Most firms file first. We do it backwards.

You're probably overpaying the IRS.

Most people earning $150,000 or more miss legal tax strategies their accountant never mentioned.
Our licensed tax advisors
find your savings before we file.

See savings you missed in your last tax filing.

Question 1 of 4

Do you own a business?

Three more questions after this. About 60 seconds total. No account. Free.
97% of our reviews have found savings
100% US-based licensed tax advisors review every finding
See it before you pay The free calculator shows what's likely available first
48 to 72 hours typical review turnaround
Proven strategies

Access the exact tax savings strategies perfected by over 1,800 tax advisors.

$42,000 found in one personal review
$112,600 found in one business review
Why most people overpay

Filing your taxes isn't the same
as saving on them.

Most tax firms file first and hunt for savings later.
We do it backwards. We find savings first, a licensed advisor approves each one, then we file.

June Your business clears $85,000 in profit for the year.
Next April Your accountant files it as a sole proprietor. You pay self-employment tax on the full $85,000.
What could have happened An S-Corp election made before year-end. A reasonable salary, the rest as distributions, no self-employment tax on that portion.
The difference: $15,000. Gone. Not because you did anything wrong. Because nobody flagged the $50,000 profit threshold when you crossed it.

Illustrative example. Individual results vary based on your specific tax situation.

Software can't strategize

DIY tools process what you type. They won't tell you to change how your business pays itself or time a big purchase.

Tax-season gap

Most tax preparers have hundreds of clients. They don't have time to do proactive planning for everyone. We're built to fix that.

Most high earners overpay. Quietly.

What you're used to We do it backwards (we start with savings first)
You file yourself and hope you caught everything We check hundreds of tax strategies, deductions, and credits against your actual return.
Your tax pro only shows up at tax time We find savings year-round, even on a return you've already filed.
Your tax preparer plays it too safe, not smart A licensed tax advisor approves every strategy we find,
aggressive and legal.
You paid $2,000 to $5,000+ for just filing See what you're likely missing free, before you pay anything.

You don't have to leave your current accountant.
Find out what you're missing.

How DoughyTM works

From “am I overpaying?” to “here's exactly what we found.”

1

Take the free calculator

Four questions. Sixty seconds. See which strategies fit you.

Question 1 of 4 about 60 seconds
Do you own a business?
Yes, an LLC or S-Corp
No, mostly W-2 income
2

Find Savings: get your plan

Our AI checks hundreds of tax strategies, deductions, and credits against your situation. A licensed advisor reviews every finding and writes your plan.

Your savings plan
Advisor approved
Changed how the business pays itself $7,400
Wrote off equipment sooner $6,200
Plus 5 more, with the exact steps
Total found $18,400
3

Lock In Savings, then Keep Saving

Implement yourself, or let our tax experts do it for you. The plan is yours either way.

Staying on? Your ongoing work follows the Doughy Tax Savings RecipeTM, our year-round approach to income, cashflow, and assets.

Your savings plan
Plan delivered
Changed how the business pays itself $7,400 Wrote off equipment sooner $6,200 Plus 5 more, with the exact steps
Total found $18,400
Implement it yourself or Let Doughy run it, advisor-approved.

Most clients start with the plan and decide from there.

Figures shown are illustrative. Individual results vary based on your specific tax situation.

Who we help

Built for people who earn well and work hard.

Earn $150,000 or more? There are almost certainly savings nobody's shown you yet. Especially if your business owns assets.

Don't see your situation? The free calculator works for anyone earning $150,000 or more.

You know you're overpaying. You just don't know by how much.
You want someone in your corner. Not just someone who files.
You just had a life change. Married, divorced, had a kid, moved states, sold something big, and your taxes need to catch up.
You want to fix last year. Not just get ready for next year.
You're done doing this yourself.

Don't see your situation? The free calculator works for anyone earning $150,000 or more.

How to start

Start with a savings analysis.
Stay for the savings.

Every client starts with a one-time review that shows what you've been missing.

Real prices, right on this page. No quiz, no sales call to find out if you qualify.

Personal Tax Review For W-2 earners, investors, and complex personal returns.
$397 one-time
  • Full personal tax review
  • Written plan from a licensed advisor
  • Pays for itself, or it's free
Pays for itself, or it's free.
Most popular
Business Tax Review For LLCs, S-Corps, and owners who want to keep more.
$597 one-time
  • Business and personal analysis
  • How your business is set up, and what to change
  • A licensed advisor approves every finding
Pays for itself, or it's free.
Your review pays for itself, or it's free. Your choice of cash back or credit toward your next service.
Most clients stay on for ongoing service. See how ongoing service works Not sure where to start? Take the free calculator first
Real results

Two recent reviews. Real money found.

Personal Tax Review $42,000

Found in overlooked strategies for one client's personal return.

Business Tax Review $112,600

Found for one business owner through changing how the business was set up, writing off equipment faster, and a stronger retirement plan.

Individual results vary based on your specific tax situation.

Why choose Doughy

See how DoughyTM compares.

Doughy is the only option built around savings first.
Here's how the rest compares.

Swipe to compare
Cost to start Doughy $397 to $597 Traditional CPA $2,000 to $5,000 or more DIY software $50 to $2,500 or more
Savings-first strategy Doughy Yes Traditional CPA Sometimes DIY software No
AI-powered analysis Doughy Yes Traditional CPA No DIY software Yes
48 to 72 hour turnaround Doughy Yes Traditional CPA No DIY software Yes
Advisor approves every finding Doughy Yes Traditional CPA Yes DIY software No
Ongoing filing and accounting Doughy Yes Traditional CPA Yes DIY software No
Pays-for-itself guarantee Doughy Yes Traditional CPA No DIY software No
Doughy Doughy Traditional CPA DIY software
Cost to start $397 to $597 $2,000 to $5,000 or more $50 to $2,500 or more
Savings-first strategy Yes Sometimes No
AI-powered analysis Yes No Yes
48 to 72 hour turnaround Yes No Yes
Advisor approves every finding Yes Yes No
Ongoing filing and accounting Yes Yes No
Pays-for-itself guarantee Yes No No
60 seconds. No account. Free.
Common questions

Before you get started.

First things first
How does the free calculator work? +

You answer four quick questions, nothing that requires digging out old paperwork, and in about 60 seconds we'll show you which strategies likely apply to your situation. No account needed, and nothing is saved unless you want it to be.

What is Doughy? +

We're a tax and accounting service built around one idea: find your savings first, then file. The name comes from working hard for your “dough,” your money. Our whole job is making sure you keep more of it. A licensed tax advisor reviews everything our AI finds, so nothing lands on your return that hasn't been checked by a real person.

Do I need a personal or business review? +

If most of your income is W-2 or personal investments, start with the personal review. If you own a business, an LLC, or an S-Corp, start with the business one, it looks at your entity structure too. Still not sure? The free calculator will point you the right way.

Can I actually trust this?
Who reviews my taxes? +

A licensed tax advisor, always, a CPA, EA, or Licensed Tax Advisor with real experience. Our AI does the heavy lifting of checking your situation against hundreds of strategies, but a person signs off on every single finding before it ever reaches you.

Can a review really save me money? +

If you earn $150,000 or more, almost certainly. The savings usually hide where a once-a-year filing never looks: how your business is structured, how you pay yourself, when you buy equipment, depreciation you never claimed. We check hundreds of tax strategies, deductions, and credits against your actual situation, and a licensed advisor confirms what really applies to you. Individual results vary based on your specific tax situation.

How much can I expect to save? +

It depends on how much room your current setup is leaving on the table. Most clients find between $8,000 and $50,000 in the first year, and the biggest finds come from asset-heavy businesses like real estate, trades, and trucking, where depreciation and entity choices move real money. You'll see your own number before you pay for anything. Individual results vary based on your specific tax situation.

Is this legal? Will it raise my audit risk? +

Every strategy we recommend is legal and fully IRS-compliant, and a licensed tax advisor signs off on each one before it touches your return. We're not hunting for loopholes or gray areas, we're making sure you're using the deductions, credits, and structures you're already entitled to and probably aren't using yet. Claiming what's legally yours doesn't raise your audit risk.

How is this different from what my current tax accountant is doing? +

Most accountants file what you give them and look for savings only if there's time, which usually means April, when most of the good options are already gone. We do it backwards: a licensed advisor and our AI go looking for savings first, before anything gets filed. Same licensed expertise you already trust, just used earlier, when it can actually change your outcome.

What if it doesn't work out?
What if the review doesn't find much? +

Your review pays for itself, or it's free. If we don't find at least what you paid in real tax savings, you get your money back or a credit toward your next service, whichever you'd rather have. Individual results vary based on your specific tax situation.

Are there any required steps after my review? +

Nothing is required. Your savings plan will need to be put into action before your next filing to actually make those savings real, but how you do that is up to you. Take the plan and implement it yourself, or let us handle it for you, which is what most clients choose. If you want us to implement it, we'll give you a custom quote right alongside your savings plan, so you know the cost before you decide.

What happens next
How does ongoing service work? +

Once your savings are locked in, we can keep going year-round with the Doughy Tax Savings RecipeTM: your bookkeeping and every future filing, handled for you. It's built to keep finding savings continuously rather than just once a year, using the same intelligent technology from your review to make your ongoing tax and accounting easier and actually working toward your goals, not just keeping you compliant.

Do I have to leave my current accountant? +

No. Plenty of clients start with a review just to see what they've been missing, and keep their accountant. If you'd rather hand it all off, we can take over your filing and accounting whenever you're ready. No pressure, no awkward breakup.

Is my financial information secure? +

Yes. Your data is encrypted at every step, and only your assigned advisor can see your file, with extra login protection available on every account. Payments go through industry-leading, secure processing, so we never see or store your card number ourselves. We hold to the same federal data-security standards every licensed tax professional follows, and the vendors we rely on carry SOC 2 Type II certification. We never sell your information, it's used for one thing only: finding your savings and preparing your taxes.

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