Wipfli helps auto and truck dealerships achieve sustainable results and maximize their ROI. With expertise in tax, audit, and accounting, our dedicated dealership team puts more than 125 years of combined experience to work for each and every client.
Steve has worked exclusively with auto dealerships since 1988, consulting on sale transactions, assisting in purchase price and allocation issues, helping new dealers obtain approval for new retail locations, and assisting dealers in fraud settlements with insurance companies. In short, Steve helps dealerships achieve their goals, whatever they may be.
Wipfli Alerts & Updates: President’s Budget–Possible Significant Tax Changes Ahead General Business - 02/14/12
Wipfli and Eide Bailly announce plans to merge General Business - 01/06/12
2012 Payroll Update General Business - 12/13/11
Wipfli Alerts & Updates: Last-Minute Business Tax Planning Strategies General Business - 12/09/11
Wipfli’s Community Day helps 58 organizations General Business - 11/18/11
Wipfli Alerts & Updates: Wisconsin changes adult child health care insurance benefit General Business - 11/10/11
Wipfli Alerts & Updates: Workers Being Treated as Independent Contractors General Business - 11/09/11
Wipfli Alerts & Updates: Updated Employee Benefit Plan and IRA Quick Reference Table 2011 & 2012 General Business - 11/03/11
Wipfli Alerts & Updates: URGENT—Enhanced Gift Tax Rules May Be Ending Soon General Business - 11/02/11
Wipfli named one of the Top Five Fastest-Growing Firms in the nation General Business - 10/07/11
Wipfli Alerts & Updates: The Importance of Updating Beneficiary Designations General Business - 09/28/11
Wipfli formalizes Public Company (SEC) Services Practice General Business - 09/08/11
Wipfli Alerts & Updates: Generous Depreciation Rules May Be Quickly Coming to an End General Business - 08/24/11
Wipfli Alerts & Updates: Hackers Now Targeting More Small Businesses General Business - 08/15/11
Wipfli LLP named a Best Place to Work for second consecutive year by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal General Business - 07/29/11
Star Tribune honors Wipfli LLP as a Top Workplace in Minnesota General Business - 07/07/11
Wipfli LLP launches corporate finance subsidiary General Business - 06/13/11
Wipfli Alerts & Updates: Michigan Legislation- Repeal of MBT and Significant Individual Tax Changes General Business - 05/23/11
Wipfli Alerts & Updates: Now May be the Time to Buy a New SUV for Business General Business - 03/31/11
Robert Buss is published in the Wisconsin CPA magazine - On Balance General Business - 03/24/11
Wipfli Alerts & Updates: HSAs Gain Favorable Wisconsin Income Tax Treatment General Business - 01/28/11
Wipfli Alerts & Updates: New Credit Card Protection Rules – Are You Compliant With the Data Security Standard? General Business - 01/21/11
Wipfli Alerts & Updates: The Payroll Tax Holiday General Business - 01/07/11
Wipfli Alerts & Updates: U.S. Treasury’s Electronic Federal Tax Payment System General Business - 01/05/11
Wipfli Alerts & Updates: 2011 Payroll Update General Business - 12/20/10
Wipfli Alerts & Updates: 2010 Tax Relief Act—Finally Some Holiday Cheer! General Business - 12/17/10
Vehicle Depreciation Highlights General Business - 12/16/10
IRS issues safe harbor rules for motor vehicle dealerships General Business - 12/16/10
Wipfli’s New Digital Forensics Lab Helps Companies Identify Threats, Determine Damage, Protect Reputations General Business - 12/13/10
Greg Butler quoted in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel General Business - 12/10/10
Brian Knoll, Wausau Tax Partner, quoted in Wausau Daily Herald General Business - 12/09/10
Down, but Not Out: Important Tax Changes Included in Deficit Commission Study Will Resurface in Coming Months General Business - 12/07/10
Wipfli is named to Accounting Today's Technology Pacesetter list on November 15 General Business - 11/23/10
Illinois-based Lindgren Callihan Van Osdol & Co., Ltd (LCV) joins Wipfli LLP General Business - 10/06/10
Wipfli Alerts & Updates: Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 Provides Valuable Benefits for Businesses General Business - 09/23/10
Wipfli LLP Joins the 2010 Inner Circle for Microsoft Dynamics General Business - 07/20/10
Wipfli Selected Among Microsoft Partners to Host Microsoft Dynamics® GP 2010 Launch Event! General Business - 04/23/10
Wipfli Sponsors The Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal 40 Under Forty Awards General Business - 03/23/10
Chicago-based American Capital LLC’s tax practice joins Wipfli LLP General Business - 03/04/10
Wipfli is the Presenting Sponsor of Insight 2010 with Charlie Sykes General Business - 02/26/10
Wipfli LLP joins PKF North America General Business - 02/02/10
Jason Wimmer joins Wipfli LLP as a partner in the firm’s financial institutions practice General Business - 01/20/10
Wipfli Proudly Sponsors Economic Trends 2010 General Business - 01/11/10
Wipfli is proud to sponsor Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal’s 2010 Book of Lists General Business - 12/17/09
New twists on old scams can result in big losses. General Business - 12/12/09
Wipfli selected to be one of "Bob Scott's Insights' VAR Stars" for 2009 General Business - 12/04/09
Wipfli’s Community Day helps 35 organizations General Business - 12/02/09
Ron Hafner Joins Wipfli LLP to Lead The Firm's SEC Practice General Business - 12/01/09
Tax Manager Nick Fitzgerald Speaks at Minnesota Trucking Association Annual Conference Auto Dealerships - 07/07/09
Wipfli Teams Up With MADA To Bring You 20 Groups Auto Dealerships - 06/08/09
Dealership Practice Leader Featured on WCCO-TV's "Good Question" Auto Dealerships - 06/05/09
Wipfli Manager Chris Riba Featured in Trucking Minnesota Auto Dealerships - 06/05/09
Cost Saving Strategies to Improve Your Bottom Line Auto Dealerships - 05/27/09
The Death of LIFO? Auto Dealerships - 02/25/09
Wipfli strengthens auto dealership presence in Madison Auto Dealerships - 01/15/09
GMAC Gets Fed's OK to Become Bank Holding Company Auto Dealerships - 12/24/08
Dealers May Have the Upper Hand as Automakers Look to Consolidate Auto Dealerships - 12/22/08
GM Says Bankruptcy is Not an Option Auto Dealerships - 11/12/08
More Than Just Auto Jobs In Danger In Detroit Auto Dealerships - 11/12/08
Law Makers Prepare Industry Aid Bill Auto Dealerships - 11/12/08
Consumables: What Qualifies for Exemption? - Sales and Use Tax for Wisconsin Manufacturers Web Forum General Business - 04/10/12
Utilities and Use of Estimates - Sales and Use Tax for Wisconsin Manufacturers Web Forum General Business - 06/12/12
The Forecast Calls for Cloud Computing – Part Two General Business - 12/07/11
The Forecast Calls for Cloud Computing – Part One General Business - 11/17/11
The Importance of Updating Beneficiary Designations General Business - 09/28/11
Driving Sustainable Business Value General Business - 07/08/11
Do Your Clients Provide or Use Outsourced Business Services? Understand How the End of SAS 70 Affects Them. General Business - 06/07/11
An Unpleasant State of Affairs: Recognizing Trustee Mismanagement of Estates General Business - 03/23/11
HSAs Gain Favorable Wisconsin Income Tax Treatment General Business - 01/28/11
From SAS to SOC: What You Need to Know About the End of the SAS 70 General Business - 01/21/11
New Credit Card Protection Rules: Are You Compliant With the Data Security Standard? General Business - 01/21/11
The Top Incident-Response Missteps and How to Avoid Them for Digital Forensics Success General Business - 01/20/11
Digital Forensics: Putting Detective Skills to Work in the Corporate Sector General Business - 01/17/11
Need a Forensic Accountant? Here’s What to Look For General Business - 01/07/11
QlikView Product Roadmap General Business - 12/10/10
Forensic Accounting: Why Timing Matters to Successful Litigation General Business - 12/06/10
Cost Containment That Works: How Internal Audit Can Enhance Your Bottom Line General Business - 10/29/10
The Future of U.S. GAAP Lease Accounting General Business - 09/10/10
The ABCs of PCI: Are you compliant? General Business - 07/20/10
PCI Data Security Standards Compliance: It’s All or Nothing General Business - 06/21/10
Employers Who Hire or Rehire Employees May Qualify for Important Tax Break General Business - 04/02/10
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Key Provisions Affecting Individuals and Business General Business - 04/01/10
Six Excuses Organizations Use to Ignore Fraud Risk and Anti-Fraud Measures General Business - 12/14/09
Take it Outside: There's Never Been a Better Time to Outsource General Business - 12/01/09
Red Flags Rules Due Date Nears—Again Auto Dealerships - 11/16/09
Eight companies, one tough economy: Reflections on new realities General Business - 10/08/09
Say Good-bye to Valuation Discounts Auto Dealerships - 09/25/09
The economic downturn...Is it fueling fraud in your organization? General Business - 08/05/09
Selling a closely-held business? Time to understand what impact the current economy has on value General Business - 07/15/09
Measuring Your Success Auto Dealerships - 06/19/09
Put More "Wow!" in Your Service: What Dealerships Can Learn From The Ritz-Carlton Auto Dealerships - 05/07/09
Leading in Extraordinary Times: Part 2 General Business - 05/04/09
Leading in Extraordinary Times: Part 1 General Business - 05/04/09
Creating Strategies to Thrive General Business - 04/14/09
The Aftermath of Downsizing Auto Dealerships - 04/08/09
Two Top Tax Tips for Tough Times Auto Dealerships - 03/19/09
Comparatively Speaking: Examining Best Practices and Benchmarks Auto Dealerships - 03/17/09
Finding Real Profits in Used-Vehicle Inventory Auto Dealerships - 02/25/09
Tax Planning Moves Still Possible After Year End for Businesses General Business - 02/20/09
Resources for Fueling Your Company's Resurgence General Business - 02/20/09
Troubled Economy – Surviving and Thriving Webinar General Business - 02/20/09
Successfully adapting to the new economy: Where to start General Business - 02/12/09
Developing An Employee Handbook Auto Dealerships - 12/29/08
What’s Your Dealership Worth? Guidelines to Setting a Price Auto Dealerships - 06/24/08
Tracking Productivity and Efficiency Auto Dealerships - 06/02/08
Pay for Performance: The Basics of a Good Plan Auto Dealerships - 04/01/08
Maximize Labor Sales: Managing Productive Capacity and Forecasts Auto Dealerships - 11/01/07
Driving for Results: Taking a Disciplined Approach to Business Planning Auto Dealerships - 10/12/06
IRS Creates Safe Harbor for Heavy Equipment Dealers Auto Dealerships - 02/03/06
Wipfli helped Luther restructure their sales department and implement a sales team training program designed around high communication and accountability. The program, coupled with personality assessments and an overhaul of the reporting structure, helped Luther align their sales goals with their performance.
"We were surprised how the results improved so quickly. Our franchise is currently outpacing the market. We attribute that to the sales training and new processes that came from a collaborative effort between Wipfli and the management team here."
"We've used the Wipfli Employee Engagement Index twice now, and it's been very helpful in growing our business and improving profitability."