Forensic Accounting W/O Accountant
Just wanted to post about some cool accounting $hit I ended up doing tonight - ● The Problem: XXX Elite Transport's tax preparer filed a 2024 Form 1065 showing $281K in profit. Ashek suspected it was wrong. We forensically reconstructed the finances from bank records, check images, and credit card statements. What We Found: The profit is massively overstated. Roughly $224K in legitimate business expenses were either missed or underreported: - $145K in driver payments (checks + Zelle) left out of Cost of Labor - $42K in rent never deducted at all - $28K+ in credit card charges (fuel, tolls, repairs, permits) not on the return - $1,143 in depreciation for a company that owns all its trucks — should be tens of thousands more - Worker classification risk — checks labeled "Wages" with zero payroll infrastructure Revised profit: ~$58K (not $281K). Both partners likely overpaid $46K–$57K+ in taxes, potentially more once truck depreciation is calculated. What We Delivered: - Full forensic analysis with line-by-line reconciliation - Revised P&L with every expense category corrected - Professional PDF report ready for the accountant - 12 prioritized action items (amended 1065, corrected K-1s, 1099-NECs, depreciation calc) Still waiting on: Truck details for depreciation, cash withdrawal classifications, and MMA account ownership confirmation. It made a full on PDF breakdown for me as well. So awesome! I did the accountants job for him lol - These guys are definitely amending their 2024 taxes lol