MARK KOHLERMain Street Professionals, Main Street Professionals, Main Street Professionals, Main Street Professionals, Main Street Professionals, LLC · Owner at Main Street Professionals, LLC

The Question You MUST Ask Your CPA Before Any Tax Deal

13 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this segment, Mark Kohler urges viewers to directly ask their CPA about any commissions or side payments they receive on a tax deal. He explains that promoters often pay CPAs under‑the‑table to sign off on transactions—such as solar‑energy deals—creating a significant revenue stream for the accountants. Kohler shares that many CPAs have confided in him about the ethical conflict they face: they rely on these payments but feel uncomfortable about the practice and find it hard to refuse the money. The overall warning is that undisclosed CPA commissions can compromise the integrity of a deal, and clients should demand full disclosure.

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Ask your accountant, and if they're a CPA, they have to disclose this. What is your commission on this deal? Because these promoters are paying the CPA, quote unquote, on the side, under the table, however the hell you want to say it, to sign off on these deals. And they're big money. I have literally had accountants call me and talk about the struggle they're facing ethically, that this is their major revenue source right now, is signing off on solar deals or whatever in the past, and they don't feel good about it, but they can't turn down the money. It's a struggle. That's what's happening, people.