Our extensive knowledge comes from team members’ years of experience directly in these industries, focused continuing education and successful consulting with similar businesses.

We have a solid commitment to the construction, architectural and engineering industries. It’s about substantially more than just the debits and credits. Through our team members’ active involvement in industry organizations, we obtain a real understanding of the key issues that affect your business. In addition to traditional services, we focus on providing value-added services to improve systems and controls, identify key performance indicators, set benchmarks and develop incentive compensation plans and business succession plans. In addition, we regularly provide educational opportunities through seminars, newsletters and surveys on industry-related topics.

Somerset’s Construction & A/E Team enjoys providing comprehensive financial solutions by utilizing our industry expertise to provide unique strategies and solutions. We are passionate about helping you succeed.
 

• Audits, reviews and compiled financial statements
• Performance of agreed-upon audit procedures
• Forensic accounting

• Corporate tax returns
• Shareholder tax returns
• Individual and corporate tax planning
• Creative tax strategies
• Cost recovery studies to optimize depreciation deduction
• Multi-state tax planning and strategy development
• Sales, use, property and excise tax analysis

• Business transition and succession planning
• Estate planning
• Strategic planning

• Management information systems consulting
• A/E specific software sales & consulting (Axium Ajera and Portfolio)
• Construction specific software sales & consulting (Sage Timberline and Master Builder*)

*Somerset is the preferred industry partner in Indiana for Leveraged Resources, your Sage Timberline and Master Builder provider in the Midwest. Please contact us.

• Joint venture consulting and accounting
• Maximizing bonding and credit capabilities
• Benchmarking and analytic review
• Job cost efficiency and profitability analysis
• Job cost overhead and burden analysis
• Budgeting and cash flow analysis
• Performance-based incentive program development
• Claims analysis and consulting
• Business valuation services
• Management advisory services
• Overhead rate audits and consulting services (state DOT, FARs, etc.)
• Overhead rate analysis (corporate overhead rate allocation models—dual vs. single rate—and project overhead allocation)
• Employee benefit trusts
• Project manager training

• General contractors
• Construction managers
• Trade contractors
• Developers
• Home builders
• Architects
• Engineers
  

For a video message about the Somerset Construction & A/E Team, please click the image below. (You may need to upgrade or install Adobe Flash Player--it is a free software.)

Click here to download a WIP Schedule Template (Excel). This is a read-only file, so you will need to open it as such and save it to your computer before using. Please contact a member of our Construction & A/E Team for assistance, if needed, at 317.472.2200.
 

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