Every client engagement is shaped by the industry we're serving. Below are the five audiences we know deeply — and why owners in each choose Smith Going as a long-term partner.
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For scaling businesses moving past founder-led finance and building a real financial function.
The stage where the books stop being enough. We build the reporting cadence, the tax posture, and the advisory rhythm a serious growth company runs on — so leadership can spend its energy on the business, not the back office.
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For multi-generational operators navigating growth, succession, and family dynamics.
The financial partner families trust across generations. Ownership transitions, gifting strategy, estate coordination, and the family-business conversations that keep the enterprise — and the relationships — intact.
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For law, medical, consulting, and agency partners running the practice and the business at once.
Partner compensation, S-corp planning, distribution strategy, retirement plans, and the entity structure that supports it. We treat the firm as the asset it is — not just the partnership tax return that closes in April.
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For sponsors, operators, and investors with real portfolios and real complexity.
Cost segregation, 1031 exchanges, entity stacks, and the K-1 season that comes with them. We work with sponsors and passive investors alike — bringing coordination to what is often a fragmented tax picture.
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For executives, founders, and families whose personal and business pictures can't be separated.
Executive comp, RSU planning, concentrated stock, charitable strategy, and multi-state tax planning — coordinated with the business return, the estate plan, and the investment advisor.
Start with a consultation — we'll tell you honestly whether we're the right fit.
