Welcome to Seber Tans, PLC

Choosing the right accounting firm is one of the most important business decisions you will make. Any firm can add up the numbers and tell you where you’ve been, but Seber Tans will help you focus on where you want to go. In Southwest Michigan, the firm that unites professional expertise with creativity and vision is Seber Tans. With a team of experienced professionals on our staff, we can provide the capabilities of a large national organization, plus the personal attention of an independent firm. Clients choose us because we offer much more than off-the-shelf solutions. We will listen, ask questions, and learn all we can about your current situation. From that input, we’ll find creative solutions to help you focus on your opportunities rather than your obstacles. Join us and see why our clients trust us for their accounting, tax, and business advising needs.

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Services

With over 30 years of experience in providing clients with our accounting services, we are certain that we can provide you with the professional expertise you need.

Tax Services

Tax Services

Our clients turn to us for expert assistance to minimize their tax liabilities.

Client Accounting Services

Client Accounting

Our CPAs work with growing companies without internal CPAs or controllers.

Assurance / Auditing Services

Assurance / Auditing Services

We prepare financial statements & perform audits, reviews, and more.

Business Valuation Services

Business Valuation Services

We can provide business valuation services to our clients.

Information Technology Services

Information Technology Services

Our expert IT support team can handle your business’s technology needs.

Industries

We provide services for a variety of businesses, both big and small, and both for-profit and not-for profit. We provide excellent service at a reasonable cost so that nobody feels as if they have to go without financial advice. Seber Tans has worked with many companies in many different industries and has the knowledge and expertise that each different industry requires. Certainly, a not-for-profit company will operate differently than a construction company and will have different needs. Our goal is to specialize our services to exactly what you need. Give us a call today to find out how we can help.

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Milestone moments: How age affects certain tax provisions

They say age is just a number. But it’s much more than that in tax law. That’s because different tax rules kick in at specific ages. For example, the kiddie tax can potentially apply to an individual until age 24. After age 59½, you can receive distributions from tax-favored retirement accounts without being socked with the 10% early distribution penalty tax. And after reaching 73, you generally must begin taking annual required minimum distributions (RMDs) from tax-favored retirement accounts (traditional IRAs, SEPs, 401(k)s and SIMPLEs) and pay the resulting income tax. If you don’t withdraw at least the RMD amount for the year, you can be assessed a penalty tax. Contact us with questions.
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Milestone moments: How age affects certain tax provisions

They say age is just a number. But it’s much more than that in tax law. That’s because different tax rules kick in at specific ages. For example, the kiddie tax can potentially apply to an individual until age 24. After age 59½, you can receive distributions from tax-favored retirement accounts without being socked with the 10% early distribution penalty tax. And after reaching 73, you generally must begin taking annual required minimum distributions (RMDs) from tax-favored retirement accounts (traditional IRAs, SEPs, 401(k)s and SIMPLEs) and pay the resulting income tax. If you don’t withdraw at least the RMD amount for the year, you can be assessed a penalty tax. Contact us with questions.

Startup costs and taxes: What you need to know before filing

The U.S. Census Bureau reports there were nearly 447,000 new business applications in May of 2025. If you’re one of the entrepreneurs, you may not know that many expenses incurred by start-ups can’t currently be deducted on your tax return. Some likely must be amortized over time. You may be able to deduct up to $5,000 currently, but the deduction is reduced by the amount your total start-up costs exceed $50,000. You can also deduct up to $5,000 of the organizational costs of creating a corporation or partnership. Other rules and requirements apply. Contact us if you have tax questions about a start-up business.
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Startup costs and taxes: What you need to know before filing

The U.S. Census Bureau reports there were nearly 447,000 new business applications in May of 2025. If you’re one of the entrepreneurs, you may not know that many expenses incurred by start-ups can’t currently be deducted on your tax return. Some likely must be amortized over time. You may be able to deduct up to $5,000 currently, but the deduction is reduced by the amount your total start-up costs exceed $50,000. You can also deduct up to $5,000 of the organizational costs of creating a corporation or partnership. Other rules and requirements apply. Contact us if you have tax questions about a start-up business.

Is college financial aid taxable? A crash course for families

If your college student is fortunate enough to receive some financial aid, what are the tax implications? It depends. Gift aid, which is money that a student doesn’t have to work for, is often tax-free. There are certain requirements, such as the recipient must be a degree candidate. Gift aid may be called a scholarship, fellowship, grant, tuition discount or tuition reduction. In arrangements that require a student to work in exchange for money, payments are considered compensation from employment and must be reported as income on the student’s federal tax return. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean he or she will owe taxes. Contact us with questions about what’s taxable and what’s not.
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Is college financial aid taxable? A crash course for families

If your college student is fortunate enough to receive some financial aid, what are the tax implications? It depends. Gift aid, which is money that a student doesn’t have to work for, is often tax-free. There are certain requirements, such as the recipient must be a degree candidate. Gift aid may be called a scholarship, fellowship, grant, tuition discount or tuition reduction. In arrangements that require a student to work in exchange for money, payments are considered compensation from employment and must be reported as income on the student’s federal tax return. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean he or she will owe taxes. Contact us with questions about what’s taxable and what’s not.

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Fax: 269.343.5419

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Monday – Thursday: 8:00am-4:30pm
Friday: Closed