From the first dollar earned to the estate built around it.
Robert Hoffman, CPA and his team help individuals and business owners navigate tax planning, accounting, business decisions, IRS concerns, and long-term financial priorities through every chapter.
Three ways people come to us.
Tax preparation and planning, retirement transitions, estate considerations, personal financial decisions, and IRS concerns.
- Individual tax preparation and year-round planning
- Retirement and life-transition decisions
- Estate considerations coordinated with your attorney
- IRS and State of Michigan notices
Hoffman CPA Firm provides accounting, tax and business services. It does not provide investment management or legal services.
Four kinds of work, one continuous relationship.
Plan & Prepare
The return is the record of a year of decisions. We work on both.
- Individual tax preparation
- Business tax preparation
- Year-round tax planning
- Estate and fiduciary tax matters
- Multi-year tax considerations
Strengthen the Business
Systems and counsel that make a closely held business easier to run.
- Accounting and bookkeeping
- Recordkeeping-system design
- Payroll support
- Business consulting
- Profitability guidance
- Business valuation
Understand the Numbers
Reporting you can hand to a bank, a partner, or a buyer with confidence.
- Financial statements
- Compilations
- Reviews
- Audits — subject to confirmation of current authorization and availability
- Management reporting
Resolve Tax Problems
A letter from the IRS is a problem with a process, not a verdict.
- IRS notices
- Back taxes
- Tax-resolution guidance
- Representation before taxing authorities
- Payment and compliance planning
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A CPA relationship measured in decades, not deadlines.
Bob Hoffman is the CPA behind Hoffman CPA Firm, P.C. in downtown Charlevoix. His clients describe a relationship that has run thirty and forty years — through first jobs, first businesses, expansions, retirements and the estates that followed.
That length of relationship changes the work. When a CPA already knows the history behind your numbers, a question in August gets a straight answer, and a decision in November doesn't turn into a surprise in April. Bob remains available through the year, not only through filing season.
The firm serves over 900 clients across 19 states from its Charlevoix office, combining a small-town, know-your-name practice with secure remote work for clients who no longer live in Northern Michigan.
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More about the firmFrom the first dollar earned to the estate built around it.
A client-education tool, not a promise that every item applies to you. Select a stage to see the tax, accounting and planning questions that tend to arrive with it.
- Do I need to file, and at what income?
- Withholding, refunds and what a return actually says
- Opening a first retirement account
Clients who have stayed for decades.
“We have been with Bob for over 30 years. He is knowledgeable, trustworthy and a professional CPA.”
“I have used the Hoffman CPA firm for over 20 years. Bob and his staff are always professional, timely and knowledgable. A Great tax and accounting service!”
“Robert Hoffman has always been available to answer questions and to provide that extra help that is needed on occasion. I am fortunate to have him as my CPA”
“Bob is a valued, trusted professional, knowledgeable in all areas of tax preparation and accounting. His newsletters are very helpful in negotiating the ever changing world of taxes and tax legislation.”
“great team with a great reputation.”
“Glad to hear your firm hired a sharp new grad!”
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Fewer phone calls. Fewer paper forms. The same CPA.
Intake, document requests and status updates are moving from paper and voicemail to a clear digital path — so the team spends its time on your numbers instead of chasing them.
- 01Inquiry Received
- 02Consultation
- 03Engagement Confirmed
- 04Documents Requested
- 05Work in Progress
- 06Robert's Review
- 07Client Approval
- 08Completed
Automated email or text updates at meaningful stages are planned, so routine “where is my return?” calls become unnecessary.
Prepared for a secure client portal
The site is built to hand off cleanly to a secure ClientHub once the firm selects and connects it. Nothing below is live yet — each capability activates when the corresponding tool is connected and Robert approves it.
- Personalized organizerPlanned
- Secure document requestsPlanned
- Digital engagement lettersPlanned
- Electronic signaturesPlanned
- Appointment schedulingPlanned
- Invoice and payment accessPlanned
- Missing-item remindersPlanned
- Return or project statusPlanned
- Final-document deliveryPlanned
- Ongoing communication historyPlanned
A Charlevoix firm with relationships measured in generations.
Northern Michigan money has its own shape. Income arrives in a season and has to last a year. Families hold property that has passed through three generations. Closely held businesses employ neighbors, and their owners eventually need a plan for handing them on.
A CPA who works here understands those rhythms without being told — the summer payroll swings, the second-home and property considerations, the family business that is also a family relationship. Hoffman CPA Firm sits in downtown Charlevoix, across from the Chamber office in the Beacon Center, and has been part of that fabric for a long time.
Plain answers to the questions clients actually ask.
Written for Northern Michigan individuals and business owners, reviewed by Robert Hoffman, CPA.
Bring us the question you've been putting off.
A short intake, a real conversation, and a clear plan for the work — with a CPA who intends to be here for the next chapter too.