Practicing since 1987. Big 8 training, CPA judgment, and PEO industry experience — on your side of the table.
For CEOs, CFOs, and HR directors of 20–500 employee companies: get a CPA-level consultation of your PEO proposal so you do not over-pay or under-protect.
We help you see what is really inside your PEO relationship — costs, risks, and opportunities.
Four things we establish before you sign anything.
- Discover your true HR cost and risk baseline.
- Put your PEO proposal under the microscope — uncover hidden payroll-tax mark-ups, benefit-load assumptions, renewal escalators.
- Negotiate better terms that protect your business.
- Stay in control through onboarding and renewal review.
How the engagement works
- Step 1 Discovery Review your cost structure, benefits, and compliance.
- Step 2 Proposal Review Expose hidden cost factors and contract traps.
- Step 3 Negotiation Strengthen terms, define SLAs, and reduce renewal risk.
- Step 4 Oversight Maintain control through data-driven monitoring.

What Your PEO Rep Will Not Tell You
Most PEO contracts embed 5–25% hidden markups. Renewal rates often jump 10–20% without explanation.
- Payroll‑tax markup not disclosed
- Benefit load assumptions inflated
- Ambiguous renewal clauses
- No audit or termination rights
- Pass‑through fees without detail
Mark J. Burger, CPA — a practice dating to 1987
I am Mark J. Burger, CPA, I have practiced since 1987 —Big 8 firms Arthur Young & Company and Ernst & Young, Partner at one of South Florida’s largest CPA and advisory practices, and three decades running an independent practice advising business clients on PEO structures, tax, wealth management, and operations. I have seen every fee trap, every renewal escalation, every misaligned contract. My only allegiance is to your business.
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