Business Consulting Services

At Howard S. Cohen CPA PC, our experienced staff of business consultants is committed to assisting you through every phase of the business life cycle, applying our experience and insight to provide you with meaningful and practical strategies and solutions to address the issues facing your business. From incorporation through business succession planning, we provide the comprehensive advice, insight, and technical expertise you need to help your business achieve success at any stage.

Incorporation and New Business Analysis

Starting a business is challenging on many levels, from the hard work of establishing yourself in the marketplace to the complexities of managing the paperwork, and it’s easy to become overwhelmed without expert advice. With years of real-world, hands-on business experience behind us, the team of detail-oriented professionals at Howard S. Cohen CPA PC will not only help you to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of corporations, partnerships, and LLCs, ensuring that you select the right entity for your new business, but can also guide you through formulating a business plan, dealing with any necessary registration, permitting, or licensing processes, managing compliance with local, state, and federal laws, and can even provide a market evaluation to allow you to position your new business as advantageously as possible in the marketplace, or a business valuation, if you are considering the purchase of an existing business.

Employee

Benefit Plans

The employee benefit plan landscape has changed dramatically over the last few years, and our staff of specialists is committed to helping you navigate these changes. We can review your existing plans for ERISA and tax compliance, and we can help you to understand your workforce, your objectives, and the advantages and deficiencies of your current employee benefit plan, analyze the marketplace with your specific requirements in mind, and uncover the best fit for your objectives and employees. At Howard S. Cohen CPA PC, we strive to provide creative, comprehensive employee benefit plans and can help you weigh the complex benefits and costs posed by today’s qualified and nonqualified pension and profit sharing plans, including 401(k), SEP, SEP IRA, Keogh, life insurance, and health insurance plans.

Business Valuations

At Howard S. Cohen CPA PC, we provide quick, efficient, and cost-effective business valuation services for financial reporting and asset valuation, estate planning and administration, intellectual property valuation, portfolio review and capital management, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, succession planning, divorce proceedings, taxation planning and compliance, reorganization and bankruptcy, partner disputes, and litigation support. We combine extensive valuation, accounting, asset management, and industry expertise with up-to-date analysis and valuation tools, superb research capabilities, a deep understanding of what drives value in your business, and the insight to address complex valuation issues.

Business Purchase or Sale Analysis

If you are thinking about buying a business, the team of experts here at Howard S. Cohen CPA PC has the hands-on experience, the passion for detail, and the insight to provide a holistic view of any transaction, from comprehensive assessments of potential purchases to business valuation services to analysis of the financial, tax, and operational implications of any purchase. Howard S. Cohen CPA PC can advise prospective business purchasers about local market conditions, industry trends, and the financial condition of an acquisition candidate. Alternatively, if you are thinking of selling your existing business, Howard S. Cohen CPA PC can help you plan for the sale, identifying any structural or financial changes you need to make to maximize your company’s value and obtain the best possible sale price and contract payout terms.

Financial Forecast and Projections

Financial planning is critical to the success of any business, and at Howard S. Cohen CPA PC, we are committed to working with you to create a thoughtful and comprehensive plan to achieve your business objectives. We provide a complete range of financial and business forecasting services, and can also create customized "What If" planning scenarios to help management foresee and plan for unexpected business contingencies. Howard S. Cohen CPA PC has the experience, the innovative thinking, and the insight to help your organization identify and manage risk, quantify resources, and formulate and achieve your strategic goals and objectives.

Business Succession and Exit Planning

You worked hard to establish a successful business, and thoughtful business succession or exit planning is the key to ensuring that your business will continue to flourish in the future, without your day-to-day involvement. Too often, healthy, successful businesses are negatively impacted by a lack of succession or exit planning, from unclear transfer of leadership to liquidity problems stemming from unexpected inheritance taxes or costs. As experts in the field of business succession and business exit planning, Howard S. Cohen CPA PC can help you to design a comprehensive strategy to avoid these problems and achieve your objectives, giving you the peace of mind that comes from knowing that your business will enjoy a smooth continuance, and your heirs and business associates will be well protected.