We design the plan
A specialist team reviews your business, income, retirement and estate together, then maps the strategies that reduce what you owe.
Tax planning, not tax prep
Stop overpaying. Start planning.
A custom tax reduction plan built around your whole financial picture, and carried out by the CPA you already trust.
The once-a-year problem
Most business owners learn what they owe after the year is over, when it's too late to change it.
“Imagine having a tax reduction army at your disposal. My team is your team.”
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The April surprise
The bill shows up after the decisions that shaped it were already made.
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Reactive, not proactive
Your return is accurate. Nobody is designing next year's number.
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Decisions in silos
Retirement, estate and business choices get made separately, and the tax impact slips through the gaps.
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Strategies nobody raised
Defined benefit plans, Roth conversions and entity planning rarely come up in a filing meeting.
We're the architect. Your CPA is the engineer.
You keep your accountant. We design the plan: which strategies fit, in what order, and how they work together. Your CPA puts it in place and documents it every year.
Your CPA builds it
No switching firms. Your accountant implements each strategy and keeps it documented, year after year.
One contact, eight disciplines
A tax reduction team, not a tax preparer.
Every plan is built by specialists who usually never sit at the same table.
Bill is your single point of contact. Behind him, each discipline works on the same plan, so your retirement, estate and business decisions finally pull in the same direction.
Talk to Bill- 01Certified Public AccountantCompliance, deductions and clean numbers.
- 02Chartered Financial ConsultantInvestments and retirement in one strategy.
- 03Tax AttorneyComplex matters and sound legal structure.
- 04Defined Benefit Plan SpecialistRetirement plans built for high earners.
- 05Roth Conversion SpecialistConversion timing that lowers lifetime tax.
- 06Certified Financial PlannerThe holistic view across your finances.
- 07Actuarial Design SpecialistPlan design and risk modeling.
- 08Estate Planning SpecialistProtecting what you've built from avoidable tax.
- Typical reduction* ~50% Reported by the Redwood Tax Specialists program
- Specialist disciplines 8 Working on one coordinated plan
- First overview $0 No cost and no obligation
- CPA changes needed None Your accountant stays on your side
*Redwood Tax Specialists reports cutting clients' taxes by around 50% in nearly every engagement. Results depend on each client's situation and are not guaranteed.
Preparation looks back. Planning looks ahead.
Tax preparation documents what already happened. It matters, and your CPA does it well. Planning happens before the year closes, while there's still time to change the outcome.
| Tax preparation | Tax planning |
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| Records last year | Shapes next year |
| Finds deductions | Creates deductions |
| Once a year | All year round |
From first call to a plan your CPA can run.
Free financial overview
A no-obligation conversation about your business, your income and where you want to be. We learn how your finances fit together before recommending anything.
Your tax reduction blueprint
The specialist team builds a custom plan showing which strategies fit your situation, how they work together and what they're expected to save.
Implementation with your CPA
We coordinate directly with your accountant, who puts each strategy in place and documents it. You don't have to change firms.
Ongoing optimization
Income changes, businesses grow and tax law moves. We revisit the plan so it keeps working year after year.
Local lead, national team
Based in Painesville. Backed by a national firm.
Bill Mapes is Managing Director of Tax Reduction Specialists and a partner of Redwood Tax Specialists, a national firm that builds holistic tax reduction plans for business owners and affluent families.
Bill is your point of contact in Northeast Ohio. Redwood's specialist team, led by Scott Fedyshyn, CPA, does the design work behind every plan.
Talk with Bill directly
- Phone
- (440) 897-5995
- wbm39@sbcglobal.net
- Based in
- Painesville, Ohio
Questions owners usually ask first
Don't see yours? Ask Bill directly.
No. We work with your CPA. We design the plan, and your accountant implements and documents it.
Preparation records what already happened. Planning changes what happens next by structuring income, retirement and business decisions before the year ends.
Owners of profitable businesses, high-earning professionals and families with complex income who pay significant tax every year.
Nothing. The financial overview is free and comes with no obligation.
Yes. Every plan uses established, compliant strategies, and your CPA implements and documents each one.
Bill is based in Painesville and meets Northeast Ohio clients in person. The Redwood team works with clients nationwide.
Free tax review
Find out what you could stop overpaying.
Tell us a little about your situation. Bill will reach out to schedule your free, no-obligation overview.
- No cost for the first conversation
- Keep your current CPA
- A plan built around your whole picture
