Chambersburg, PA
(717) 331-2154

Tax Overpayment Elimination System

Business Tax Planning

For profitable business owners who want a year round partner actively managing their tax strategy, not a preparer they see once a year at filing time.

Profitable owners do not overpay from one big mistake

Contractors, agencies, professional services firms and growing operations producing $60K or more in profit are not overpaying because of a single missed deduction. They are overpaying because nobody is actively managing their strategy through the year. Tax savings come from decisions made before the year ends, not from anything a preparer can find after it. This system exists to be the year round partner most profitable owners have never had: someone reviewing entity structure, owner compensation and timing while there is still time to act on what gets found.

What changes once someone is watching the numbers year round

The work runs in three phases. A deep dive reviews prior returns, financials, entity structure and owner compensation to find what has been missed. A strategy gets architected around what that review turns up: entity optimization, a compensation plan, and a timing and deduction calendar. Then the strategy stays live, adjusted in real time as the numbers move through the year instead of getting revisited once a year at tax time.

Pierre Alcegaire works with business owners across the country, in person within about 50 miles of Chambersburg and remotely everywhere else. Call (717) 331-2154.

Pierre Alcegaire working at his desk with tax planning software open on dual monitors in his Chambersburg, Pennsylvania office

Published average

$10,000+

is what Pierre's business tax planning clients save in a year, on average, once someone is actually managing their strategy instead of just filing the return.

A general contractor at $180K in profit used an S-Corp election, a salary split and a Solo 401(k) to save an estimated $18,500 in a year. A plumbing company at $220K combined an S-Corp election and reasonable salary with SEP-IRA maximization and a vehicle and equipment strategy for an estimated $24,800. Results vary based on individual circumstances; these are illustrative examples.

How it works

Three phases, one system that runs all year

Phase 1

Strategic Tax Deep Dive

Prior tax returns and financials get reviewed line by line. Entity structure gets evaluated, owner compensation gets analyzed, and missed deductions get identified before anything is recommended.

Phase 2

Tax Strategy Architecture

A customized tax reduction system gets built around what Phase 1 found: an entity optimization plan, a compensation restructuring plan, and a timing and deduction plan for the year ahead.

Phase 3

Ongoing Optimization

Active management continues through the year: real time strategy adjustments, updated projections, and decision support before a choice gets made, not after.

Engagement levels

Two ways to work together

Foundation

Clarity, structure and control over how the business is taxed.

  • Full review of prior returns
  • Entity structure evaluation, LLC vs S-Corp
  • Owner compensation strategy
  • Identification of missed deductions
  • Custom tax strategy roadmap
  • Year end planning guidance

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Optimizer

Everything in Foundation, with the strategy actively managed through the year.

  • Everything in Foundation
  • Quarterly tax strategy reviews

Business tax planning questions

Filing reports what already happened. It records a year that is already over and there is nothing left to change about it. Planning happens before the year closes: decisions about entity structure, how you pay yourself, and when income lands, made early enough to actually move the number on the return.

This system is built for owners already producing $60K or more a year, where there is enough on the table to justify active, year round management. Below that threshold, a straightforward tax preparation engagement is usually the better fit, and Pierre can tell you which one makes sense on a strategy call.

Entity structure evaluation is part of Phase 1. If an S-Corp election makes sense for your numbers, the compensation and payroll side of that decision gets its own deeper look under S-Corp Advisory, linked below.

Foundation gives you the full review, the entity and compensation strategy, and year end planning guidance. Optimizer adds quarterly tax strategy reviews, so decisions get made while there is still time left in the year to act on them, not after the fact.

If your business is producing $60K or more in profit and nobody has looked at your entity structure or compensation in the last twelve months, that is the conversation to have first. See S-Corp Advisory for the salary and distribution side of that decision, or send Pierre your numbers and start with a strategy call.