Architecture & Engineering

FORVIS delivers accountability, continuity, and responsiveness from a dedicated team of architecture and engineering specialists.

Successful architecture and engineering firms keep a grip on overhead and an eye on net operating income. FORVIS’ architecture, engineering, and related professional services team can help with that and more, including robust internal accounting procedures, accurate financial reports, proactive tax planning, and tailored consulting solutions.

Whether yours is a start-up or a mature firm, FORVIS seeks to be a one-stop shop to drive efficiency and stability within your organization. That includes lightening your tax and regulatory burden, providing confidence in your numbers, offering strategic solutions to pain points, and seizing opportunities.

Your relationship partner heads a team with the specific technical skills and knowledge you need to mitigate risk and align your business, tax, and strategic objectives. You will find us to be timely, responsive, creative, and strategic.

Assurance

FORVIS provides confidence in your numbers. You depend on accurate, trustworthy information about your firm’s financial strength to make informed, well-founded decisions. Our assurance professionals take a proactive approach that includes candid and open communication to address your financial reporting needs. Our independence and objectivity help deliver the security and confidence you expect.

Audits, Reviews, & Compilations (including for HUD)
Employee Benefit Plan Audits
Internal Accounting Procedures
International Financial Reporting Standards
Outsourced Accounting
Quality Reports for Boards, Audit Committees, & the Public
System & Organizational Controls (SOC) Reports
Government Contracting – FAR Compliance

Tax

FORVIS’s proactive approach to reducing your tax burden allows you to plan while also mitigating risk–and because virtually every financial decision can have tax implications, careful tax planning can make a big difference in the final outcome. We monitor state and federal legislative and regulatory activity and apply what we learn to our recommendations for reducing your corporate, partnership, and personal tax liabilities. Our tax specialists provide responsive, personal service and deliver solutions that meet your needs and exceed your expectations.

Cost Segregation Studies
Credits & Incentives
Planning, Preparation, & Filing for State, Local, Federal, & International Tax
Qualified Property Zones
Reverse Sales Tax Audits & Property Tax Reviews
Section 179D Program for Deductions on Energy-Efficient Buildings
Wealth Planning
SALT
R&D Tax Credits

Advisory

You have needs beyond traditional assurance and tax. Technology. Restructuring. Mergers and acquisitions. Negotiations. Business valuations. New market assessments. Compensation planning. FORVIS’s suite of advisory services for the professions includes these and more.

Our advisors start by listening to you. Then we methodically collaborate to address your pain points and reach your goals. Through the years, we can help you transition to new markets, structures, and leaders, each presenting challenges and opportunities. We draw from our knowledge bank of solutions to help you create competitive advantages and turn opportunities into success.