Michael Laier

Mike joined Boulay as a partner in 2025 with over 15 years of professional accounting experience. He provides tax consulting services to entities taxed as partnerships with a focus on complex planning issues related to entity formations, sales, mergers, and reorganization transactions. Mike serves clients in a wide range of industries, and has significant experience with manufacturing, construction, real estate, and private equity companies. He strives to educate clients on the complex issues that occur in partnership tax, to enhance their understanding and work collaboratively to find the right solutions. Prior to joining Boulay, Mike worked within the national tax offices of several top 10 national public accounting firms as a partnership tax specialist.

EDUCATION

• Illinois State University—S. Accounting and Finance
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

INVOLVEMENT

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Illinois CPA Society

PERSONAL INTERESTS

• Spending time with his wife and pets
• Fishing
• Playing video games
• Working out

FAVORITE BOOKS AND PODCASTS

• 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
• How Did This Get Made? podcast
• Critical Role podcast