About

Staying competitive in a global economy means strong operations, quality products, responsive and mission critical services and a successful business strategy. A strategy that includes utilizing all the available tax incentives.

Acena Consulting is a specialty tax, accounting and operational consulting firm with a focus on helping companies and their CPAs maximize the value of federal and state tax incentives. Our team of former "Big Four" CPAs, engineers and other professionals work with our clients to maximize tax incentives, streamline operations and comply with the new accounting procedures and requirements.

Our team works with our clients in the following areas:

-R&D Tax Credits

-IC DISC formation and optimization

-Telephone Excise Tax Refund

-Cost Segregation

-Energy Efficiency Deductions

-Transfer Pricing

-Tax Provisions

-FIN48 analysis and disclosure

-Process Improvement

-ISO compliance & implementation

Industries Served:

Aerospace & Defense, manufacturing, high-technology, software, pharmaceuticals, capital equipment manufacturers, financial institutions, alternative energy, semi-conductor, automotive, chemical manufacturing, and many others.

Client Success Stories:

$50m manufacturer - $900,000 in federal and state R&D tax credits

$350m financial institution - $1.5m in federal and state R&D tax credits

$1.5B manufacturer - $500,000 in federal and state R&D tax credits

$1m aerospace company - $60,000 in federal and state R&D tax credits

$5m capital equip manufacturer - $180,000 in federal and state R&D tax credits

$1.5B consulting company - $800,000 in federal telephone excise tax refunds

...and many others.