A Razzano Consulting Standard

The Operating
System for the
Serious
Tax Practitioner.

Most firms file. We plan.

iTaxPreparer deploys a Tax-Led Advisory OS into your practice — automating the pipeline from intake to delivery, producing mandatory documentation artifacts on every return, and systematically surfacing advisory conversations your clients need.

Intake → Delivery Pipeline
01
Structured Client IntakeAutomated organizer · Document portal · Standardized workflow
Auto
02
AI Extraction PipelineFile naming · Workbook population · Exception flagging
AI
03
Human Review GateAdvisor approves workbook · Clears exceptions · Routes to prep
Human
04
Three-Stage AI ReviewAccuracy · Authority research · Planning synthesis
AI
05
Four Mandatory ArtifactsException report · Flags memo · Client summary · Workpaper
Docs
06
Advisory DeliveryPlanning flags → ROI model → Structured client conversation
Advisory

For the owner-operator CPA or EA who knows planning opportunities exist on every return — but hasn't built a system to consistently deliver them.

This is infrastructure. Not a course. Not a template. Not a shortcut.

You're a skilled
advisor trapped
inside a
filing machine.

01

No repeatable process from intake to delivery.

Every season is improvised. Documents chase. Staff workarounds. The same problems repeat because there is no doctrine underneath the work — only effort.

02

Planning opportunities identified. Rarely delivered.

You see it on the return. But the return is already done, the client is waiting, and there is no structured process to convert that insight into an advisory conversation.

03

Documentation that won't survive scrutiny.

Advice given verbally. Recommendations undocumented. No workpaper trail. When a position is questioned, the file doesn't tell the story. That's a liability — not a practice.

04

Revenue capped by what you can manually execute.

Compliance fees have a ceiling. Advisory relationships compound. But you can't get there from a process that requires you in every step with no leverage underneath it.

Disciplined firms
don't improvise.
They operate.

The Tax-Led Advisory OS is a documented operating standard — every workflow defined, every artifact required, every planning opportunity surfaced by design, not by chance. Human judgment remains at every critical gate.

Compliance-first.
Documentation-mandatory.
Advisory by structure — not intention.

Standardized intake to every client, every time

Automated organizer, document portal, and workflow execution — no improvisation at the front of the pipeline.

AI-assisted extraction with mandatory human review

The AI populates the workbook and flags exceptions. The advisor reviews, approves, and routes. AI accelerates — it does not replace judgment.

Three-stage review pipeline on every return

Accuracy verification. Authority research. Synthesis. No return reaches the client without passing all three stages.

Four mandatory artifacts — every engagement

Accuracy Exception Report. Planning Flags Memo. Client Summary. Workpaper Documentation. Required — not optional.

Advisory conversation triggered on every return

Planning flags are modeled and prepared before client delivery. The conversation doesn't happen by accident. It happens by process.

Every client.
Every return.
The same standard.

From the first document received to the advisory conversation delivered — every step is defined, documented, and executed through the OS.

01

Structured Intake

Automated organizer delivered. Client portal activated. Documents collected through a defined workflow. File naming standard enforced from the first document received.

Practice ManagementAutomated
02

AI Extraction + Workbook Population

All documents exported to a single named client folder. The OS extraction prompt runs — populating the 1040 Extraction Workbook, renaming files to standard, and producing an exception report for review.

AI — Stage 0
One client per session. Zero context bleed between files.
03

Human Approval Gate

The advisor reviews the populated workbook. All exceptions are cleared or documented. Routing decision made — complex returns to outsourced prep, simpler returns to internal entry. This gate is non-negotiable.

Human Oversight
Accuracy overrides speed. No file routes without advisor approval.
04

Three-Stage AI Review Pipeline

Stage 1 — Accuracy: numbers, flows, carryforwards, elections. Stage 2 — Authority: cited IRC sections, regulations, rulings. Stage 3 — Synthesis: planning flags, client summary, workpaper documentation.

AI — Stages 1–3
All AI output reviewed by the advisor before any client delivery.
05

Four Mandatory Artifacts Produced

Accuracy Exception Report. Planning Flags Memo. Client Summary. Workpaper Documentation. Every return produces all four. No exceptions. This is the documentation standard that makes every engagement audit-defensible.

Documentation Standard
06

Advisory Delivery

Planning flags modeled into a structured ROI framework. The advisor enters the client conversation prepared — with documentation, quantified opportunities, and a clear recommendation structure.

Advisory Layer
The 1040 fee becomes the beginning of the engagement — not the end.

Every return.
Four deliverables.
No exceptions.

The OS does not treat documentation as optional. These four artifacts are produced on every return — building an audit-defensible file and a structured foundation for the advisory conversation.

Artifact 01

Accuracy Exception Report

Numbers, flows, carryforwards, and elections verified before delivery. Every discrepancy flagged and resolved on the record.

Artifact 02

Planning Flags Memo

Opportunities identified directly from the return. The structured input that drives the advisory conversation — specific, documented, actionable.

Artifact 03

Client Summary

Plain-language explanation of return outcomes and planning opportunities. Designed for the client — not the preparer.

Artifact 04

Workpaper Documentation

Audit-defensible record that the review occurred, what was found, and what decisions were made. The file tells the story — every time.

What changes when
you operate the OS.

Intake to prep-ready in a fraction of the time — without chasing documents or managing data entry manually.

Every return reviewed, documented, and artifact-complete before delivery — fewer errors, stronger defensibility.

Advisory conversations happen on every return — not occasionally, not by accident. By process.

Less staff dependency. More leverage. A practice that runs on standards — not individual effort.

Recurring advisory revenue built on quarterly planning — not seasonal compliance spikes.

What your clients experience
when you plan — not file.

A plain-language summary of their return — what happened, what it means, what's recommended next.

Proactive planning conversations before year-end — not reactive questions after the deadline.

A structured advisory relationship with clear documentation of every recommendation made.

No surprises. No rushed advice. Every engagement documented and defensible.

If you're building
a volume shop —
this isn't your system.

iTaxPreparer is designed for practitioners committed to premium, compliance-first, tax-led advisory. It requires documentation discipline, process adherence, and a willingness to build something that outlasts busy season.

Price shoppersHigh-volume millsRefund-first marketingNo human review modelDIY consumer filersAI-autonomous filing

If you are serious about building a premium practice — read on.

Razzano Consulting, LLC — Implementation by Razzano AI

Your practice.
The OS.
Deployed.

Enter into a consulting engagement with Razzano Consulting. Razzano AI installs the full Tax-Led Advisory OS into your practice — configured, structured, and operational.

Schedule a Practice Assessment
This is a consulting engagement — not a software subscription.
Human oversight is mandatory. AI assists. The advisor decides.
Razzano Consulting, LLC  ·  Anthony John Razzano, CPA, MST, RIA