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Small Business
Start-ups & Development
Timely, accurate financial reports are a key to keeping your business rolling forward. Whether you have an in-house bookkeeper prepare them and have us look them over, or we input your monthly information and output the report; your financials need to be correct in order for your decisions to be made on a sound basis. Too many young businesses struggle or fail because their bookkeeping puts expenses and purchases into the wrong accounts, giving the owner a false sense of success. Have the professionals at Brian E. Lindberg, cpa, pc look over your financial statements to be sure you are receiving an accurate view of how the business is doing and to provide suggestions for improving your business.
Looking for financing? The complete financials provided by Brian E. Lindberg, cpa, pc are perfect for inclusion in business plans, for use in procuring SBA Loans and other business loans, or for presentation to investors and stockholders.
The most commonly used financial reports are the monthly Balance Sheet and Income Statement (Profit and Loss), but Brian E. Lindberg, cpa, pc can set up custom reports if your business has a need for tracking a particular area of concern.
Starting A New Business?
We provide you with the information and guidance you need to successfully launch your business. We'll help you evaluate the pros and cons of each type of business entity (LLC, Corporation, S Corporation, Partnership, etc.) to determine which best suits your goals and financial means, while minimizing risk; both for your current situation and your future.
Then, we can help you file the forms to register your business with the Federal and Michigan government, get your new firm set up with a Federal ID number, establish your business entity, and register for sales tax or employment taxes – no need for a lawyer to file expensive forms.
- Registration Forms (click for details)
- Articles Of Incorporation
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Filed with Michigan Treasury, the Michigan corporation registration form registers your company as a business in the State's eyes. This registers your corporate name, and gives you the number with which to fill out your SS-4.
- Form SS-4 (Application for Employer Identification Number)
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Filed with the Federal Government to register your company with the US Treasury, and provides a FEIN (Federal Employer Identification Number) which is necessary in order to open a business checking account.
- Form 2553 (Election by a Small Business Corporation)
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Filed with the Federal Government to indicate that you are choosing to be taxed as a SubS Corporation. Times lines are important.
- Form 8832 (Entity Classification Selection)
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Filed with the Federal Government, this allows you to choose which form your company will take for tax purposes. The tax consequences of this decision are substantial, and time lines are important.
- Form 518 (Registration for Michigan Taxes)
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Filed with Michigan in order to receive a Sales Tax license, to pay Payroll taxes, or to indicate that you have purchased another business.
- Form 518-A (Unemployment Insurance Agency)
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Filed with the Michigan Form 518, this registers your business as having employees and sets up your account with the UIA.
- Form 518-B (Business Successorship)
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Filed with the Michigan Form 518, this records information about your business if you purchased all, or any part, of it (vs having started from scratch).
- Power of Attorney
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Held at the CPA firm, this form gives your permission for Brian E. Lindberg, cpa, pc to talk directly to the Michigan Treasury or IRS on your behalf. We are required to provide this form each time we contact a treasury official in order to take your part in a discussion. If we notify you that it is required, we will ask you to fill out your Power of Attorney for a specific form (1040, etc) or for a limited period of time.
- Michigan Annual Report (MAR)
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Filed with Michigan, this annual form will be mailed to your business address to renew your business for the coming year. Send it in with the nominal fee to keep your Corporation "in good standing".
With your company launched, Brian E. Lindberg, cpa, pc offers a full array of accounting and taxation services to help you stay on track.
We offer assistance in setting up bookkeeping systems on Peachtree or Quick Books, and provide training and support for your bookkeeping staff, regardless of which software you choose.
If you are the staff, and you don't have time or desire to fuss with the bookkeeping, we can provide monthly bookkeeping and financial statements, or just quarterly report assistance for filing your State and Federal reports. This sounds more expensive, but in the long run fewer errors have to be corrected, making tax return preparation less costly. Plus, in the absence of an in-house bookkeeper, you can rely on the financial information we provide to give you an accurate representation of the company's financial position.
Looking for financing? The complete financials provided by Brian E. Lindberg, cpa, pc are perfect for inclusion in business plans or for use in procuring SBA Loans and other business loans. They're also excellent for presentation to investors and stockholders.
The most commonly used financial reports are the monthly Balance Sheet and Income Statement (Profit and Loss), but Brian E. Lindberg, cpa, pc can set up custom reports if your business has a need for tracking a particular area of concern.