 30 states. Prior to moving onto Long Island Elizabeth worked in the financial services industry for several multinational investment banks performing financial analysis for the equity derivatives division and program managing multi-million dollar technology initiatives. Her experience in finance and technology allows Elizabeth to value the sensitivity of private information and focus on data protection and security. Elizabeth earned her degree from the University of Maryland and her CPA from the New York Office of the Professions. She is also accredited by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) in business valuations (ABV), and holds her Series 7 and Series 66 FINRA licenses. She maintains a broker license within the state of New York for Accident, Health, and Life insurance (NYAHL), and is an Intuit QuickBooks ProAdvisor. Elizabeth is a member of the Suffolk County Woman Business Enterprise Coalition (SCWBEC)—being certified in 2015—the National Association of Tax Preparers (NATP), and the New York State Society of CPA’s (NYSSCPA). The accounting industry is headed for a major shift in the next several years due to the statistic that seventy-five percent of the existing CPA’s are expected to retire within the next decade. Couple this statistic with major tax reform and technological advances, finding a seasoned accountant with the experience of Ms. Boonin is invaluable to both individuals and businesses alike.