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State and Local Taxes
Our state and local tax (SALT) specialists are often able to find tax savings or refund opportunities for our clients by diligently remaining aware of the most recent changes that affect our clients. SS&G provides a complete range of state and local tax services to satisfy our clients' needs for corporate income tax, payroll tax, personal property tax, and sales/use tax.
Contact a member of our tax department for more information about state and local tax services.
Research and Development Taxes
The research and development (R&D) tax credit encourages companies to invest resources into research, development, and experimentation of products. However, it can be difficult to take advantage of due to its complex calculations and limitations. Our experienced tax professionals help clients to take advantage of the R&D tax credit, having found annual R&D tax credit savings ranging from $6,000 to $280,000.
Contact a member of our tax department for more information about research and development tax credits.
International Taxes
Our international tax professionals have extensive experience with cross-border transactions. SS&G provides international tax services including international tax compliance (U.S. and foreign), planning, and audit representation to minimize U.S., foreign, withholding, VAT, and GST taxes. We work with clients, in collaboration with our worldwide affiliates from The Leading Edge Alliance, assist with the local accounting and tax needs related to a client's foreign operations.
If you are interested in receiving more information about our international tax services, please contact a member of our tax department.
Corporate Finance
The corporate finance group works with companies to evaluate and maximize their financial strategies, organizational structures, and operations. We have assisted hundreds of companies in meeting their financial needs. The corporate finance group coordinates efforts with the client's management team, attorneys, lenders, and others. SS&G staff also spends a considerable amount of time researching special programs and grants available to companies across a wide array of industries.
For more information on our corporate finance offerings, please contact a member of our corporate finance group.
Employee Benefit Plan Audits
Our employee benefit plan audit team has extensive experience performing audits of a variety of benefit plans, including defined contribution, defined benefit, and health and welfare benefit plans, including plans that require SEC filings. The professionals in our audit group work closely with our retirement plan design and administration department to evaluate and ensure our clients' adherence to current governmental regulations.
If you are interested in learning more about SS&G's employee benefit plan audits, please contact a member of our employee benefit plan audit group.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Our professionals have experience with a variety of merger and acquisition situations, ranging from complex, multi-corporation mergers to single-owner business acquisitions. We are well-versed in all of the financial details that these transactions entail. SS&G can assist clients with: projections and feasibility studies, buy-sell agreement consulting, integration assistance, post-acquisition transition consulting, and more.
For more information concerning merger and acquisition services offered by SS&G, please contact a member of our transaction advisory services department.
Outsourced Services
Our team of outsourcing professionals provides accounting, human resources, technology, and payroll services to a wide range of industries. We provide outsourcing services to either complement or replace an internal accounting department. Our human resources services professionals assist with recruiting and management training. Our technology services include network planning, design, and implementation, spam and virus solutions, and data extraction and report writing. Through our payroll affiliate, Paytime Payroll Processing, we can handle all aspects of a company's payroll, from producing checks to preparing payroll tax returns.
For more information on our outsourced services, please contact a member of our outsourced services department.
With services including wealth management, business valuation, retirement planning, payroll, and much more, our offerings far outreach those of a typical accounting firm. We are able to provide our clients with a one-stop shop for their financial, operational, and management needs.
Our professionals are committed to providing the highest quality service. We listen to our clients, learn about each one's unique situation, and focus on how we can best provide our services to bring solutions.