At Niman & Associates, we believe that three core values drive our business and our service to clients. These are Professional Expertise, Client Focus, and Superior Quality.

Professional Experience

We are a new firm yet with years of experience. Our expertise comes from the skills and capability of our employees, all of whom have a number of years working in a client-centered environment. Beyond competence and a commitment to excellence, our employees also share a commitment to ethical behavior and integrity. We believe integrity is essential to our success and the continued success of our clients.

Client Focus

Clients are the lifeblood of our business and the reason we exist, and they are deserving of our respect. We believe that respect for our clients dictates that we have a continuing awareness of our clients’ situations, that we be responsive (both in timeliness and in relevance), that our advice take into account the client’s business environment and values, and that fees we charge be expected and reasonable. Being client-focused also means that we understand our role as a member of a client’s financial advisory team and we work to be sure that clients receive solutions that address overall needs, and not merely academic discussions of tax rules.

Superior Quality

We focus on a limited set of services and do them well. Our primary focus is the family or closely held business and its owners. We provide estate and income tax planning and compliance services, business management services, and financial accounting. We also provide ancillary services. Our objective is to ensure that client wealth is preserved with the ultimate goal of allowing clients the desired degree of control over the ultimate disposition of those assets. We pride ourselves on our continued ability to deliver differentiated service to our clients.

Family Office Services

Family Office Services...A family office involves centralized management of the financial affairs of an individual or family (typically spanning more than one generation). The user of family office services often wishes to focus on entrepreneurial, financial, creative or charitable projects without having to be concerned about business or tax affairs. Niman & Associates’ family office services provide a number of benefits to individuals and family members: summarizing and analyzing information so that clients are freed up to make higher level decisions; alignment of wealth planning objectives and financial management; estate planning; asset allocation; and outsourcing of reporting obligations. Family office services can include:

• Lifestyle management: bill paying, cash flow management, succession planning, and budgeting.
• Integrated planning: tax planning and compliance; wealth management and multi-generational planning; cost analysis; and estate planning,
• Risk management: liability management, insurance analysis and oversight
• Philanthropy: assistance with setting philanthropic vision; foundation management; personal giving
• Family continuity: managing and accounting for family assets; education, coaching and facilitation
• Succession planning: development and monitoring of management succession plans

Estate & Trust Services

Estate & Trust Services...Estates and trusts are governed by the California Probate Code and are subject to oversight by the California courts. Niman & Associates has substantial experience in preparing accounts and reports that comply with the exacting legal requirements of the Probate Code. We will work with attorneys, trustees, financial intermediaries and advisers, and others to plan and maintain trusts. The comprehensive services offered by Niman & Associates include the following:

• Development of gifting strategies
• Review of estate planning documents
• Preparation of fiduciary accountings
• Preparation of estate returns, gift tax returns, and fiduciary and charitable trust income tax returns
• Representation of clients before the IRS in estate and gift tax matters
• Assistance with asset allocation
• Sub-trust funding assistance
• Planning for estate tax minimization

Business & Individual Tax Service

Business & Individual Tax Service...Niman & Associates provides a full array of tax services. In addition to helping individual clients to comply with federal and state tax filing requirements, Niman & Associates has significant experience with the tax compliance issues of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and not-for-profit organizations. Our expertise includes assistance to the multi-jurisdiction entity, and we offer multi-state and international tax compliance and planning services. Tax preparation services include the preparation of income tax returns, property tax renditions, business license forms, and payroll and sales tax returns; the computation of estimated taxes; and projections of estimated tax exposure and liability.

Accounting & Consulting Services

Accounting & Consulting Services...Accounting and consulting services. Niman & Associates has substantial experience in tax planning, consulting and accounting services. We provide accounting and bookkeeping services including write up work and financial statement preparation, both for businesses and (increasingly) for individuals who actively manage their financial affairs. This compliments the tax planning as one element of overall financial planning. We integrate these services with our clients’ long term objectives, and look for all alternatives to a given course of action. Our services include overall tax minimization for individuals and families and their ventures; assistance with corporate and entity structures; and the review of tax strategies, investments and insurance coverage. While we consult on insurance, investments and mortgage vehicles we do not sell, receive commission or any other remuneration on client decisions.