Advanced Tax Planning (Standalone Engagement) | Boulanger CPA
Standalone Engagement

Advanced Tax Planning for Business Owners & Investors

This is a fixed-fee strategy engagement for clients who need planning beyond annual filing. We design and implement tax structures, elections, and timing strategies for multi-entity groups, franchise operators, professional firms, real-estate investors, and high-income owners — with deep experience in Oklahoma and California.

Schedule a 30-Minute Strategy Call

Standalone or alongside Business Services. No hourly billing.

Who This Is For

Franchise & Multi-Unit Operators

  • OpCo/PropCo + management company structuring
  • 199A/QBI optimization with wage/UBIA analysis
  • CDTFA readiness; FTB/EDD posture planning

Professional Firms (S-Corps)

  • Reasonable compensation + distribution strategy
  • Retirement plan layering (Solo 401(k), cash balance)
  • Quarterly projections — fewer year-end surprises

Real-Estate & Multi-Entity Groups

  • HoldCo/OpCo, intercompany hygiene, basis strategy
  • Cost segregation & bonus depreciation modeling
  • Oklahoma OTC and multi-state compliance mapping

What We Deliver (Advanced Scope)

Entity & Structure Design

  • OpCo/PropCo + management entities (liability & tax alignment)
  • Group elections, consolidation strategy, intercompany policy
  • Multi-state nexus & apportionment planning

Optimization & Timing

  • S-Corp salary strategy, distributions & 199A/QBI
  • Income/expense timing models (accelerate/deferral)
  • Credits & deduction pathfinding (facts & limits apply)

Wealth & Retirement Design

  • Solo 401(k), DB/cash balance plan architecture
  • Owner compensation integrated with plan funding
  • Tax-aware rollover and withdrawal sequencing

Real-Estate Strategy

  • Cost seg studies, ADS vs. GDS, bonus tradeoffs
  • Passive/non-passive planning; grouping elections
  • 1031/721 and exit timing analysis

State & Agency Readiness

  • CDTFA sales/use posture & POS reconciliation
  • FTB/EDD prevention playbooks & response planning
  • Oklahoma OTC compliance mapping

Exit, Succession & Risk

  • Buy/sell tax modeling and valuation coordination
  • Family transition coordination (with counsel)
  • Optional transcript monitoring and notice response

How This Engagement Works

Phase 1 — Diagnostic & Roadmap (2–4 weeks)

  • Document review: returns, entities, payroll, state exposure
  • Risk & opportunity map; prioritized action list
  • Fixed-fee quote for implementation

Phase 2 — Implementation (4–12 weeks)

  • Elections, entity adjustments, plan documents
  • Comp resets, timing changes, implementation coordination
  • Work with counsel/wealth advisors as needed

Phase 3 — Ongoing Retainer (Optional)

  • Quarterly or monthly strategy cadence
  • Mid-year projections and action steps
  • Transcript monitoring and notice response
Engagement model: fixed-fee roadmap → fixed-fee implementation → optional retainer. No hourly billing.

Pricing — Fixed-Fee, Not Hourly

Roadmap (Diagnostic)

Simple entity, single-state

Starting at $2,500

  • Intake & document review
  • Risk/opportunity map + action plan
  • Fixed-fee implementation quote

Implementation

Scope-based, fixed fee

Quoted after roadmap

  • Elections, entity/plan setup, comp/timing changes
  • State posture updates as needed (CA/OK depth)
  • Coordination with counsel/wealth advisors

Retainer (Optional)

Quarterly or monthly

From $750–$2,500/mo

  • Regular strategy sessions & projections
  • Notice monitoring/response
  • Ad-hoc questions without hourly bills

Final pricing depends on entities, states, transactions, and scope. You will receive a fixed fee before any work begins.

Ready for Strategy Beyond Filing?

Schedule a call to confirm fit and outline the diagnostic roadmap.

Schedule a 30-Minute Strategy Call

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