Ep067: Highest and Best Use with Mike D'Onofrio

Ep067: Highest and Best Use with Mike D'Onofrio

From The IC-DISC Show by David Spray

September 18, 2025 · 36 min

About this episode

David Spray interviews Mike D'Onofrio about maximizing tax strategies through engineering-based specialty tax services.

Every business transaction has hidden tax opportunities waiting to be discovered, if you know where to look. This week on the IC-DISC podcast, I spoke with Mike D'Onofrio from Engineered Tax Services, who's spent 17 years helping business owners maximize their tax strategies through engineering-based specialty tax services. Mike joined ETS after working in corporate M&A and private equity, where he first recognized the critical need for specialized tax expertise during business transitions, and what struck me about Mike's approach is how his firm combines professional engineering expertise with tax strategy to deliver comprehensive solutions. They handle everything from cost segregation studies and energy incentives to insurance optimization, processing hundreds of cost segregation studies weekly across every property type imaginable. Mike's philosophy centers on what he calls "HABU" - highest and best use - focusing on their core expertise while partnering with specialists like us for complementary strategies that create immediate opportunities for businesses to improve cash flow. The conversation reinforced something I've noticed across successful advisory relationships…

People in this episode

Host: David Spray

Guest: Mike D'Onofrio

Topics covered

  • tax strategies
  • business transactions
  • cost segregation
  • energy incentives
  • collaborative teams

Keywords

  • tax opportunities
  • business transitions
  • HABU
  • cash flow
  • specialized tax expertise

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Engineered Tax Services

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