About
Most tax firms are stuck in a familiar bind: drowning in document intake during filing season, with no time left to take on more returns or grow the practice. This session walks through how modern firms are breaking out of that cycle — starting with a deep dive into document intake challenges and how GruntWorx automates the manual processing that consumes staff hours every week. From there, the session shifts to the operational side, showing how firms can refer their clients' tax planning needs to Trucess Tax Advisory, freeing up time without taking on the workload, complexity, or liability of advisory work.

The takeaway is a clear path from automation to growth. By cutting document processing time and offloading planning to a trusted partner, firms reclaim the capacity to prepare more returns each year. When Trucess Tax Advisory saves a client real money, that client becomes a powerful referral source — sending friends, family, and fellow business owners back to the accountant who made the introduction. The session addresses common concerns around client ownership, workload, and liability head-on.
When
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 · 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US & Canada) (GMT -4:00)
Agenda
  • Reducing manual document processing and improving staff efficiency
  • Integrating Trucess Tax Advisory as a complimentary service
  • Identifying planning opportunities and delivering client savings
  • Increasing client value, retention, and revenue
Presenters
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Scott Blackley
Founder
Scott Blackley, CFP®, EA, is a Founder of Trucess Tax Advisory, where he helps CPA firms and tax professionals expand their tax planning capabilities without increasing
internal workload or staffing demands. After seeing how many hardworking families and business owners were hurt by reactive tax preparation and missed planning opportunities, Scott built Trucess Tax Advisory to provide proactive, strategy-focused solutions designed to uncover tax savings, improve client outcomes, and complement—not compete with—the CPA relationship.
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Jason Plotkin
Founder
Jason Plotkin is a Founder of Trucess Tax Advisory and the CEO and Managing Attorney of Pinder Plotkin Legal Team, a Maryland law firm recognized on Super Lawyers from 2020 through 2026. As a multi-business owner himself, Jason understands firsthand the tax challenges Trucess Tax solves — and brings that operator's perspective to shaping the firm's strategic direction and partnership model. His focus is building referral partnerships that deliver real tax savings to clients while strengthening the businesses that send them.
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Brian Unger
Senior Technical Representative, GruntWorx, LLC
Brian is the Senior Technical Representative at GruntWorx, LLC. Prior to joining GruntWorx, Brian spent 16 years in the financial services industry, where he developed a strong foundation in operational efficiency skills that have contributed to his continued success in supporting GruntWorx.
With over eight years of experience helping clients maximize the value of the company’s automation solutions, he plays a key role in educating users, and helping firms seamlessly adopt and integrate GruntWorx solutions into their workflows.
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