Andrews Hooper & Pavlik P.L.C., or "AHP" for short, is a professional services firm of certified public accountants and consultants located in Auburn Hills, Bay City, Grand Rapids, Greater Lansing and Saginaw, Michigan. Although located in Michigan, we have clients all over the United States as well as other countries.

Read about our history.

We are members of the Public Companies Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and the AICPA's Center for Public Company Audit Firms (CPCAF). The latter organization administers our firm's peer review. We successfully completed our most recent peer review in June 2004 and received an unmodified report with no comments - the highest level. This report is on public file at CPCAF.

We are also members of PKF North American Network (PKF NAN).  This affiliation allows our firm to access technical resources and expertise of firms throughout the country in order to serve you better.

Benefits of CPCAF
Benefits of PKF NAN

The requirements for licensing CPAs is governed by each state. Applicants for a CPA certificate are required to have completed 150 semester hours of college education. Then, he or she must pass a uniform comprehensive exam from the AICPA.

In order to obtain a CPA certificate, candidates are required to have completed 1 year (2,000 hours) of qualifying experience in a responsible audit position within a period of not less than one calendar year or more than five calendar years. The experience must be earned in a CPA firm or governmental agency under the direction of a licensed CPA.

After certification, each CPA must participate in annual continuing education programs. In order for a CPA to renew a license to practice public accounting, he or she must earn 40 hours of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) annually, of which 8 hours must be in accounting/auditing and 2 hours of ethics.

We do the numbers - lots of numbers! But more important than that - we tell you what they mean!  Within our areas of specialization we offer such diverse benefits as:

• Business assurance services - such as an audit, review, compilation, or agreed-upon procedures for your business financial statements. See audit, accounting & attestation.

• Valuations of your personal or business assets.

• We can help you with your personal finances and investments through personal financial planning services.

• Tax planning and preparation services can help you through the  anxiety of tax filing.

• Outsourced services traditionally done internally in your company. One of our specialties is internal audit.

We can do all of the above and much, much more.

You will find that we are not your typical CPAs!

• Diverse background of experience. Our Areas of Specialization prove it.

• Individually and collectively, we put our clients' needs first.

• We have a culture that emphasizes integrity, trust, and mutual respect for others.

• How we deliver superior services.

Our mission defines our firm culture. It provides the framework for how we operate:
 

AHP is a progressive professional services firm dedicated to a standard of high quality in every aspect of our business. We will: Create relationships with our clients, business associates, and each other based on integrity, trust, and mutual respect. Create an environment where we can develop as true professionals through education, sharing of experiences, and promotion of creative thinking. Provide outstanding, timely, value added service to benefit our clients. Encourage innovation, creativity, and acceptance of reasonable risk, to capitalize on new ideas and view change as an opportunity. Encourage an atmosphere of teamwork and communication. Promote a culture where action, initiative, and results are important. Achieve balance in our individual responsibility to ourselves, our families, our professions, and our community. Create an environment where everyone has an opportunity to achieve a financially rewarding and enjoyable career.

AHP is committed to providing quality professional service to meet the needs and expectations of our clients. In doing so, we seek to hire and retain individuals who demonstrate professionalism and a commitment to teamwork, responsiveness, innovations, and their community.

Achieving our mission requires that our actions and decisions be guided by the following values:

• Quality  in all that we do

• Teamwork  to maximize the benefits of our experience

• Integrity  and commitment in all our relationships

• Independence  and objectivity in our actions

• Innovation  and leadership in an ever changing environment

• Recognition  and reward for those who demonstrate a commitment to excellence

At AHP, we demonstrate our teamwork and commitment to common goals through our:
 

Quest for a positive environment with enthusiasm, recognition, and fun Uncompromising principles of respect and integrity demonstrated in our actions, communications, and acceptance of personal responsibility Acceptance of decisions and the value of differing opinions and encouragement of change where all are viewed as opportunities Loyalty to ourselves and each other, demonstrated in the manner in which we balance our responsibilities, commitments, and goals Individual commitment to a positive attitude, cooperation, effective communication, and exceeding expectations Trust, honesty, dependability, and treating others as we would like to be treated Yearning for continued growth, improvement, and success

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