Business owners in Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills often have more than one company, real estate held in separate entities and family members involved in ownership. Justin Esshaki, a Michigan attorney and CPA in nearby Southfield, helps owners keep the legal structure and the tax picture working together.
Owners in Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills frequently run professional practices, family businesses, investment properties and holding companies at the same time. Each entity has its own documents and its own tax return, and the decisions in one affect the others.
We review how your companies and properties are organized, how income flows between them and whether the current setup still fits.
Operating agreements and buy-sell terms matter most when ownership is shared among family members or partners. We draft them so expectations are clear before a disagreement or a transition.
Whether the plan is to sell, merge or pass the business on, the legal steps and the tax result are planned together.
Choosing between an LLC, S corporation or C corporation, filing articles with the State of Michigan and setting up ownership with taxes in mind.
LLC operating agreements, corporate bylaws and buy-sell agreements that spell out ownership, decisions and what happens when an owner leaves.
Customer, vendor and employment agreements, commercial leases and letters of intent, reviewed before you sign.
S corporation elections, owner compensation, retirement plans and year-end strategies, planned before the year closes.
Business and individual returns prepared through Esshaki & Associates, PLLC, Justin Esshaki’s CPA firm.
Preparing for a sale, comparing offers on an after-tax basis, negotiating the purchase agreement and closing.
Letters of intent, due diligence, deal structure and purchase or merger agreements for buyers and sellers.
Deadlocks, buyouts, books and records requests and minority owner claims, with the agreements and financials reviewed together.
The legal documents and the tax result come from the same person, so nothing is lost between a lawyer and an accountant.
Advice is grounded in your financial statements and returns, not general rules of thumb.
The same Attorney and CPA stays with the business from formation through growth and an eventual sale.
We learn about your business, your goals and the decision in front of you.
We review your documents, structure and financials.
You receive clear options with the legal and tax effect of each explained.
We prepare the filings, agreements and elections and stay available as the business changes.
Yes. The office in Southfield is a short drive away, and meetings can also be held by phone or video.
Yes. We review the entities you own, the agreements between them and how they are taxed, and recommend changes where the structure no longer fits.
Yes. We draft and update buy-sell and operating agreements so ownership changes, valuations and buyouts are handled the way the owners intend.
Many business decisions need both legal and tax analysis. Justin Esshaki is licensed as an attorney and as a CPA, so the documents and the tax result are worked out together.
Returns are prepared through Esshaki & Associates, PLLC, Justin Esshaki’s CPA firm in the same Southfield office building.
Call (248) 968-4700 or send a message through the form on this page, and we will follow up to schedule a time.
Tell us briefly about your business and what you need. We will follow up to schedule a time, in person in Southfield or by phone or video.