FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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“You’ve got to be careful if you don’t know where you’re going, because you might not get there.”
– Yogi Berra

Doesn’t my current accountant already do tax planning for me?

Most accountants are not doing comprehensive tax planning. They take on hundreds of clients and bill them hourly. Each year, they work to minimize the amount of time they spend on tax preparation and planning. This allows them to optimize their billable hours and their bottom line.The problem is they are saving you a nickel on your tax bill, while costing you a dollar in tax savings. We NEVER bill hourly. We charge fees based on the actual value we are able to provide to you as the client.

I have a financial advisor and he/she told me they do tax planning. Aren’t they taking care of this?

The right financial advisors are incredible and should be a key piece of your financial team. They will help you grow your wealth and achieve your financial goals. The best financial advisors incorporate tax advantaged-investing. This falls directly in-line with a full tax plan, but it is only one small piece of the full puzzle. We work with your financial advisor to ensure the full tax plan we create and implement with you falls in line with the rest of your financial goals.

How do I get started?

You can either contact us for a complimentary intro call or securely send us your most recently filed tax returns. We briefly analyze the tax returns and follow-up with you to schedule a discovery session where we can discuss your estimated tax savings you may realize by utilizing tax planning.

What do you charge for the initial consultation call and discovery session?

$0. You will never be billed hourly for our work. For tax planning, we only charge you for the work we do which provides actual value to you. In this way, we are both working towards the same mutual goal – tax savings. Both the initial consultation call and discovery session are complimentary. 

What is a discovery session?

This is a 1-2 hour meeting in which we sit with you to learn more about you and your life and financial goals and desires. We discuss our initial estimate of your tax savings, and ultimately talk with you to determine if we are an ideal fit for one another to create and implement a tax plan.

What all is involved in creating a tax plan?

If after our discovery session, you wish to move forward with us to create and implement a tax plan, we will dive deep into every area of your tax situation. We will look at income shifting, expense shifting, entity structuring, spending strategies, tax credits, tax loopholes…etc. No stone will be left unturned. Every part of your tax plan we create will be fully cited to IRS tax code, State tax code, US Tax court cases, and/or State tax court cases. You can be confident in implementing the plan, knowing everything we do will be legal and documented.

What are the fees?

You only pay for tax planning if you decide you want us to move forward with creating and implementing a tax plan for you. In order for us to begin creating the tax plan, the planning fee must be paid in full. If after the creation and of the tax plan, you are not 100% satisfied with the plan, we will provide a full refund of your tax plan fee. Our tax maintenance packages work the same way. Our fees are always completely transparent and fully disclosed. You will only ever pay a fee which you understand and have agreed to pay.

What is the 100% satisfaction guarantee?

As CPAs, we legally cannot promise or guarantee you any certain dollar amount of tax savings. What we can guarantee is that you will be 100% satisfied with the value we provide to you. Once we create and deliver the tax plan to you, if you are not satisfied with the plan, you may request a full refund within 30 days.

What are tax maintenance packages?

Many of the services involved in tax maintenance packages are shown on your services page. These packages range significantly. We will happily discuss these further during or after your discovery session. You can view the maintenance plans HERE.

CONTACT US TO DISCUSS REDUCING YOUR TAXES TODAY!

(636) 339-5998

1171 Bryan Rd.
O’Fallon, MO 63366

info@tgpfirm.com

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