Hidden Money Podcast
In the Hidden Money podcast, you'll learn how you can legally use the tax code to your financial advantage. There’s wealth inside the tax code. Taxes aren’t the enemy. Most people hate taxes (and pay more than they should). But when you view taxes only as an evil expense, you miss out on legal ways to grow your wealth. Unlock the secrets to saving tax and building wealth with the Hidden Money Podcast! 🎧💰 Hosted by Mike Pine and Kevin Schneider.
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Careers at Revo
<p>Kevin and Mike turn the mic on their own firm: the four values behind the Revo name, the staffing model built on excess capacity and a 50-hour ceiling, why half of revenue goes to the team, and the new Grapevine, Texas headquarters. If you’re a CPA who thinks outside the box, this episode is the job posting.</p><p>Careers page: https://www.revotaxpayer.com/careers?utm_source=revo-taxpayer&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=ep-s4e21-careers-at-revo&utm_content=show-notes</p><p>Connect With Us</p><p>• Website: https://www.revotaxpayer.com/?utm_source=revo-taxpayer&utm_medium=website&utm...
Tax and AI
<p>Mike and Kevin sit down with Jake Jordan for a practical conversation about AI: what it actually is, how to use the tools you already own, and how to chain them into systems that work for you. Along the way they uncover the tax angle, R&D credits that help pay for AI adoption, and the cautions every taxpayer needs around accuracy and data security.</p><p>Get in touch: https://www.revotaxpayer.com/?utm_source=revo-taxpayer&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=ep-s4e20-tax-and-ai&utm_content=show-notes#contact-1<br>Take our 5 minute tax assessment: https://www.revotaxpayer.com...
What I Would Tell My Young Investor Self 10 Years Ago
<p>On this episode Mike and Kevin take a time machine back to their own early investing years and lay out, in specific dollar terms, everything they'd do differently, from the house Mike was too scared to buy to the oil and gas deal that turned out to be a Ponzi scheme. Along the way they break down fixed vs. variable debt, tax-advantaged real estate, and why the tax code rewards people willing to take a calculated risk.</p><p>Get in touch: https://www.revotaxpayer.com/?utm_source=revo-taxpayer&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=ep-s4e19-young-investor-self&utm_content...
Let the IRS Help Pay for Your Family's Travel
<p>In this episode Mike and Kevin walk through one of the most misunderstood lines in the tax code: business travel. Using real trips from their own year, a due diligence seminar in Cancún, a partner retreat in Colorado, and a scouting trip for a short-term rental in Maine, they break down exactly what makes travel ordinary and necessary, where the line is between managing a business and merely dreaming about one, and how much of your next trip the IRS actually ends up paying for.</p><p>Get in touch → https://www.revotaxpayer.com/consultation?utm_medium=podcast</p><...
Tax Planning and Tax Preparation: What's the Difference?
<p>Most people hand their CPA a stack of documents once a year and call it done. But there are actually two separate conversations that should be happening, and most high earners are only having one of them.</p><p>In this episode of the Hidden Money Podcast, Mike Pine and Kevin Schneider use an Elon Musk clip as a jumping-off point to break down the real difference between tax preparation (filing what already happened) and tax planning (strategic decisions made before the tax event). </p><p>Whether you're a business owner, a W-2 exec, or someone who's always assumed...
Tax savings does not always mean a refund
<p>Most people assume a tax refund means their CPA did a good job. Mike and Kevin are here to tell you otherwise.</p><p>In this episode, they break down the real difference between a tax refund and genuine tax savings... and why getting money back in April might actually be a sign you’ve been overpaying all year. </p><p>They walk through the safe harbor strategy, share a real client example of $700K in income with a $10K tax bill, and make the case that the same tax code the ultra-wealthy use is available to anyone with th...
Big Wins
<p>Most people think tax savings are reserved for the ultra-wealthy. In this episode, Mike Pine and Kevin Schneider pull back the curtain on their biggest client wins from this filing season: real numbers, real strategies, and a clear picture of what proactive tax planning can do for high earners who are willing to be proactive and start before December.</p><p>If you want to save, like the taxpayers we mentioned in this episode, reach out today! 🔗 https://www.revotaxpayer.com/consultation?utm_source=revo-taxpayer&utm_medium=linkedin&utm_campaign=s4e15-big-wins&utm_content=show-notes</p><p>Connect Wit...
Golf Course PPA
<p>In the latest episode of the Hidden Money Podcast, Mike and Kevin walk through one of the most creatively structured deals of Mike's twenty-six-year tax career: a golf course acquisition where purchase price allocation under IRC 1060 produced extraordinary depreciation for investors, multiple investor classes were structured to accommodate different investor needs, and a neighboring hotel and marina were contributed into the deal tax-free under IRC 721.</p><p>If you're a syndicator or real estate investor wondering how to stand out in a tough market, this is definitely required listening.</p><p>Connect With Us</p>Website: https://www.revotaxpayer...
Reducing Taxes as a Business Owner
<p>If you're a business owner, or a W-2 employee with a side hustle, the tax code has more working for you than you've been told. </p><p>In this episode of the Hidden Money Podcast, Mike Pine and Kevin Schneider walk through the real mechanics of turning what you already do into legal, proactive tax strategy. From fishing boats and Cybertrucks to paying your kids and funding their Roth IRAs, this is a masterclass for anyone serious about keeping more of what they earn.</p><p>Whether you're a full-time business owner, an Airbnb host, a hobbyist who charges...
Golf Courses, Tax-Free Income, and the Syndication Strategy Your CPA Never Told You About
<p>What does it look like when a great investment and a great tax structure collide?</p><p>In this episode of the Hidden Money Podcast, Mike and Kevin sit down with Josh McCallen — founder of Accountable Equity and VIVAMEE Hospitality — to unpack one of the most remarkable syndicated deals we've come across in our careers.</p><p>Josh's team acquired Queenstown Harbour Golf: 790 acres, 54 championship golf holes, five miles of waterfront, and the number one destination golf brand in Maryland... for less than half the replacement cost of the courses alone. With strategic purchase price allocation, we structured 50% day-one depr...
