Ben Finzel

Ben Finzel

Manager, Private Client Services

Ben provides tax, accounting, estate planning and consulting services to entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals.

What is your area of focus?

As a manager in our Private Client Services department, I provide tax, accounting, estate planning and consulting services to growth-driven entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals. My expertise includes various aspects of income tax preparation, compliance and trust/estate planning.

How long have you been at Clayton & McKervey?

Since 2018

What is the favorite part about your job?

I enjoy serving as a trusted advisor to help clients preserve wealth and accomplish their goals in a tax-efficient manner.

Specializations

  • Partnership and LLC structuring
  • Estate and wealth transfer consulting
  • Trust compliance, accounting, and tax reporting
  • Multistate tax planning and compliance

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in Accounting, Alma College

Connections

  • Financial and Estate Planning Council of Metropolitan Detroit
  • Association for Corporate Growth
  • Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Ben 360°

If you could learn how to do anything, what would it be?
Guitar

If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do?
I’d buy Tiger’s season tickets behind home plate.

What is your favorite quote?
“It ain’t over till it’s over.” -Yogi Berra

Articles by Ben Finzel

How to Plan for the 2026 Estate Tax Exclusion Drop

The vast majority of Americans aren’t worried about the estate tax, and with current laws exempting anyone with a taxable estate less than $12.92 million, only a small percentage of Americans have reason to worry. However, according to current law, that $12.92 million amount – also referred to as the estate tax “exclusion” – is scheduled to be cut in half on January 1, 2026.  

by Ben Finzel

The Sound of Automation Podcast

Industrial automation businesses are the driving force behind Industry 4.0, and Clayton & McKervey is here to help.

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