Workflow Changes Moving from Mac to PC

Hello all,

I am considering moving my company's production from Mac to PC as we are likely upgrading to CS6 to get away from Final Cut. We shoot in AVCHD with basic effects, titles, and color correction. It has been so long since I've worked with video editing software on a PC that I'm unfamiliar with the optimum formats for storing/exporting video.

What is the best workflow for AVCHD video in a PC CS6 system? Should I keep the raw files in their original .mts format since I don't need to transcode for PP? What is the best format for exporting uncompressed videos? Any issues encoding to .mp4 for final delivery? Anything else I should be worried about?

Thanks!