Overpayment of the Week

In this episode, we pull back the curtain on three of the most common — and most overlooked — ways businesses lose money they shouldn't. Starting with utility bills, where nearly 17% of commercial invoices contain billing errors and 9 out of 10 audits result in refunds, we walk through exactly how a contingency-based audit works and what a typical business can expect to recover. From there, we cover payroll: how error rates between 1 and 8 percent per pay period compound into tens of thousands of dollars annually, and what a formal payroll audit actually looks for. Finally, we break down the R&D tax credit — a retroactive opportunity that applies to far more businesses than realize it — and explain how amended returns can produce real cash refunds for taxes already paid. Every strategy covered is designed to be low-risk, high-return, and actionable with a single phone call.