Dealerships

Our Expertise

Succeed today — and tomorrow

Global supply chain disruption, digital transformation, and changing consumer purchasing preferences require you to evolve your strategy and business model. Whether you want help strategizing state and local tax planning to reduce your tax burden, evaluating new revenue streams, or assessing your technology to meet consumer demands and drive efficiencies, we’ll help your retail dealership prosper.

And if — or when — you’re ready, we can help with business transition, including transaction advisory, internal succession planning, and estate planning to preserve your personal legacy.

Our national practice serves more than 250 retail dealership clients, including automobile, commercial truck dealers, RV, motorcycle, power sports, heavy equipment dealers, and rental and fleet operators. Let us provide the future-focused strategy you need to succeed, today and tomorrow.

Our Offerings

As one of only a few audit, tax, and consulting firms with a dedicated dealership practice, we have the knowledge and resources to help you achieve your strategic objectives. We can help with:

Tax

From state and local tax regulations to cost segregation, our tax experts have you covered.

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Audit

We provide year-round guidance and forward-looking recommendations to ease the burden of compliance.

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Risk management

Our risk management services will help you identify and mitigate threats to your business.

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Cybersecurity

Our experts will help you protect your data — and your business — from cybersecurity threats.

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Succession planning

We’ll help you implement a tailored succession plan aligned with your needs and business goals.

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Estate planning

Our Wealth Management experts will define a holistic wealth strategy for the future you envision.

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Transaction advisory

Whether buying or selling, we’ll help you at every step to ensure a successful transaction.

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Retail real estate strategy

Lease, buy, or build, we’ll help create retail spaces that align to your short- and long-term plans.

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Employee benefits consulting

We’ll help you find the best benefits solution to ensure the wellness of your No. 1 asset — your people.

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Enterprise resource planning

We’ll help you navigate your implementation and build a tailored plan for success.

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Risk management strategies for growth and innovation

More Strategies

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Ready to tackle supply chain risk? Start with our supplier risk assessment guide

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Insights

More Insights

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Surveying the landscape of Inflation Reduction Act tax credits

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2024 Year-End Webinar Series

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How electric vehicle buyers and dealers can benefit from IRA clean energy tax credits

Article / 6 min read

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Election results set the stage for extension of Trump tax cuts

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2024 year-end tax guide: Best strategies for higher-income taxpayers to minimize taxes

White Paper / 25 min read

Maximize the Section 48 investment tax credit by beginning construction in 2024

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Client Experience

Partners for the future

At Plante Moran, we’re not just focused on the issues of today. We’re always looking forward, working with our clients to put the future in focus and design strategies to make that future a reality. To do so, we make it a priority to learn each client’s individual goals and desires, versus taking a canned approach to their issues at hand.

We’re also in it for the long haul. With one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry, the same team will be by your side year after year, responding to your dealership’s distinct needs and tailoring future-focused strategies for continued success.

What’s it like to work with us?

In this short video, Kevin Flattery, industry leader and partner, touches on our “one-firm firm” model and how it leads to better client service: “We’re going to bring the right individual, with the right experience, at the right time, and the right discipline to find a solution for our client.” Learn what this means to our clients, how we serve them throughout their entire life cycle, and why we consistently earn their trust.

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Our clients say

The staff at Plante Moran have been our trusted business partners for nearly 30 years. During this time, we have relied on their expertise to assist us in a multitude of areas, including tax accounting, cost segregation, valuations, acquisitions, growth strategy, employee benefits, and more. Our relationship with the team is based on trust. We consider Plante Moran to be partners in our business, always ready to support us in any way. I feel very confident recommending them to business people seeking a firm with all the resources of a large organization but with the personal attention of a smaller group.

Jamie Marsh

Owner, Marsh Automotive Group Inc.