Are you paying retail for your government?
Most business owners are. The tax code is full of discounts — deductions, credits, elections, structures — but most people only ever get the ones their preparer happens to already know. A Tax Return MRI® finds the discounts that apply to you.
Restoring order before anything changes
A Tax Return MRI® is a planning and identification tool. We're not re-filing anything. We're reading your last several years of returns the way a radiologist reads a scan — identifying the mistakes and missed opportunities already sitting there, so we can restore order before anyone prepares another tax return for you.
Michael McCormick, CPA
Mike's primary goal is to accelerate your journey to financial success. He and his team at Financial Clarity Group provide the Financial Oversight & Guidance to simplify your bookkeeping, reduce your tax compliance headaches, and help you meet your business and life goals. The Tax Return MRI® is Mike's own diagnostic, built specifically for prospective clients who want to see, in dollars, what a second set of eyes can find.
How the Tax Return MRI® Diagnostic Works
Complete a short application
Tell us about your business and your current setup. No obligation, no commitment to move your work to us.
Upload your last 2–3 years of returns
Federal and state, through our secure client portal. We use this to scope the engagement.
Agree to the fee
We quote a firm price based on your returns, and confirm the investment before any work begins.
We run the Tax Return MRI®
Line by line, return by return, we identify the mistakes and missed opportunities specific to your situation.
Diagnosis meeting
We walk through every finding together, dollar figures attached, so you can decide what's worth implementing.
Mistakes & Missed Opportunities
Mistakes We Find
- Actual preparation errors in the return itself
- Data that didn't carry correctly from your federal return to your state return
- Missed or overlooked elections
- An incorrect filing status
Opportunities We Uncover
- Family & Compensation
- Entity Structure Optimization
- Employer Benefit Plans
We won't hand you a list of moves to try on your own. The tax code has thousands of discounts built into it, and most people only ever get the ones their preparer already knows to apply. We find the ones that legitimately apply to your specific situation, and build the plan with you.
A written report, not a checklist
Every Tax Return MRI® ends with a document you keep: your current situation, every mistake found (if any), and every opportunity we identified, each with a stand-alone potential savings figure attached — so you can see exactly what implementing our ideas is worth.
Your investment reflects the opportunity
A Tax Return MRI® starts at $2,500. The exact investment depends on the complexity of your returns and the scale of what we believe we can find and help you save. Complete a short application and upload your prior returns, and we'll come back with a firm quote before any work begins.
Complete Your Application & Get Your QuoteMany owners pair their Tax Return MRI® with a complimentary Business Owner Inventory®, our broader look at the business itself, for the full picture.
What others say about working with Mike
"Mike is one of the sharpest CPAs I've met in over 30 years of practice. He's one of my go-to people to discuss complicated, cutting-edge tax saving strategies."
"Mike is not only an outstanding and knowledgeable CPA, but a genuinely wonderful individual. The financial advice provided has always been top notch."
A Tax Return MRI® is where most client relationships with us begin. For many owners, it grows into the full Financial Oversight & Guidance we provide, tax planning, accounting, and eventually wealth building, all under one roof.
Ready to restore order to your tax return?
Complete a short application and upload your prior returns, and we'll tell you whether a Tax Return MRI® makes sense, and what it will cost.
Complete Your Application