Auto Dealerships

Whether your auto dealership is a closely held family business or part of a regional public company, your accounting needs call for industry specialists who understand that your business challenges can be complex. From keeping costs in check and managing dealership accounting systems to planning for a seamless ownership transition, you want proactive solutions from consultants you can trust.

Proactive Collaboration

Lumsden McCormick represents auto dealerships both large and small across New York State. We have decades of experience working proactively with owners and management to assist with specialized issues, such as LIFO (last in, first out) inventory calculations, cost segregation, cash flow, and succession planning. With years of experience and a broad client base, we are able to benchmark client operations and demonstrate comparisons with your industry peers in terms of gross profits, advertising costs, and IT expenditures.

Industry Insight

Our experienced team of certified public accountants stay current on industry developments through our active participation in several industry organizations. Lumsden McCormick is a proud member of the BDO Alliance USA Dealer Industry Group, which provides timely information and unique insights that we can leverage to your advantage. Locally, we support the Niagara Frontier Automobile Dealers Association and Rochester Automobile Dealers Association.

Our auto dealer services include:

Audit and Assurance Services

• Audits, reviews, and compilations of financial statements
• Accounting systems, policies, and procedures
• Employee benefit plans
• Forecasts and projections
• Operations and internal control audits

Tax Services

• Corporate taxation
• Cost segregation studies
• Federal and state tax audits
• Hybrid credits
• Individual taxation
• International taxation
• LIFO inventory strategies
• Multistate nexus and taxation
• Sales tax reporting and compliance
• State and local tax issues
• Tax credits and incentives
• Tax planning

Consulting Services

• Business Structure
• Business valuations 
• Cash flow analysis
• Forensic accounting and investigations
• General ledger consulting
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Strategic planning
• Succession planning
• Warranty and rebate claim reviews

For more information about our innovative auto dealership accounting and consulting services, contact Sherry DelleBovi or complete the form below.