Tax year
Client workflow
The interview adapts to the taxpayer instead of forcing a generic checklist
Each answer controls which branches open next, why the question matters, and what evidence the advisor should gather before any scenario or recommendation is treated as reliable.
Completion
36%
4 of 11 visible questions answered
Taxpayer identity
Which taxpayer profile best matches this case?
Filing posture
What filing status and household structure will govern the return?
Income architecture
Which income sources are actually in play for this year?
Entity structure
Which legal or tax entity structure drives the active business income?
Dependents and credits
Which household support facts or dependent-related costs apply?
Jurisdiction
What state-residency or multi-state filing complexity exists?
Expense substantiation
Is there a home office or workspace used regularly and exclusively for business?
Expense substantiation
Does the case involve business or rental vehicle use that could affect deductions?
Real estate
What kind of rental activity exists in the current fact pattern?
Assets and depreciation
Were material business or rental assets purchased, placed in service, or planned for year-end?
LLM-assisted intake support
Suggested clarifying prompts stay bounded by the deterministic interview
These prompts are generated only to deepen facts. They do not decide eligibility or override the rules engine.
Planning output
Baseline filed as facts currently stand
This baseline keeps the current facts largely unchanged. It is useful as the control case because every other scenario can be compared back to this posture before recommendations are accepted.
Optimized current-year execution
This scenario focuses on the most valuable current-year moves that still look supportable under the active rule set. It creates the largest modeled savings, but it assumes the records and timing discipline are actually completed.
Conservative filing posture
This scenario keeps the strongest-supported positions and intentionally leaves aggressive moves on the table. It is designed for fact patterns where evidence is still incomplete or state-side sensitivity remains high.
Next-year architecture planning
This scenario is less about immediate filing adjustments and more about structural choices that benefit from lead time. It works best when the client wants a quarter-by-quarter plan rather than a year-end scramble.
Governance
Rebalance compensation and entity distributions to preserve QBI efficiency
The current fact pattern suggests the taxpayer may preserve more qualified business income by revisiting wage and distribution mix before year-end closes.
Accelerate eligible equipment purchases only when business-use evidence is complete
Immediate expensing may improve the current-year result, but the rule path requires strong business-use support and listed-property discipline.