The heart of a solid and rewarding client relationship lies in our ability to gain your trust that we genuinely care about you and your organization. To do this, it takes time. We make every effort from our initial meeting with you and through the onboarding process to learn about you, your business or organization, your goals for the future and just how you make decisions today. The sooner we do that, the sooner we can help you priorities what needs to be done.

From entity selection and set up to developing a business plan that fits your unique scenario, the Dolinka Van Noord staff and leadership have been working together for 38 years in West Michigan gaining consulting experience which makes us uniquely qualified to advise an owner of a new or expanding business.

It’s a very emotional and personal part of your life as it’s your risk and your reward to experience. We treat your business or organization as it if were our own, after all, isn’t that what we all expect from any professionals we use in our lives? To simply treat us as if it were you in this situation but knowing what you know, what would you do? Our entire staff understands that and this is the Dolinka Difference.

We offer a variety of Consulting Services, each with a team of advisors with expertise and experience in their respective areas. Many of us have obtained specialized training and certifications to further our knowledge and ability to offer extensive expertise. As we grow our firm, we continue to challenge ourselves to increase our depth of knowledge. But we can’t know everything. We have developed an extensive network of experts who do know and we call upon them when the need arises such as R&D tax credits and international tax matters to name a few. We take pride in holding ourselves to this simple standard: Finding the best solutions and advice for your organization even if it’s outside of our firm.

Financial Performance Analysis
Cash Flow Management and Projecting Tools

  • Forecasts and Projections
  • Ratios and Dash Board Information
  • Internal Control Reviews
  • Break Even Analysis
  • Forensic Accounting Services
  • Accounting System Design for optimal information output.
  • Specific one on one training on how to understand what reports and financial statements are telling you.

Estate and Succession Planning
Estate planning for individuals involves decisions about the types of property to own, the form of ownership, taxation, life insurance and transitioning wealth through wills, trusts and gifts. For small business owners, the decisions involve the organization and operation of the business: from the succession plan to passing the business on to the next generation. The DVC Tax team will assist you with preparing, developing and executing estate and succession strategies in line with your goals to ensure your financial future.

  • Estate structure and planning with trusts, wills and life insurance
  • Estate transfer procedures
  • IRA and pension asset distribution
  • Lifetime gifting
  • Ownership transfer
  • Change in control
  • Funding the buy-sell agreement

Transactional Consulting
Early stage tax planning is critical to transaction success. Our team will provide analysis and support for all types of business transactions including: acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures and equity investments. We determine whether the transaction should be structured as a taxable or tax-free transaction or as purchase of assets or stock. Overall, the goal is to analyze all available business attributes to maximize their value and use.

  • Analysis of tax consequences for mergers, joint ventures, acquisitions and selling
  • Entity choice analysis
  • Comparison of tax consequences of financing techniques for capital expenditures
  • Due Diligence
  • Net to owner calculations for sellers.
  • Deal Structure and purchase price allocation
  • Net Working Capital Targets and Measuring.

For more information on our consulting services, please contact any member of our leadership team, or call at 616.459.2233.