Business Details
30 Years
experience
Full-Service Accounting & Tax Solutions in Toledo, OH
Mira + Kolena is a full-service accounting firm with over 25 experienced professionals dedicated to delivering high-quality audit, tax, and consulting services. Since 1996, we have served businesses, individuals, and nonprofit organizations across Ohio, Michigan, and beyond, prioritizing personalized client relationships and proactive financial solutions. Our team combines deep industry expertise with cutting-edge technology to address complex accounting challenges, including business valuations, estate planning, and compliance audits. We emphasize year-round client engagement, offering tailored advice to navigate financial opportunities and risks.Recognized for unqualified peer review reports since inception, we maintain membership in the AICPA Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center. Our commitment extends to community service through board participation and support for organizations like the United Way of Greater Toledo. By integrating technological resources and continuous staff training, we ensure compliance with evolving standards while fostering client trust and operational efficiency. Our mission drives us to be strategic partners, delivering value-added services that align with each client's unique goals.
Services
Audit Services
Tax Compliance
Business Valuation
Estate Planning
Risk Management
Cost Segregation
Mergers & Acquisitions
Forensic Accounting
State & Local Taxes
Employee Benefit Plans
Details
- Year established: 1996
Highlights and features
- We have over 25 years of experience serving businesses across diverse industries.
- Our team includes Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) professionals.
- We maintain unqualified peer review reports since our inception.
- We provide year-round client engagement beyond annual reporting cycles.
- Our staff receives specialized training on evolving tax and accounting standards.
Associations and certifications
- AICPA Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center
Services
Audit Services
Our audit services enhance business credibility through rigorous financial statement examination. We tailor procedures to each client's industry, employing analytical techniques and sampling to ensure compliance with AICPA and FASB standards. Our audits include planning phases, fieldwork, and management letters with operational improvement suggestions, supported by unqualified peer review reports since 1996.
Tax Compliance
We optimize tax positions while ensuring compliance with federal regulations. Our professionals use advanced tools like Checkpoint tax research and Pro System fx software to prepare accurate returns. Annual training keeps us current with tax code changes, enabling cost-effective solutions for individual and business clients across multiple jurisdictions.
Business Valuation
Our Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) professionals determine fair business values for estate planning, mergers, or litigation. We analyze economic factors and financial statements to provide defensible valuations for ESOPs, family wealth planning, and financial reporting, adhering to professional standards while addressing client-specific needs.
Estate Planning
We help clients minimize estate tax burdens through strategic asset transfer planning. Our specialists prepare complex estate and trust tax returns while collaborating with attorneys to create plans that maximize beneficiary value and comply with evolving exemption rules.
Risk Management
We assess and strengthen organizational controls to mitigate financial risks. Services include compliance reviews, risk identification, and internal control documentation tailored to growing businesses, ensuring operational resilience and regulatory compliance through customized procedural improvements.
People
Tom Kolena
Partner
With over 25 years in public accounting, Tom Kolena specializes in audit and business valuation. He leads Mira + Kolena's peer-reviewed audit practice and serves on nonprofit finance committees, combining technical expertise with community leadership.
Questions
What accounting services does Mira + Kolena offer?
We provide audits, tax compliance, business valuations, estate planning, risk management, and specialized consulting for businesses and individuals.
Do you serve clients outside Ohio?
While based in Toledo, we serve clients nationwide, particularly those with operations in Ohio and Michigan.
How do you handle complex tax situations?
Our team uses advanced software and annual tax training to address international expansion, multi-state taxation, and executive compensation planning.
What sets your audit services apart?
We combine personalized planning phases with unqualified peer review history since 1996, ensuring compliance with evolving AICPA standards.
Can you assist with employee benefit plan audits?
Yes, we're members of the AICPA Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center with specialized training in ERISA compliance.
How do you support business growth?
We offer business planning, cost segregation analysis, and merger/acquisition consulting to help clients optimize financial strategies.
Reviews (1)
Andrew S.
Apr 16, 2016
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Avoid. Over priced and not responsive. Expect to not hear from them until they'll totally made a mess and then blame it on you. One start is to high.
