Jill Scher

About Jill

Jill Scher is a partner in the Tax & Business Services Division of Marcum in the Melville office and is a business developer for the Firm. With more than 25 years of public and private experience, she has an outstanding reputation for developing strong relationships and uses her diverse experience, technical proficiency, and problem-solving skills to consult with a wide range of businesses and industries.

Jill advises on tax minimization and deferral strategies for companies and their owners and is adept at recognizing tax and credit incentive opportunities, including research & development, work opportunity tax credits, and investment tax credits, to name a few. She advises clients about tax ramifications prior to potential transactions and has helped clients with the successful abatement of IRS and State penalties.

In addition, Jill has developed a specialty in the cannabis space, assisting companies with technology solutions and tax planning, and helping to forge relationships within the industry. She takes pride in assisting her network of resources within and outside of the Firm, in all aspects of client needs.

Jill shares this knowledge through frequent speaking engagements, appearing at professional and industry events on a variety of business and tax topics. She also teaches tax, technical and professional ethics classes for an outside organization, CPE, Inc., providing continuing education to CPAs within the tri-state area on individual and business tax planning and other specialty areas of taxation.

Professional & Civic Affiliations

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
• New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA), Former Chair, Nassau Chapter Attorney and Accountant Networking Committee
• Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe, Executive Finance Committee
• Long Island Capital Alliance, Board Member

Articles, Seminars & Presentations

• MacArthur Business Alliance: From Growth to Exit, Business Evolution, 2024
• Association of Fundraising Professionals: Fundraising with Integrity, 2024
• PBC Conference: Sales Taxes in Cannabis, 2024
• Cannabis Law 2024: Current Equity Formation and Governance, 2024
• CPE, Inc.: State PTE Tax and SALT Update Webinar, 2024
• Ohio Cannabis Expo: Future of Adult Use in Ohio, 2024
• LI Capital Alliance: Cannabis Capital Forum, Moderator, 2024, 2023
• PBC Conference, Washington DC: Payments, Banking, & Compliance in the Cannabis Industry, 2024
• LI Capital Alliance Food and Beverage Capital Forum, Moderator 2023, 2024
• Hampton Cannabis Expo, Cannabis Taxation, 2023
• NBI, National Business Institute, CLE Training: Marijuana Business Operations 2023
• PBC Conference: B2B Conference for Payments, Banking & Compliance in the Cannabis Industry, 2023
• High NY: NY Cannabis Business Licenses, 2023