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When you’re trusting someone with your tax strategy, credentials matter. In this video clip, our co-founder, tax attorney John Hyre, shares why his background is different from what most business owners are used to.
John has been practicing tax law for 27 years. He holds both a law degree and an accounting degree, represents clients in Tax Court, and understands how IRS lawyers think—which is very different from how IRS agents approach a case. That distinction shapes every part of how we implement the Augusta Rule for business owners.
Most of John’s practice has focused on planning for small businesses, real estate investors, self-directed retirement accounts, and high-net-worth individuals. He uses proven strategies, including the Augusta Rule, to legally reduce taxes while keeping owners compliant.
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Video Transcript:
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And because I’m a lawyer, I feel the
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need to talk about myself.
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Yeah.
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So, I’m going to um it’s it’s what we
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do. I mean, and this is this look, we’re
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not billing you for this. I just want
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you all to know how special that is.
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I’m so blessed.
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Yes.
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Wait, this is a touching moment. Insert
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touching music here.
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Okay. Go ahead.
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So, I am qualified in a different
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fashion and that’s why it works because
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we’re very different. I’m a tax
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attorney. I have an accounting degree,
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but not a CPA. So, I have the law degree
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and the accounting degree, but not the
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CPA for the simple fact that the bar is
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much easier than the CPA exam. And I
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thought, well, one license would
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suffice. So, I’ve been practicing for 27
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years. I’ve done tax returns. I don’t do
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them anymore. I do represent clients in
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tax court, which is very important
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because you have to know where the
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endgame goes. And and how an IRS lawyer
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looks at things is very different how an
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IRS agent looks at things. And I
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understand both. Most of my practice is
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planning for small businesses,
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especially real estate, self-directed
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IAS, 401ks, but also just high netw
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worth individuals where we use a lot of
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classic such as the Augusta rule
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techniques to legitimately lower taxes.
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I do believe in being aggressive when
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things are gray. I also believe that
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when it’s black and white to avoid the
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kind of results that Nathaniel was
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discussing, we have to follow the law.
