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Excellence in providing insightful, practical, and proactive business and financial advice has propelled Plante & Moran to the position of one of the largest, market-leading providers of professional services to the manufacturing and distribution industries.

Specialized Industry Knowledge — More 200 Manufacturing & Distribution Practice staff deliver a broad base of knowledge across a variety of manufacturing processes and end markets. In addition to our areas of specialization, we serve a broad range of industry sectors including Transportation, Furniture, Aerospace, Appliance, Building Products, Medical, Consumer Goods, Paper Products, Telecommunications, and Tool & Die.

Globally Active — Approximately 40 percent of our clients manufacture, sell, and/or partner globally. Many clients are foreign owned, with individualized reporting requirements under U.S. GAAP, IFRS, and other foreign jurisdictions.

Multi-State Presence — The majority of our clients have multi-state activities, ranging from limited sales activities to multiple manufacturing and distribution facilities. Accordingly, we have a firm-wide State and Local Tax team in place to assist clients in these matters.

Deep Technical Expertise — Our team includes a variety of professionals with specialized manufacturing and technical skills gained at both public and private companies. Each team member is extensively trained and has practical experience in their area of expertise.

Industry Knowledge and Understanding — We have developed a thorough understanding of manufacturing profit drivers through extensive study and benchmarking. Our knowledge base includes more than 15 proprietary studies for the manufacturing and automotive industries in the last 10 years.