As the list below is by no means all-inclusive, please feel free to inquire about a service if you do not see it listed. If it is not a service we provide, we would be more than happy to refer you to a qualified professional.

Rayfield & Licata caters to family owned businesses, foreign owned, domestic businesses and the individuals that own or work for them.

Planning is key to achieving the individual client=s business goals. With this in mind, the objective of our consulting and planning efforts is the delivery of outstanding services to our clients in response to their unique needs. Each engagement is structured, planned and staffed to address its specific requirements.

A full range of professional services are offered including:

PROFIT ENHANCEMENT PLANS

ORGANIZATION STRUCTURING

BUDGETING

PROJECTIONS

PRICING ANALYSIS

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

SYSTEM DESIGN, including internal control strengthening and forms design

COST REDUCTION PROGRAMS

BUYING AND SELLING OF BUSINESSES

DETERMINING THE PRIORITY OF POTENTIAL BUYERS OR SELLERS

TARGETING ON A PRIORITY BASIS POTENTIAL ACQUISITIONS OR SALES

DETERMINING THE PRICE FOR THE ACQUISITION OR SALE

STRUCTURING THE TRANSACTION, from both a tax and business standpoint

NEGOTIATING

VALUING THE ACQUISITION OR SALE

Auditing and Accounting

Auditing is a sophisticated process developed by the accounting profession for the examination of financial statements. It consists of gathering and evaluating evidence to test the conformity of the statements with generally accepted accounting principles. An audit offers investors and creditors reasonable assurance that the statements present a fair portrayal of the company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with those principles.

Audits are by no means exclusively for large publicly held companies. The financial statements of many small and closely held companies are audited regularly. Audits add credibility to financial statements and provide assurance, especially to potential banks or other creditors or investors. Audits also provide information that is important for management decision making.

In addition to audits, we offer review and compilation services. In performing reviews, we apply analytical procedures to a company's financial statements and make certain inquiries of management. Review procedures, which are substantially less comprehensive than those performed in an audit, enable us to express limited assurance on conformity of the financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles. In a compilation, we put financial information supplied by the client into the form of financial statements but do not express any assurance on the statements.

RETIREMENT PLANNING

ESTATE TAX PLANNING DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE THE ENTIRE ESTATE TAX (FEDERAL AND STATE)

PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING

TAX PLANNING

EDUCATION PLANNING

REPRESENTING CLIENTS UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR CITY TAX EXAMINATION

ASSET ALLOCATION PLANNING

INSURANCE REVIEWS TO DETERMINE THE RIGHT INSURANCE COVERAGE WITH THE LOWEST COST

STRUCTURING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS IN MATRIMONIAL DISPUTES

PREPARING ESTATE, GIFT AND TRUST TAX RETURNS

PREPARING INCOME TAX RETURNS

Many attorneys have determined that outsourcing estate and trust planning and preparation is timely and cost effective. Our specialty also encompasses

ESTATE AND TRUST ADMINISTRATION

ASSET PLANNING AND ADVICE

FEDERAL AND STATE TAX EXAMINATIONS

COURT ACCOUNTINGS

ELDER CARE

Our expertise in this area has enabled us to work in conjunction with attorneys on an outsource basis.

Forensic Accounting Specialty

Forensic accounting applies in all matters in dispute when money is involved.

More and more today, attorneys rely on certified public accountants to provide them with supportable conclusions in any and all situations involving the need to substantiate and determine amounts of money. The accountant is invaluable in defining key issues and determining what documents and information should be sought in discovery; reviewing all relevant information and providing studies and projections. Then, the accountant may be called upon to determine the strength or weakness of the evidence, help to depose the opposition's witnesses and even testify in court as an expert witness.

Some of the areas where an attorney should rely on an accountant include:

BUSINESS REORGANIZATIONS

BUSINESS AND ASSET VALUATIONS FOR BUY/SELL AGREEMENTS, DISPUTES, ETC.

STRUCTURING SETTLEMENTS IN MATRIMONIAL AND BUSINESS DISPUTES

ESTATE AND TRUST SETTLEMENT AND PREPARATION OF RELATED FINAL TAX RETURNS

INSURANCE CLAIMS

BUSINESS INTERRUPTION DAMAGE SUITS

CHANGE ORDERS AND ANALYSIS OF CLAIMS

ANTITRUST CASES

PERSONAL INJURY CASES

COPYRIGHT AND PATENT INFRINGEMENT CASES

Often legal matters are fraught with complicated financial issues. These are handled best by the expertise of a certified public accountant.

Other Specialties We Provide Are:

AUDITS, REVIEWS AND COMPILATION SERVICES ESPECIALLY FOR FOREIGN OWNED, DOMESTIC ENTITIES AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES

AN ARRAY OF SERVICES AS SPECIALISTS TO FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES

STATE NEXUS QUESTIONS TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE STATE TAXES

PROFESSIONAL, INNOVATIVE HANDLING OF FEDERAL AND STATE TAX AUDITS

TAX PLANNING AND PREPARATION TO THE LEGAL FIRM AND TO ITS PARTNERS

SINGLE AUDIT ACT REQUIREMENTS