Farmington Hills and Novi are home to engineering firms, technology companies, medical practices and suppliers that keep growing. Justin Esshaki, a Michigan attorney and CPA whose office in Southfield borders Farmington Hills, helps these owners with formation, contracts, tax planning and ownership changes.
Companies in Farmington Hills and Novi often move quickly from startup to established business. Each stage brings new contracts, new owners and new tax questions, and those questions are easier to answer with one advisor who handles both the legal and the tax side.
The Southfield office is a short drive from Farmington Hills and Novi, and many meetings can be held by phone or video.
Customer, vendor and employment agreements and commercial leases are reviewed with the business terms and the tax effect in view.
Bringing in investors or partners, electing S corporation status or preparing for a sale are planned before the decision is final.
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 borders Farmington Hills, and meetings can be held in person, by phone or by video.
Yes. We update the operating agreement or bylaws, document the new ownership and review the tax effect for the company and each owner.
Yes. We review commercial leases and other contracts before you sign, including the terms that affect your costs and taxes.
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.