The IRS owes your restaurant money. Most owners never collect it.

4 Tax Years Open: Claim the current year and 3 prior years.
Statutory Deadline: Oldest open year expires permanently soon.
100% Contingency: We don't get paid unless you get paid.
See How It Works
Typical Recovery $3M Restaurant
$100,000

Eligible recovery across current year and three prior years.

~$33,000
Per Year
4 Years
Open Window
$0.00
Upfront Cost

Estimated credit, before our fee. Exact figure confirmed from official IRS records before anything is filed.

Confirm — Team (Fee %)

The box says "before our fee." Once fee % is set, decide whether to print % here.

Confirm — Nik (Recovery Figure)

$130,000 / ~$33,000-a-year number should be validated against first live filed claim before print.

Every year, the oldest open year closes for good — and whatever was in it is gone.

$2.8B
claimed in this credit last year
Most
independents never file it
3 Years
to claim back — then it's gone
$0
upfront, ever

Source: Joint Committee on Taxation, Estimates of Federal Tax Expenditures 2025–2029 (§45B credit, FY2026). "Most independents never file it" is our estimate.

Confirm — Team (Proof Strip)

"$2.8B" is the JCT figure. "Most independents never file it" is our estimate. Confirm both on the page.

The Tax Code

WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM

A credit on the books since 1993 that gives back payroll taxes paid on employee tips.

Step 01

Reported Tips

Staff tip income tracked automatically in your point-of-sale system.

Step 02

7.65% FICA Paid

Employer payroll taxes you paid into Social Security & Medicare on those tips.

Step 03

IRC §45B Credit

Federal tax statute giving most of that tax back via IRS Form 8846.

Step 04

Cash Refund Check

Direct IRS recovery check for current year + 3 prior retroactive years.

WHY ALMOST NOBODY CLAIMS IT

Standard CPAs skip it. We built the specialized technology to recover it.

Standard CPA & Payroll

Routine Filings Miss It

  • Tips live in POS while taxes live in returns — systems remain disconnected.
  • Skips Form 8846 because back-year calculations require specialist work.
  • Unwilling to pull 3 years of retroactive IRS transcripts and payroll records.
  • Charge standard hourly rates with zero guarantee of refund outcome.
LUCRATIV Platform

Purpose-Built Recovery

  • Automated platform pulls IRS records and POS tip data straight from the source.
  • Proprietary calculation engine accurately determines maximum recovery.
  • Every claim prepared and signed by a licensed tax attorney with CPA file review.
  • 100% contingency: $0 upfront — our fee comes only out of the IRS refund.
Confirm — Nik / Elishah (Capability Claim)

Ensure system capability claims ("pulls records, calculates credit, prepares claim") are fully live.

HOW IT WORKS

A seamless, five-step recovery process built specifically for restaurant operators.

01

See range — free

Answer a few questions online and get your estimated recovery. No cost, no obligation.

02

Give the go-ahead

Sign digital authorizations so we can pull official IRS records and act on your claim.

03

We verify

We pull IRS transcripts and payroll data directly to calculate your exact figure.

04

We file

Amended returns prepared and signed by a licensed tax attorney, with CPA review.

05

You get paid

The IRS issues your refund check. Our fee comes out of it — you never write a check.

Confirm — Nik / Counsel (Sequence & Money-Control Language)

Steps 2, 3 and 5 language must match engagement packet and state bar rules before external use.

Confirm — Nik (Attorney / Firm Name)

Currently generic "a licensed tax attorney." Provide attorney name and firm to print here.

See Your Estimated Range

Answer a few questions online and get your estimated recovery. Free, before you commit to anything.

18 staff

Servers, bartenders, barbacks, runners, and bussers.

$2,000 / mo

Reported credit card and cash tip income per employee.

4 Years (Max)

Current tax year + up to 3 prior open retroactive years.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything restaurant owners ask before claiming their FICA tip credit.

Why didn't my regular CPA or payroll provider claim this?

Your tips live in your POS and the tax lives in your tax returns. The credit runs through a dedicated form (IRS Form 8846) and a filing most firms won't touch — and claiming three back years takes specialist work. We built the system that does it: it pulls your records, calculates the credit, prepares the claim, and handles the money.

What does "We don't get paid unless you get paid" mean?

You never write us a check. There is $0 upfront, ever. When the IRS issues your refund, our fee comes out of it. If for any reason the IRS does not issue a refund or credit, you owe us nothing.

How far back can my restaurant claim?

You can claim the current year and the three years behind you — four total tax years. However, every year the oldest open year closes for good under IRS statute, and whatever was in it is gone permanently.

Who actually prepares and files our claim?

Every claim is prepared and signed by a licensed tax attorney, with CPAs reviewing each file. Not a call center. Not a referral.

Do I see our exact numbers before anything is filed?

Yes. We pull your IRS transcripts and payroll data straight from the source and calculate your exact figure — which you see and approve before anything is filed with the IRS.