Transportation

BKD works with more than 200 motor carriers, fleet owners, owner operators, truck dealerships, truck repair and service facilities. BKD can help you answer the following questions:
- Should I use owner-operator, leased or company-owned equipment?
- How can I determine, analyze and control profitability through use of a formal budgeting process?
- In what states should I be filing income tax returns?
- How can I improve my operating ratio?
- What are the tax and cash-flow consequences of my expansion plan and the best alternative for financing it?
- What kind of estate plan allows me to transfer my business to the next generation in the most tax-advantaged way?
- Who can update my computer system in a timely manner and not disrupt my business?
- How can I increase efficiency in my overall operation?
We work closely with our transportation clients to develop effective strategies and apply financial techniques that improve bottom lines. Clients benefit from timely advice on the impact of tax laws on their operations and investments and recommendations to reduce costs, improve productivity, expand operations and use computers and personnel more efficiently.
Risk Management & Cloud Security: Setting & Enforcing Policy
Date: Thursday, January 26, 2012
Time: 2 – 3 p.m. Central Time
Presenters: Rod Walsh & Matt Lathrom, BKD, LLP &
Moderated by Seth Fineberg
CPE Credit: One Hour
Archived Webinars
- Alert – New Form W-2 Health Insurance Reporting Requirements
- Auditing at the Speed of Business
- Transfer Pricing News – 2011 Year in Review
- NAM Looks for Renaissance
- Like-Kind Exchange – Carryover Basis May Qualify for Bonus Depreciation
- Key Performance Indicators & the Power of Benchmarking
- Have You Taken Advantage of Available 2011 Tax Breaks?
- Alert – Implementation of Delayed Dodd-Frank Act Provisions Will Significantly Impact Certain Private Fund Advisers
- Succession Planning—Selling the Business
- IRC Sec. 1202 Revisited
- FASB Approves Multiemployer Pension Plan Disclosure Changes
- Oklahoma—Beware the BAT
Navigating local, state and federal tax systems can be difficult for any business, but it can be especially hard for manufacturers and distributors. BKD can help with the basics and offer insight from our professionals, who can assist you in identifying various tax credits or incentive programs and in preparing real estate cost segregation studies that can save you money. BKD can offer guidance in the following areas:
- Identifying state tax incentives
- Income tax depreciation
- Tax liability
- Tax planning
- Real estate cost segregation studies
Audited financial statements, the centerpiece of BKD’s assurance services, have benefits far beyond their immediate function. For example, they bring credibility to your financial picture. BKD can help you structure your financial statements in a way that makes data easier to find and understand.
BKD’s audit and assurance professionals can add assist with the following services:
- Securities and Exchange Commission registrations and filings
- Audits and reviews
- Internal audits
- Help in complying with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
BKD Technologies has helped hundreds of manufacturing and distribution clients experience efficient solutions. Our expertise can help you streamline your manufacturing or distribution processes. You can benefit from our many years of experience evaluating, recommending and implementing software for the manufacturing and distribution industries, including the following:
- Computer recommendations and installations
- Review of data processing methods and systems
- Effective operations resources
- Integrated software solutions
- Business intelligence
- Efficient inventory management
- Data security
Growing your company while keeping an eye on efficiency, quality control and the bottom line can be a challenge. BKD National Manufacturing & Distribution Group has the experience to help your company with the following:
- Business restructuring
- Budgeting
- Cash-flow analysis
- Forecasts & projections
- Mergers & acquisitions
- Assistance with financing, including proposal packages
- Valuing closely held stock
- Business planning services
- Lease vs. purchase analysis
- Insurance evaluations for coverage & rates
- Strategic planning
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Economic incentives
- Market analysis
- Performance enhancement recommendations
- Due diligence
- Business restructuring
- Investment planning
Every company has to worry about employee turnover, but in the manufacturing industry—where jobs are becoming more and more skilled—training and retaining quality employees is critical.
BKD National Manufacturing & Distribution Group can help your company build a quality workforce, improve employee job performance and make sure your company follows workplace safety and other regulations. BKD’s experience can help in several areas, including the following:
- Personal financial planning for executives
- Employee benefit plan administration and consulting
- Employee benefit plan audit services
- Incentive compensation
- Employee benefit plans
- Employee retention
- Performance appraisal
- Effective recruiting
- Regulatory compliance
- Supervisory training
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