What this is

A capital recovery practice. We find unclaimed capital inside the tax code and connect you to the specialist who recovers it.

Who it is for

Small and mid-market business owners and operators, mostly founder-led.

How to engage

Book a discovery call. One focused conversation about your position, with a response within one business day.

How it works

We work on contingency — no savings, no fees. Discreet by default. It starts with a discovery call, not a deck.

The Thesis

Most owners leave money on the table not because they are careless, but because finding it is a different job than running the business or filing the return. An engineering-based study, a rate audit, a reclassification review: that takes a specialist whose only job is looking. We find what you have already earned, and stay in the room until it is recovered.

Capital Recovery

Capital you've already earned.

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Capital Recovery

Active Practice

Finding what has already been earned.

Most owners leave money on the table not because they are careless, but because finding it is a different job than running the business. Your CPA files what you tell them. An engineering-based study, a rate audit, a reclassification review: that takes a specialist whose only job is looking.

Our role is strategic connection. We identify where the opportunity lives, introduce the owner to the right specialist, and stay in the conversation through delivery. Collaborative with the CPA relationship, never adversarial.

Fee StructurePerformance-based
EngagementAdvisory
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Tappmedia may receive a referral fee if you engage a specialist partner we introduce you to. This page is general information, not tax, legal, or accounting advice; recovery work is performed by specialist partners in coordination with your CPA.

What We Recover
Cost Segregation R&D Tax Credits Tariff Recovery Property Tax Reduction Workers' Comp Audits Merchant Fee Audits Retirement Plan Review Zero-Cost Employee Benefits Class Action Settlements Medical Underpayment Audits
See how each one works in Field Notes
How It Works

Four steps. No exposure.

1.

A direct read.

The discovery call is an honest look at whether a real opportunity exists on your specific situation. If it doesn't, we tell you.

2.

The right introduction.

If there's something real, we introduce you to the specialist partner who actually does the work: the engineering study, the audit, the filing.

3.

Delivered with your CPA.

The specialist runs the study or review and handles the filing, in coordination with your CPA, never around them.

4.

Paid from what's found.

We work on contingency: no savings, no fees. You pay from what's recovered, or you owe nothing at all.

Why The Work Holds

Most recovery work stops at an estimate. Every engagement here is paid only from what it actually finds.

That is the whole model, not a marketing line. Contingency work, no savings, no fees, so the incentive is to find what is real and say so when it isn't.

The Principal

Donald "B."
Tapper

Founder & CEO · Tappmedia NYC LLC

Nearly two decades in financial services and broadcasting before founding Tappmedia NYC. The practice was built on a single idea: that the most valuable work sits at the intersection of what a business owner already earned and what they are about to build next.

Author of Master AI Chat for 50+: Use AI as a Thinking Partner, Not a Tool, published with co-authors Sydonie and Leslie Tapper. Leads advisory work in the capital recovery space through specialist partnerships, alongside a separate product practice in applied AI and brand strategy.

Based in Brooklyn. Works with business owners who value direct communication, performance-based fees, and the kind of discretion that comes from actually understanding their position.

Practice Est.
Tappmedia NYC LLC, 2023
Author
Master AI Chat for 50+
Field
Capital Recovery
Location
Brooklyn, New York
How We Work

Four non-negotiables.

§ Method
I.

Paid on contingency.

We work on contingency: no savings, no fees. When we surface capital, we are paid from what we find. When we don't, you owe nothing. The model forces honesty on both sides.

II.

Collaborative, never adversarial.

Your CPA is our ally. Every engagement is structured so the existing advisors in your life are strengthened by our involvement, not circumvented by it.

III.

Discreet by default.

We do not publish client names or case values. The work is private because the information is private. References are provided only when a prospective engagement reaches a point where both sides benefit from them.

IV.

Build to last.

Recovered capital is only useful if it gets put to work. We stay in the conversation past the recovery itself, not just through the check.

On The Record
Est. 2023
A Brooklyn house, founded in 2023 and built on direct relationships.
Paid on contingency
No savings, no fees. You pay from what we find, or you owe nothing.
10 recovery categories
Cost segregation, R&D credits, tariffs, and more, documented in Field Notes, not a sales deck.
Published author
The principal writes on applied AI, including Master AI Chat for 50+.
The Next Step

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Common Questions

Before the first call.

7 / Answered
Most of our work is with small and mid-market, founder-led businesses. If you own the decision and value direct communication, you are the fit. If you need a large vendor with a project queue, we are not the house for you.
No. We do not publish client names or case values. The work is private because the information is private. References are shared when an engagement reaches the point where both sides benefit from them.
Our role is strategic connection. We identify where unclaimed capital lives in the tax code, introduce you to the right specialist for cost segregation or R&D credits, and stay in the conversation through delivery. The work is collaborative with your CPA, never adversarial.
Tappmedia NYC connects owners and CPAs with engineering-based cost segregation and R&D credit recovery through a network of specialist partners, on a contingency basis. We identify the opportunity, introduce the right specialist, and stay in through delivery.
We work on contingency: no savings, no fees. You pay only from what is recovered.
Fair. That is why the discovery call is a direct read of your position, not a pitch. If the fit is not there, we will tell you who does the work we don't.
Book a discovery call. One focused conversation, with a response within one business day. No decks, no pressure.
Open a Dialogue

It starts with a discovery call.

The discovery call is a direct conversation about your position, what you have already earned that may still be on the table, and what you are building next. No decks, no pressure. If the fit is there, we continue. If it isn't, we will tell you who does the work we don't.

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A focused discovery call. Response within one business day. No pitch.