Do I have to change CPAs?

No, and most people do not. We build the plan and hand your CPA a package they can file from. If you would rather we handled the filing and the ongoing accounting too, we can, but it is a separate decision and not a condition of anything.

How much of my time will this take?

The Masterclass is one live session. If you proceed from there, expect one call and a document request. We work from your returns and your entity paperwork rather than interviewing you for hours, so most of the effort sits with us.

Is any of this aggressive or risky?

No. Every position has to be documented well enough to survive an examination, because Jose is an Enrolled Agent and NTPI Fellow and would be the one representing you in it. If a strategy only works when nobody looks at it, we do not use it.

What if you do not find much?

We tell you, and you do not proceed. You will have paid for a diagnostic and received a straight answer. We would rather lose the engagement than manufacture a reason for it.

What happens to my information?

Returns, entity documents and project data stay inside the firm and are never sold, shared or used for anything other than building your plan. If you do not proceed, you can ask us to delete what you sent and we will.

I am behind on my books. Is that a problem?

It is the most common situation we see, and it is usually the reason planning has never happened. Getting the records rebuilt is the first phase of the work rather than a prerequisite you have to solve alone first.

Tax Planning for Residential Real Estate Developers in Florida.

Residential developers in Florida with $1M+ in net income are still sending six figures to the IRS every year. We build defensible, Florida-aware tax plans for developers who are behind on their books and want proactive strategy rather than a filed return.

01 · The pattern

Why Florida developers still overpay.

No personal income tax, but documentary stamp tax lands on deeds and notes, and a C-corp still meets Florida corporate income tax. The structure you chose years ago decides whether that applies to you.

Documentary stamp exposure treated as a closing cost rather than something to structure around.
Entity chosen for liability reasons alone, without anyone checking the Florida corporate income tax consequence.
Condo conversions run out of the same entity that holds rental product.
Hurricane and insurance-driven rebuild costs capitalised wholesale when part was a deductible repair.

We work with developers across Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa and Orlando.

02 · State nuance

How we handle Florida-specific nuances.

Documentary stamp tax applies to deeds and to notes, so financing structure and transfer structure both matter.
Florida corporate income tax reaches entities taxed as C-corps, which makes the entity election a state question as well as a federal one.
Tangible personal property tax applies above the exemption, relevant on furnished and short-stay product.

Cost Segregation & Depreciation Strategies for Residential DevelopersPriced off your own construction ledger Real Estate Professional Status & Entity Structuring for DevelopersWho holds what, and who qualifies IRS Notices, Penalties & Cleanup for Behind-on-Books DevelopersFor developers behind on the books

03 · Typical situations

What this looks like in Florida.

Condo development in Miami and Fort Lauderdale

For-sale units carry dealer risk that rental units do not. Separating them before the first unit closes is the difference between capital gain and ordinary income plus self-employment tax.

Build-to-rent in Tampa

Holding rather than selling means investor treatment is genuinely available, which puts the weight on cost segregation and per-building placed-in-service dates.

Spec and infill builders in Orlando

Inventory accounting, ordinary income, and closings that need spreading across years rather than landing in one December.

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The 2026 Residential Developer Tax Deduction Checklist.

23 pages and 12 categories, written by Jose A. Ramirez, EA. Work through it with your job cost ledger open and see which deductions you have not claimed and which records you still need.

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04 · The process

How it works for Florida developers.

Start at the live Masterclass, or book a Strategy Session and bring one question.

We review your last three years of returns, your Florida entities and your live projects.

You receive a written Asset Accumulation Formula blueprint with each strategy and what it is worth.

Take the blueprint to your own CPA, or have us implement it and handle the ongoing work.

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05 · Questions

Florida developer questions.

Do I need a Florida-based CPA to work with you?

No. Jose is an Enrolled Agent, a federal credential and the highest the IRS awards, so we can represent clients in all fifty states. Most of what moves your number is federal anyway. Florida is simply where a lot of our developers build.

Can you coordinate with my current Florida CPA?

Yes. We build the plan and hand your CPA a package they can file from.

How does documentary stamp tax affect how I should structure a deal?

It applies to the instrument, so how a transfer is papered can change the cost. It is worth planning before the closing rather than discovering it on the settlement statement.