Professional Profile

BIGGS & CO. is one of the leading Southern California accounting firms providing specialized services in the areas of bankruptcy and litigation support, forensic accounting, receivership administration and prop-erty management. The firm has handled hundreds of insolvency and receivership cases, and is regularly retained by trustees, financial institutions, law firms, and other parties in litigation, reorganization, investigations, and forensic accounting matters. The firm also acted as examiner and expert witness in many cases, and is often called upon to provide court testimony relevant to reorganizations, evaluations, fraudulent transfers, and other matters

Commercial Practice

Through its commercial practice division Biggs & Co. provides audit, tax, general accounting, and consulting services to manufacturing, distribution, and service-oriented companies with revenues generally ranging from $2 million to $60 million. The firm is operationally oriented and places great emphasis on assisting clients with managing their businesses more effectively through improved financial reporting, budgeting, and business planning. Clientele consist primarily of mid-sized companies, joint ventures, personal service companies, and credit unions. In addition to audit, accounting, tax preparation, and consulting services, the firm provides assistance with tax planning, financial forecasting, and business computer systems.

Tax Preparation and Planning Services

The firm's tax division, headed by partner Charles E. Kunz, provides comprehensive compliance and planning services in all areas of taxation, including corporations, partnerships and fiduciaries. The firm also offers trust and estate planning services.

Credit Union Services

Biggs & Co.'s credit union practice division ranks as one of the top thirty practices in the United States providing services to the credit union industry. The division is staffed with professionals whose experience providing services in this specialized industry is extensive, spanning over twenty years. The firm has a substantial practice in opinion, Supervisory Committee, and credit union service organization audits, but is also frequently retained to provide internal audit engagements, pension plan audits, consulting, and tax services.

Bankruptcy Support Services

Biggs & Co. is proud to be among the select few accounting firms in Southern California to have earned a reputation as top professionals in the areas of bankruptcy and litigation support. The firm has been widely involved in this specialized field for nearly twenty years. Its staff is comprised of a group of experts, knowledgeable in all areas of bankruptcy, forensic accounting, fraud, investigation and trustee support. Biggs & Co.'s reputation for being uniquely responsive, efficient, economical and highly experienced in insolvency matters has resulted in the rapid expansion of its practice. The firm is regularly retained by trustees, debtors-in-possession and creditors committees, and has been employed in thousands of cases.

Receiver Services

Managing partner, Samuel R. Biggs, has been appointed receiver for the benefit of many of the largest financial institutions in Southern California, as well as the FDIC and other parties. Biggs & Co. maintains a property management group to provide rent collection, property administration, field supervision and other services required for the property management of receiverships. This in-house capability allows better control, as well as less costly and more efficient administration of receiverships.

Forensic Accounting and Litigation Support

Biggs & Co. is regularly engaged by law firms, financial institutions and others to provide services in developing evidence, evaluating alternatives and performing other work in matters of litigation, valuation analysis and dispute resolution. The firm also provides extensive forensic accounting services, such as damage projections, investigation of diversion and misappropriation of funds, financial modeling, expert testimony and other related work.