Why do so many CPAs never explore the gray areas the tax code explicitly allows, or understand what that conservatism costs their clients?

In this episode we show you why we do and how it gives you the advantage. Along the way we talk about a $3 million savings killed by the other side's accountants, a nursery depreciation question nobody had asked before, and a Florida eye surgeon who won an audit three levels of IRS "no" deep.

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Chapters
[00:00] Housekeeping: partnership and S corp filings are due in about six weeks
[00:45] "I never knew you could do that" — the sentence new clients always say
[01:30] Why most CPAs stay in the safe box, and why that's a choice about risk
[02:00] The rule that proves the tax code is gray
[02:45] Where the profession lost its advocacy for clients
[03:15] You can't live in the gray area without knowing your client's business
[04:30] Discovery calls: the free service every Revo prep client gets
[05:30] 110 years of conditioning since the 16th Amendment
[06:15] When a position is only 55% likely and the client says no anyway
[07:15] The revenue model problem: ten fast returns versus one good one
[08:20] "It's partly the taxpayer's fault" — $500 versus $5,000
[09:50] What a strategist should actually save you for what you pay
[10:30] Kevin's 15 to 20 returns a week, five client meetings a day
[12:30] Seventeen returns across ten professionals — the 10x difference
[13:30] Where AI actually helps: data mining, not preparing returns
[14:20] The $3 million deal killed by the seller's CPAs
[17:20] Big-firm fiefdoms and why the in-house experts go unused
[18:40] The nursery depreciation question nobody had researched
[21:00] CPA PTSD: burned once, never going back
[21:50] Two leased vehicles, a golf cart, and an audit we won at appeals
[25:00] What's actually printed in an IRS audit technique guide
[26:30] Closing thoughts
[27:00] Revo is hiring advisors who want to add value

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