Michael Mayette, CPA/ABV, CGMA, MST

Current Role

Mike improves cash flow and increases business value for our clients by providing solutions to financial and tax challenges. Current on constantly changing tax laws, Mike communicates with clients throughout the year to keep them informed. He works primarily with privately-held companies and their owners, many of which are family-owned, consulting on tax and valuation matters involving merger and acquisition transactions, estate planning, succession planning, employee stock ownership plans and various forms of dispute resolution.

Service Areas

• Business and tax planning
• Cash flow and financial statement forecasting
• Merger, acquisition and divestiture
• Litigation support
• Business valuation

Experience

Mike began his career in 1986 and has worked with hundreds of clients in industries including manufacturing, distribution, industrial service, business to business service and professional practices. He has successfully represented taxpayers before the IRS for numerous income, estate and gift tax issues relating to the valuation of minority and controlling interests in closely-held businesses. He also has experience testifying in arbitration and mediation hearings. Throughout his career, Mike has presented on relevant topics both internally and with professional organizations.

Mike is a member of the MICPA’s Litigation and Business Valuation Task Force and in 1998 he was one the first professionals in southeast Michigan to earn the Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) specialty designation.

A Closer Look

• Mike guides business owners through every stage; he worked closely with a start-up business to establish the company, grow it into a profitable operation, and ultimately sell the company.
• Resulting in a successful transfer of a family business to the next generation, Mike recently helped a retiring client with various gift and sale transactions that minimized the family’s tax liability.
• Considering a merger or acquisition? Mike has helped numerous clients achieve tax-favorable outcomes by offering his experience and tax perspective on structural planning.