BUSINESS CONSULTING

Atchley & Associates' professionals are here to help your business. Thanks to our professionals' extensive knowledge, we are able to help and advise your organization in different aspects such as develop improvement plans, provide business solutions, and help you succeed in your industry.

QUESTIONS?

We understand that you may have questions or concerns with the ongoing changes that may be affecting you or your business. Our team is here to assist you.

FORENSIC ACCOUNTING

Preparing for trial or legal negotiations can be arduous, and yet the outcome may be determined by a single financial fact. We help clients prepare with financial analysis, forensic accounting and documentation.

Accuracy and clarity are the benchmark for this practice. The analytical skills of accountants trained in this field can translate complex financial data into clear, understandable information based on a unbiased viewpoint.

Atchley & Associates, LLP assists insurance companies, adjusters, attorneys, corporations and individuals in preparing for litigation or negotiations.

Lost profit analysis
Lost earnings analysis
Financial statement analysis
Tax return analysis
Requests for documentation
Interrogatory preparation assistance
Separate property tracing

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Every business owner either plans to or has come to a point in their life that they will exit from their business. There are many ways to accomplish this:

Selling the company
Merging the company
Transitioning the company to family members or key employees
Creating an Employee Stock Ownership Plan and selling to your employees

If you are ready to exit your business, we can help you with the following:

Ascertaining valuation of your company
Structuring the transaction to maximize cash flow and minimize taxes
Building you a team of qualified professionals to help you through the process
Training you on what to expect
Assisting you in finding a buyer

If you are beginning to plan for the future, we can assist you with the following:

Identifying ways and establishing a plan of action to improve the value of your company
Training you on the process of selling
Exploring and evaluating your succession options
Assisting you with a plan for what your life will look like after a sale or transition is complete

Atchley & Associates, LLP has a Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor (CM&AA) on staff to provide these services to you.

BUSINESS VALUATION

A business valuation is an "in-depth" analysis of a business' characteristics, which may include its profitability, nature of assets, management, culture, customers, vendors, employees, processes and procedures and deriving a value for a specific purpose based on these:

Some of the specific purposes are as follows:

Estate planning
Family limited partnerships
Gift and estate taxes
Breach of contract
Marital dissolution
Bankruptcy
Dissenting shareholder and minority oppressions situations
Economic damages allocations
Mergers and acquisitions
Leveraged buy-outs
Initial Public Offerings (IPO)
ESOP's
Buy-sell agreements

Atchley & Associates, LLP has two Certified Valuation Analysts (CVA) on staff to provide these services to you.

BENCHMARKING & PROFIT IMPROVEMENT

In this fast-paced world, businesses need to keep constantly updated in their processes and operation procedures. The idea behind benchmarking is to identify the best practices that are currently out there in a particular industry or business area, and setting up goals that will not only allow you to adapt to constant change, but be proactive and propose competitive strategies that will allow your business to excel.

This ongoing process will allow your business for quick decision-making, training possibilities, and defined practices that will be up to par with industry standards, allowing potential improvement in productivity and profit into your business.

Atchley & Associates, LLP will provide their expertise and knowledge of a particular industry, study their current trends and processes in order to identify opportunities, and help you develop strategies that will benefit your business.